New Powerset: Cybernetic Blast

Hey guys,

I thought of an idea for a new powerset, considering theres a lot of cybernetic themed charecters running around lately, especially since the 2nd costume booster, how about a cybernetic blast based set? I guess you could probably come up with a melee varient too, but from my idea it would be simpler to make it a ranged charecter.

My idea would revolve around various animations that effectively 'pop-out' of your body, this would work similar to how crabs and shields work at the minute with certain 'must have' pieces attached to the costume as well as a few coding changes, which may or may not technically be possible with the engine, if not these parts can be changed and im open to suggestions. However my in depth explaination of a possible set is below.



Power 1: Rocket Punch

Description: You fire your arm at your enemy and retrieve it via a steel cable connection to your socket.

Explaination: This would be the first power in the set, pretty low damage, and would just be basic smashing damage. My idea for how to implement this would be one of the slightly more technical things in the set.
As I see it, there is probably a few ways to do this, but the best i could think of would be to change the arms to a skinned version, like a weapon but over the top of the entire arm, and make the original arm models invisible, this way you can effectively use them as a projectile and technically the game would think your arms are still there, but there invisible so cant be seen until the animation has finished and your arms have returned, to stop the model 'disappearing' like regular weapons do after a certain time, there would be something like a permenant autopower that gets added onto the set at all times but has no effect except to show the gloves and the other pieces listed later, or alternatively you could make this power have some small effect for picking the set and balance it in other ways to compensate. The downside I can think of would be a long animation time, however im sure theres a way around it.
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Power 2: Arm Mounted Gun

Description: An arm mounted gun fires a laser at your target. Slightly more damage than rocket punch but at a longer recharge.

Explaination: Attack two would be probably the most complicated to implement, so suggestions for a replacement would possibly be good here but my idea would be to basically set an animation on top of the gloves model from the first power for a pop up gun from your arm model, this would have no danger of clipping or anything because you would be stuck with the single model anyway for the gloves which is permenantly on. This would just appear to rise from the glove, then sink back in after firing and disappear.

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Power 3: Missle Shot

Description: Your arms flip back, revealing a cannon hole inside your arms which fires two missiles at your enemys. AoE power similar to fireball but with two ticks of damage, one for each missile. Chance for Knockback.

Explaination: This ones pretty much already explained, the model for the gloves would flip 90 degrees either upward or downward, and from the top of the arm a missile would fire from each arm. Not really sure how difficult this one would be but it would be a cool looking power.

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Power 4: Missile Barrage

Description: Missiles emerge from your back and fire at a targeted area. Works the same as Rain of Fire with a similar effect, but possibly a longer animation time, in exchange for slightly faster damage over a shorter time. Chance for knockback.

Explaination: This would work by a model of a missile emerging from the players back. Of course this means capes and wings wouldnt work with a cybernetic based charecter, however in exchange for this they could possibly have back models that work to fire the missiles instead of the standard animation once they hit 20. Of course this probably wouldnt be introduced but it stops people complaining about lack of capes

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Power 5: Arm Laser Blast

Description: Long range Laser blast from your arms, sniper power, chance to burn for extra damage.

Explaination: Works very similar to power 3, however instead of a missile firing, whilst charging the shot, the centre of the arms glow a colour selected from the power customisation options on costume creation then fire at a long range.

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Power 6: Recalibration

Description: Recalibrates your systems targeter for more accurate and damaging shots and overloads your systems briefly for more damage.

Explaination: This is your Build up/Aim power plain and simple, nothing hard to implement here, just a regular animation.

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Power 7: Laser Sweep

Description: You sweep the area with your arm lasers, adding damage in a cone effect and having a chance to burn all enemies hit.

Explaination: Similar to power 5 but a cone version. Not much else to explain here.

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Power 8: Electrified Net Cannon

Description: You fire an electrified net at your opponent, this power deals minor energy damage but holds or immobilises your opponent.

Explaination: Again very similar to power 5 and power 3, your arms would react the same way, however you would fire an electrified net at your opponent similar to Entangling Arrow from trick arrow set, however the net would be electrified.

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Power 9: Full Systems Overload

Description: You activate all your available weaponary at once to reduce the area around you to rubble. Using all this power is very costly to your powersupply, and this will drain all your endurence and leave you unable to attack for a while.

Explaination: Basically a combination of earlier attacks, the back missiles would fire madly in all directions around you whilst you would jump and spin in a circle firing your arm lasers. This is your nuke power.

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Thats it, thoughts or suggestions welcome, just try to keep comments constructive please.

That sounds badass.

Thank you, very fast reply lol, i literally only posted that a minute or so ago

I'm not sure if this can be done.
but it sounds awesome, i was thinking of something like this awhile ago.
/signed
Maybe have less guns and more powers using the arms, like Double Rocket Punch or something.

LOVE LOVE LOVE This...

/Signed

also thinking about it, how perfect a time would this be to create?

Going Rogue coming out with Pretorians that are cybernetic based as well. It could fit very well with the addon although that would be expecting it too fast i think. It could still be implemented later though possibly as something unlockable from the pretorians plus i still want there armor

/signed.

The power armour set of CO was done quite well and I enjoyed the look of it, I love the idea of the arm being attached to a chain, firing fists at people. Also it gives us a chance to have the Macross Missile Spam the assault bot and Malta titans have.

/signed

Can I haz me Warmachine?

Very poor powerset, not necessarily because of your descriptions or ideas, but because it only works with one concept.

For example, Fire Blast could come from a variety of sources. Magical fire spells. Mutant incindiary powers. The ability to channel fire from the heart of the sun. Some kinda flame thrower.

A new powerset should work with most of, if not all, of the origins.

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Can I have Assault Rifle/Cybernetic Blast/Super Reflexes, replace my Full Auto effect with an Energy Blast appearance, and wear a red duster?

*runs*

...This power set seems totally awesome. I would instantly make a character using it.

Could always be a magic powered robot/natural guy in a robo suit/mutant with regenerating body parts with chains attached to them. >_> Or for science...this guy



I like the powerset but these guys are probably right.. :/

Definitely down with this set. It does sound all around bad ***. You got my support if this was ever up for what is next to make.

Most weapon sets lock you into a theme in a similar manner, and ALL the Mastermind primaries lock you very tightly into your theme.

Exactly, and it's one of the things I don't like about CO. With it's "Mystical" "Supernatural" and "Powered Armor" sets that have their themes built in

Cool set though, and I'm always for more options, Would make for a good Epic archetype or Patron.

Weapon sets, MM sets, they Tell you WHAT your power is, but not HOW it is.

This set TELLS you your blasts come from being a powered armor user/Cyborg, magic, natural or otherwise.

While Fire Blast tells you you blast fire, but not in what way, Dual Pistols tells you you have a gun, but doesn't say anything about the gun, or your use of it(animations notwithstanding) Thugs tells you you have Thugs, but not how you control them, why they're there, or anything of that nature.