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Evil Cyborgs - Non-Engineer Emag/Malf Modules

Open PollardTheDragon opened this issue 11 months ago • 6 comments

What Does This PR Do

This PR adds a fair variety to cyborg armaments when they become evil - when emagged or given upgrades by a malfunctioning AI. Namely, it adds a variety of items to each non-engineering cyborg in the hopes that it brings each cyborg module up to the engineering cyborg's standard.

Each module will be brought up to have a standard of a utility module, a combat module, and a malfunctioning module, as well as receiving any "best possible upgrade" that is thematic to its module (IE, the engineering cyborg currently gets an RCD).

Due to these changes, the malfunctioning AI ability that unlocks the engineer cyborg emitter cannon is being renamed to "Combat Cyborg Firmware Upgrade" and will have its cost updated from 50 to 70.

This PR adds a variety of items that serve as modules or as a support item for that module. They are listed below.

  • Janitor Combat Broom: It is a push broom that serves no use as a broom, and instead as a combat implement. It deals 20 brute damage and knockdown. it is available to janitor borgs that get emagged or hacked.
  • Proximity Mine Dispenser: It dispenses proximity mines that are functionally identical to the traitor janitor's proximity mine. It has 4 uses per charge. It recharges slowly when the cyborg is in a recharging station. When deployed, it takes 15 seconds for them to arm. This is only available to janitor borgs that have received the Combat Cyborg upgrade.
  • The Rapid Syringe Cannon is a 14-shot RSG that is exclusive to Combat Cyborg upgraded medical cyborgs. It recharges shots while in a recharging station. It cannot take new chemicals, unlike a standard RSG, and instead heavy-duty syringes that do 20 brute and deliver 2u of toxin (for 10 more delayed toxin damage).
  • The steel-reinforced guitar is a standard guitar that deals 20 brute damage instead of the normal damage when attacking something. It still maintains all functions of a standard guitar. This is only available to emagged or hacked service cyborgs.
  • The cyborg shotgun is a combat shotgun that is installed into a service borg when it is upgraded with the Combat Cyborg ability. It holds eight shots of lasershot. Like a standard combat shotgun, it must rack the slide to chamber the first round. It recharges ammunition in a recharging station.
  • The kinetic accelerator cannon is a special PKA for mining cyborgs that is received upon the AI using the Combat Cyborg ability. It grants them a PKA that fires roughly 25% slower than a standard PKA, but is fully functional in pressurized environments.
  • There is a minor change to the Sonic Jackhammer, increasing its damage from 15 to 20, so that it can serve as a weapon for emagged mining cyborgs. Since this item can break reinforced walls, I figured it should deal more damage than that of a DIY Bone pickaxe, and bring it to par with other emag melee weapon damages.

Why It's Good For The Game

Currently, engineering cyborgs are the de-facto best cyborg for utility and combat, for traitors and a malfunctioning AI alike. People don't often emag janitor cyborgs because they don't offer very much utility, and malfunctioning AI's often insist on selecting the engineer module or you are throwing the round. This will allow some much needed diversity in both emag targets and accepted malfunction borgs.

To-Do

  • [x] Janitor combat broom for emag
  • [x] Janitor proximity mine dispenser for malfunction
  • [x] Janitor polyacid for emag
  • [x] Medical syndicate hypospray for emag
  • [x] Medical RSG for malfunction
  • [x] Service combat guitar for emag
  • [x] Service cyborg shotgun for malfunction
  • [x] Mining sonic jackhammer for emag
  • [x] Mining double pressure mod PKA for malfunction

Testing

Spawned a lot of borgs. Hacked a lot of borgs. Shot, poisoned, or otherwise maimed a lot of skrell. Bought a lot of malfunctioning AI combat upgrades.

Changelog

:cl: add: Syndicate Borg hypospray, Cyborg Syringe Cannon to emagged/malf Medical borgs. add: Generic cyanide syringe to load syringe cannon add: cyborg combat broom, proximity mine dispenser to emagged/malf Janitor borgs add: steel-reinforced guitar, cyborg shotgun to emagged/malf service borgs add: compact slug to load the cyborg shotgun add: sonic jackhammer, pressure mod to emagged/malf mining borgs tweak: Moved polyacid spray from medical borgs to janitor borgs, to clean the toughest stains. /:cl:

PollardTheDragon avatar Mar 16 '24 02:03 PollardTheDragon