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Started by car... John Caruso
Sat, 04 Feb 1995 03:55
FYI: Descent weapon totals
Author: car... John Caruso
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 1995 03:55
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 1995 03:55
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A friend and I fired up a 2-player network game to test the damage levels
of the different weapons in Descent, and we found some interesting results.
These are the numbers:
Laser level 1: 20 points total (10 per laser bolt)
level 2: 22 points total (11 per...)
level 3: 24 points total (12 per...)
level 4: 26 points total (13 per...)
Quad: (Not tested, but we assumed it just doubles the totals)
Spreadfire: 6 points for each of the three shots in each burst; so
18 points total for a full hit
Vulcan: 6 points per burst (a burst being the shortest shot we
could get by just tapping CTRL)
Concussion missiles: 25 points
Homing missiles: 27 points
Bombs: 24 points (if I remember correctly...)
Ramming: 6 (5?) points per ram...for a "continuous" ram, the total
cycles down at a medium pace in one point units.
The totals given for lasers are for a full hit, meaning that you hit the
opponent with both laser bolts--level 1 lasers are 20 total, but if you
only hit with one bolt you only do 10 points of damage. The ramming test
was for those times when you're invulnerable and you want to know how long
it's going to take to mash your opponent to death. :-)
We were really surprised to see that there's so little difference between
the different laser levels. Level 3 lasers *seem* so much better...but
it still takes 5 (full) hits to take out a fresh player, same as it does
with level 1 lasers. Another surprise was that the spreadfire total is
lower than that of any of the levels of laser. It seems like such an
Uberweapon, but that may be mainly due to its close-enough-still-does-
some-damage feature.
Also, we were surprised that a missile strike is just a few points more
than a full laser hit. Missiles seem so much more destructive in battle,
but that might be due to the collateral damage from near misses (which we
didn't test). Also, they're all or nothing--there are probably lots of
single-bolt hits with lasers in a fight, so the lasers end up seeming half
as powerful as they really are.
Don't know if it affects my strategy, but it's good to know the numbers.
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John Caruso \ On the surface he seems sensible
car...@paradiso.umuc.edu \ But underneath the logic is crazy...
caruso@UMUC (Bitnet) \ -- Mark Burgess
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Re: FYI: Descent weapon totals
Author: emp... Tim Portokalis
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 1995 04:16
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 1995 04:16
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John Caruso (car...@nova.umuc.edu) wrote: : A friend and I fired up a 2-player network game to test the damage levels : of the different weapons in Descent, and we found some interesting results. : These are the numbers: : Laser level 1: 20 points total (10 per laser bolt) : level 2: 22 points total (11 per...) : level 3: 24 points total (12 per...) : level 4: 26 points total (13 per...) : Quad: (Not tested, but we assumed it just doubles the totals) : Spreadfire: 6 points for each of the three shots in each burst; so : 18 points total for a full hit : Vulcan: 6 points per burst (a burst being the shortest shot we : could get by just tapping CTRL) : Concussion missiles: 25 points : Homing missiles: 27 points : Bombs: 24 points (if I remember correctly...) : Ramming: 6 (5?) points per ram...for a "continuous" ram, the total : cycles down at a medium pace in one point units. : The totals given for lasers are for a full hit, meaning that you hit the : opponent with both laser bolts--level 1 lasers are 20 total, but if you : only hit with one bolt you only do 10 points of damage. The ramming test : was for those times when you're invulnerable and you want to know how long : it's going to take to mash your opponent to death. :-) : We were really surprised to see that there's so little difference between : the different laser levels. Level 3 lasers *seem* so much better...but : it still takes 5 (full) hits to take out a fresh player, same as it does : with level 1 lasers. Another surprise was that the spreadfire total is : lower than that of any of the levels of laser. It seems like such an : Uberweapon, but that may be mainly due to its close-enough-still-does- : some-damage feature. : Also, we were surprised that a missile strike is just a few points more : than a full laser hit. Missiles seem so much more destructive in battle, : but that might be due to the collateral damage from near misses (which we : didn't test). Also, they're all or nothing--there are probably lots of : single-bolt hits with lasers in a fight, so the lasers end up seeming half : as powerful as they really are. : Don't know if it affects my strategy, but it's good to know the numbers. : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : John Caruso \ On the surface he seems sensible : car...@paradiso.umuc.edu \ But underneath the logic is crazy... : caruso@UMUC (Bitnet) \ -- Mark Burgess : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Thanks for the info. I've allways wondered about this.
Re: FYI: Descent weapon totals
Author: ba... Henrik Balle
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 11:56
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 11:56
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No shit. I allways had the idea, that there wasn`t much improvement in getting better weapons. You confirmed it. My favorite is the quad laser, and it seems like its very powerful too. The vulcan is good too though, because it is fast. Maybe Parallax should improve the fire power. balle
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