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Absolver faction swap to Cybran
At @Garanas commission, a faction swapped Absolver from Aeon to Cybran. A time-lapse of its creation.
So will need to be tested and balanced approvals but I like this is well made and would be happy adding such to the game. I did notice an animation Bug when I was testing I was ground firing where a shield was and the unit was facing the other way so it had to move before firing and the walking animation was still being played as it was stationary fifing at the target
There were a few other animation issues, such as if you transported it between land and water, it'd skip the transition to/from the swimming pose.
@Garanas Balance Team agrees to push this to develop to alow for game testing when ready :)
I'll wait for the hotfix and then merge it, so that it's not immediately introduced to the community.
@The-Balthazar I noticed that the red channel is a little underwhelming. Red is interpret in FAForever as 'metallic', and as a result the unit looks a bit like plastic.
Would you have time to tune that red channel?
Interpretation of Cybran textures in FAForever:
| Cybran | R | G | B | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albedo | R | G | B | Unused |
| Normals | Unused | Y | Unused | X |
| Spec | Metallic | Roughness | Emission | Team color / Metallic + roughness reduction |
https://github.com/FAForever/fa/assets/15778155/9062e93b-4dbb-44ee-a28f-d9c8b005bf13
The unit is simply called Mobile EMP Missile Launcher atm. It needs a formal name. I have a few candidates: Stunpulse, Debilitator, Paralyzer and Neutralizer. All these names are from shield-busters and EMP missiles of another game.
Mobile EMP Missile Launcher is the description not the name. Othismash is the current name.
Mobile EMP Missile Launcher is the description not the name. Othismash is the current name.
Do you mean Othismos? Nothing on google about Othismash.
The name is derived from Othismos, but there's nothing that says a name has to be a real word.
I think it's a bit too shiny now, and it looks more like an Aeon unit than a Cybran one in the color/material scheme. I think the legs should be a lighter black like the bouncer's, the leg/head plates + weapon housing should be gray like the inner parts of the brick, and the brightest parts should be as bright/shiny as the brick's bright parts.
Also the name could be shortened to "EMP Missile Bot", and the strategic icon should use the shield disruptor icon.
@MrRowey I'll merge it when we're done with the minor patches; we've got an April fools joke incoming at the moment and after that we start the large development iteration again.
We'll process feedback in future pull requests, merging this one in so that people can give it a spin more easily.