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Title: Customize Rockets
Post by: WNC on August 15, 2010, 02:48:51 pm
So I was playing on my Big Guns character and I had just crafted my first rocket launcher. I have never used the rocket launcher in any Fallout games, so I was excited to use it. It has a very personal feel to it since you make every single rocket you fire. It was a very fun experience crafting my own weapons and afterward I couldn't wait to use it. I got the feeling I'm sure we all know where you just want to blast someone with your new toy. The dilemma is that the blastee will never understand that I am giggling unrestrained at his formerly ungibbed self. 

The end result is this: I want to be able paint a picture or a simple message on my rocket, which the other party in the rocket exchange would be able to read.

The suggestion for implementation is as follows:

1.) Players qualified to craft a certain rocket may paint a simple picture or a few words on it

2.) Drawing on a rocket would increase one's crafting cooldown sufficiently to keep rocket messages from being on every rocket. 20 minutes might be good. The idea is to keep them impactful and special, not just lots more bullshit in the combat log. Perhaps also resources would be needed for the paint (fruit, fibers maybe).

3.) The player would have to choose which, a picture or a few words. The rockets are small after all.

4.) Pictures would be chosen from a preset list, which could perhaps be expanded as time went on. Examples would be a happy face, an angry face, obscene hand gestures, etc.

5.) Words would be chosen from a list of options, or the player can enter seven or eight characters of their own. The limit is to keep it simple.

6.) I would suggest that words require a perception check of the character they hit. If the check succeeds, the player "notices the words KABOOM! on the warhead before it hits." in the system message box. If it fails, "you notice something was written on the warhead" or something. Pictures are auto-passed. The difference would make each rocket more personal to the target.
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: Quentin Lang on August 15, 2010, 03:54:43 pm
Funny suggestion, fuck realism, this would add some funky gameplay features. I have already stated plenty times that rocketeers are the most-fun-to-play classes for me, whereas this would make it even more fun.
But sadly expect this to be ''unimplementable'', ''not worth implementing'', ''be on the retarded long-to-do list (i wish it was public ffs)'' or something like it...

And by the way, also i see rocket usage somehow personal. Rocket is expensive. Rocket is good. You dont shoot many rockets in a fight (in an average PvP fight its about 5-8 rockets average).
The way i see it, these are the reasons why if someone flings a rocket at you, it gets real personal :P Especially if youre among 10 other men, and if rocketeer chooses you, he has to have a reason.
Rocket philosoply by Q.  :)
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: Parowooz on August 15, 2010, 04:27:19 pm
Oh yeah, you would definetely have time to read some text on a ROCKET THAT COMES AFTER YOU.

I think that people would rather write something on their armors right?
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: Imprezobus on August 16, 2010, 02:15:15 am
fuck realism, fallout DEMANDS eastern eggs
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: Ned Logan on August 16, 2010, 02:23:43 am
Hell yeah... a short message on the rocket that blasts you to pieces would be awesome!
I am 100% for this idea.
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: Parowooz on August 16, 2010, 02:58:05 am
I want to be able to write on my magnum's bullet too.
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: kraskish on August 16, 2010, 11:08:34 am
yeah, we need this, especially text. I dont know if its possible to display images but it could be described like "you were struck by a smiliey face rocket and hurt for 40 dmg"
Title: Re: Customize Rockets
Post by: Surf on August 16, 2010, 11:09:42 am
Even though it may be a nice idea for customization, it's WAY low on the priority list.
We'll see what the future brings.