Make Party members more useful.
- Thread starter Drakani
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The party "system" in TiTS (if you can even call it that) is negligible.
You see, unlike the protagonist in CoC2, Captain Steele wasn't intended to have combat partners (as far as I know) and, as such, was designed to be able to dish out fucktons of damage to enemies, regardless of how many of them there are. Enemies only need to be in groups to counter Steele's stunlocking ability, and even then, it hardly ever works when they're all blinded or burning from Steele's special attacks.
Meanwhile, the very few sidekicks/drones Steele can have hardly ever help. Steele is just too god-like on their own to need assistance in any way.
You see, unlike the protagonist in CoC2, Captain Steele wasn't intended to have combat partners (as far as I know) and, as such, was designed to be able to dish out fucktons of damage to enemies, regardless of how many of them there are. Enemies only need to be in groups to counter Steele's stunlocking ability, and even then, it hardly ever works when they're all blinded or burning from Steele's special attacks.
Meanwhile, the very few sidekicks/drones Steele can have hardly ever help. Steele is just too god-like on their own to need assistance in any way.
TheShepard256
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While I'd also like to have crew members accompany Steele into the field, it's simply far too late in development for such a change to be reasonable; the minimum amount of work that would have to be done is deciding who should be able to accompany Steele, balancing them against each other, rebalancing almost every single combat encounter to account for party-based combat, re-writing a lot of scenes to take party members into account, and giving Steele a reasonable first party member (since Celise probably isn't going to be appropriate for that). That amount of time and effort would be better spent developing the game further.
As much as I would LOVE to have companions follow you in TiTS, it would actually necessitate rewriting the entire game AND ALSO making Fen not loathe party-based adventuring. So basically: never happening.
I wouldn't mind some quests where the crew members provide back up.
Reaha showing up in a hover tank, captained by Kiro with Paige as a spotter, Ramis as the main gunner, Penny as a support gunner with Olympia using the Sidewinder as air support would just be... awesome. Or terrorists have taken over a colony ship. Steele could maybe solo it, but could bring Eitan and Ramis as tactical support to block off certain choke points in corridors while Kiro/Paige/Saendra/Lorelei infiltrate and free captives.
Reaha showing up in a hover tank, captained by Kiro with Paige as a spotter, Ramis as the main gunner, Penny as a support gunner with Olympia using the Sidewinder as air support would just be... awesome. Or terrorists have taken over a colony ship. Steele could maybe solo it, but could bring Eitan and Ramis as tactical support to block off certain choke points in corridors while Kiro/Paige/Saendra/Lorelei infiltrate and free captives.
No, see this is basically the plot of Die Hard 69. Its the one where a group take over the Viagra production facilities and Steele has to fight the group of hardened criminals.
Steele was on their merry way to introduce his sister Shade to childhood friend Anyxine. But it turns out that Kaede is banging Aisha, Anyxine's sister. All in the middle of Christmas! But there's a problem at the joint Steele/RhenWorld holding. Anyxine asks for a favor. Terrorists strike! The UGC back up was actually in cohorts with the baddies looking to rip off a mother lode of Savincite!
It's a shame this stuff doesn't write itself.
I'd like more ship based combat yeah. maybe being able to assign crew members to turrets instead of them randomly taking turns (Mitzi's cum is always on the controls... hot but other people are using it!)
If there ever was gonna be a TiTS2 it probably would be more viable to have crew members for different roles on the ship and for the ground. Though Steele seems to handle whatever is thrown at him pretty well that you don't really need backup, he's a practical walking tank.
If you're looking for back up... there are combat drones that can fill in the role of extra help, you don't even need to be a Tech Specialist to use them. Nova herself can do something in the middle of a fight. If you're looking for fun times both the Siegwulf and Nova can easily be used to fit your needs.