Happy birthday, shook, look forward to the update.

Thanks, and don't get too excited, it's not a big update

Happy belated birthday!

So yeah, sorry about not updating when i told you i would, but err... Things came up.
But at least i'll be able to put in another weapon for the MARS soon, which i chose
to call the Plasma Destroyer... Basically, it's a supersized Exterminator, which will
blow up in several powerful explosions, and leave that area quite dangerous to stay
in for a good while. Maybe it will also trail several explosions as well, but i have yet
to decide that. In any case, it's going to be pretty goddamn dangerous.

Two-edged sword concept?

Good balancing feature.

Well, mostly in the sense that the blast can easily mush you as well as your
enemy if you're too close. It's safe to fire though. Sorta.
It's almost ready for beta testing, so it should be available to you in a few days.
It also has this awesome glow on the tip which goes out when you're reloading :3
There's still that little issue about holstering though, but at least it's only a brief flash.
Oh yeah, before i forget, the glows will burn your eyes out. Twice.

Oyesh, while I'm here, have you considered a more accurate, standard, and less extravagant weapon for the MARS, like a machine gun or sniper? The machine cannon is a bit slow to use as a reliable standard arm, especially with the splash damage that kills my own unites, along with the bullet spread on the shotgun which covers a lot of area in medium range.



Also; if you plan to make a full-blown faction, neb some defense turrets and non-humanoid robots (like drones and weird hybrids of vehicles and stuff.)

OMG, that'll burn all 4 of my eyes! [/sarcasm]

Seriously, to balance your weapons while keeping your power, you must make some sort of double-edged blade effect that can kill you as easy as you can kill them.

Well, the explosive weapons are very dangerous at close range... And... Umm...
Not much else. Double-edging the MARS weapons is no small task though, as i'd
rather not have them destroying it by just being within a 100 meter radius of the
blast/whatever that's dangerous. It is a very tough robot, y'know. But at least
the Plasma Destroyer will be very harmful if you're too close.
Also, i doubt that it's possible to double-edge bullet weapons, without doing some
weird ♥♥♥♥ with them.

@Ragdollmaster: Mebbe. I don't really have anything planned, but who knows, maybe
something will pop up. Maybe like, a gatling rifle... With each round being a small shotgun
blast in itself, without too much spread... That would make for a pretty deadly hailstorm
of bullets, without endangering your allies too much.
And maybe some sort of cannon that fires a single ethereal shot that will suck in and kill
anyone who gets near... Yes, good idea. Singularity Cannon. Maybe it should phase through
terrain as well...
*AWKWARDLY LOUD COUGH*
Umm, yeah. Many possibilities for an actor of that size.

Speaking of a robot of that size, how about making a dispenser for the MARS. Kind of an actor cannon that produces light robots. MARS sure looks like a planetary invader; it might make sense for it to be able to produce forces. Plus, It could save on all those deaths from the beacons.

I'd LOVE to see one of the larger actors get a Singularity Cannon.

That would actually be quite awesome. I think i'd need to make some tiny actors
equipped with tiny weapons though. Small crabs with shotguns, anyone?


So do i, which is why i'm in the process of making it... It's damned powerful right now,
but it doesn't have a very large area. Touching the singularity means instant death to
anyone, so it can cut a nice curve through a large enemy force. Unfortunatly, it can
also have grave consequences for the user, as the singularity starts pulling instantly.
I have seen several occasions of the MARS blowing up directly when firing. So i can
choose between two things: 1. Use much time to fix it, or 2. Say that playing with
singularities is dangerous buisness. It is likely that i'll do both, to keep things balanced.
I also need to find a way of making it phase effortlessy through terrain without giving
it a ridiculous mass. Or? Singularities tend to be damned heavy after all...
There's not as much suck over it as one would think, but it's hard to get a decent suck
without making people explode

But it's also the weakest!

And second best looking, I'm sorry Shook, but you're sprites are not the best.

But the guns are always really good and well thought out.

Nah. The oppressor has too small of a head If the MARS had more detail in the lines it would be better.