Mod in a nutshell:
- You're a lone Engi, probably not a very bright Engi, flying a donut through space. With a toy beam. Good luck.
Download Link:
Version 1.2 http://www.datafilehost.com/d/6b1bee77
Requires SMM: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=17102
If you use other mods, load this mod last!
Changelog:
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1.2
Tried to fix main menu image.
1.1
Audio clips edited and normalised
Weapons renamed...
Shield system reworked. No longer limited to lvl3 for
AI ships, only the player. Not an elegant solution.
Shield 3rd upgrade cheaper by 5 scrap.
Owners of other material used credited.
A-type:
Room layout changed:
- Oxygen is sligthly easier to defend
- Teleporter moved to maintain distance from medbay
- Medbay, Drones and Shields moved around.
Room interiors fixed and touched up
Starting power reduced to 8. Still enough
B-type:
Shield station positioned correctly
1.0 initial releaseStory:
You decided to singlehandedly help the Federation defeat the evil Rebels. Unfortunatley
your entire fortune is not enough to buy a trully terrifying cruiser. But the frienldy
salesman convinces you that one ship has what no other does. Style and uniqueness, but
above all FLAVOR! Slowly you start to belive the hype, the man certainly knows how to
sell. With ample testicular fortitude and a lump in your throat, you make the decision.
To become a commander. "A great hero of the endless skies" he cooes, and the company can
even print you a poster to place in YOUR command bridge.
You also got talked into beefing up starting weaponry with a brightly colored Beam of
Devastation (batteries not included), but oooh it's SHINY! There is also an improved
Heavy Laser cannon. It may not have warranty but the dealership brochure claims it's
DELICIOUS!
"Once you board your fantastic new purchase, you'll be filled with complete joy, utter
satisfaction and confidence that no challenge is too much." they sang as you signed a
multitude of documents, not bothering to read of course.
As you boarded you were impressed. With your stupidity! Your life savings gone...
converted into a clap-trap jalope that has one thing only to offer to the dark forces
of rebellion: A faint sugary aroma, that permeates all decks of the vessel. And a
vague and unreasonable sense of joy.
In other words, you're f*****.
Class: Donut (Replacing Engi Cruisers A&B)
Difficulty: >Normal
Weapons:
- Delicious Laser; Standard Heavy laser Mk2 but uses only 2 power instead of 3.
- Trick-or-Treat Beam; Beams vary in the damage they do. You got duped into buying a brightly colored one. Not only does it actually do 0 damage, the BEAM COLOR ISNT EVEN PINK!! It's still boring olde Red
Systems:
- Outdated Shield: This system is limited to 3 layers instead of the usual 4, and can pretty much only be described as garbage. It's pretty though, but as far as blocking damage is concerned, you'd be better off praying to whatever deity you belive in. It also sucks tremendous amounts of power, which makes upgrades rather pricy. Of course it was dirt cheap when you found it, and it came with a free novelty mug... Now you can drink space-coffee upside down. And you'll be upside down as soon as anything tougher than confetti hits your ship.
- In order to make room for all the extra power used up by the antique reactor and shield system, several sacrifices had to be made. Like any chance of ever fitting a cloaking devide. At least you have doors, so you're above Slug Interceptors on the intergalactic food chain.
A&B types:
- Testing revealed that unshielded donuts somehow don't fare to well in space, and are prone to structural failure in the rigors of vacuum. Let's not even mention space combat. To address this, an exact same ship was given shields at start and a Defense Drone Mk1. Since most B types in FTL tend to be harder to play, the shieldless variant is the B type Donut.
To be fair, it can be all to easy to nab shields at your very first store, BUT it's ridiculously luck based and it can make gameplay very frustrating. You don't have any defense at all!
Extra:
- There's a select few sound effects scattered about the mod. Mostly they're fitting and inoffensive. Mostly. No refunds...
- Trick-or-Treat Beam is a recolored Flail Beam created by SleeperService. To whom i also apologise for leaving him out of the credits. Well he counts as "others" i guess. Yay me, i have such brilliant excuses...
- Song playing in the menu is an edited version of Magnetic Fields by SaMPLeMaSTeR. You can find some of his old music here: http://artscene.textfiles.com/music/mods/IT/MODLAND/Samplemaster/
Thanks for reading this, now go play. If you have any comments or suggestions, or find any errors please let me know and i'll get busy fixing.
