Space Ship Designer

[Connors]

I'd say the breakable joints are unnecessary if you're already doing armor and damage calculations for each piece of the ship. If a hit damages one area enough, stuff flies apart.

I was just thinking that once you have enough credits you should be able to purchase a shield generator so that they have to deplete your shields before they start damaging components. It might also be fun if different shields had different purposes. Energy shields (lasers, fire) and physical shields (bullets, missiles). So if you can only afford one you have to use some logic.

EDIT: Wow, 3 pages.

[Gan]

There is a shield generator in drawing 2. Shield will have exactly that purpose.

Joints = Connection between blocks. Joint breaks, block falls apart. Without joints, blocks either stick together always or never.

I think when I start making it, I'll not have it breakable at first.

[GMG Kurt]

check out FTL it seems a bit like what your describing. http://youtu.be/qcpqYKnhnj0

ps. its worth it to watch the whole video

[Connors]

I've been playing Space Pirates and Zombies. You can't design your whole ship but you can choose a hull to outfit with cool stuff.

[Zoo]

Bought the HIB?

[Connors]

Yes I did. It's cool. But Wizorb is kinda lame.

[Zoo]

Why do people keep saying that? Wizorb is cool. If it was on the NES, it'd be a classic.

[Connors]

I guess I have to get past the boring easy-arse early levels first.