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0009267AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - New Unit Ideas - AI-Specific UnitsAug 17, 2012 8:56 am
ReporterCinth Assigned To 
Status consideringResolutionopen 
Product Version5.063 
Summary0009267: Neinzul Amalgamation
DescriptionA mismatched collection of younglings, melded into a monstrosity. The Amalgamation is held together by a strong structural integrity field, and fires energy blasts that zombify enemy attackers.

When the SI Field is weakened sufficiently, the Amalgamation explodes into a small horde of Mature Nienzul Reclaimers.

The reclaimer is an AI evolution of the Nanoswarm Youngling. Stronger and more durable.

Could be made into a brutal AI unit, complete with a structure for the AI Homeworld. Limit one Amalgamation per AI. If destroyed the structure starts building a new one.

The Amalgamation would patrol no more than 3 hops from the HW its structure was on.

Advanced Hybrids could "antagonize" the unit by placing a signal that mimics it's structure withing 3 hops of a human planet.

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ArcDM

Aug 16, 2012 10:54 pm

reporter   ~0027721

Despite not liking the work amalgamation, I like this idea

keith.lamothe

Aug 16, 2012 11:00 pm

administrator   ~0027722

Yea, instead we could just call it "Neinzul Monstrosity" and cut to the chase ;)

Cinth

Aug 16, 2012 11:08 pm

manager   ~0027723

Last edited: Aug 16, 2012 11:13 pm

Naming issue aside, the idea is to give a challenge (?) that isn't in the game.

Being shielded you need a bomber type and I believe the nanos are CC so fighters.
going to need a counter for fighters and bombers because the beast is going to zombie your ships first... then reclaim the rest... so your going to be fighting a battle of attrition (in numbers) or... you starship it to death.

If it is a brutal pick you can make it sufficiently nasty ;)

Actually the idea comes from a real life experience :P My grandmother smashed a wolf spider that was in her kitchen. It happened to be carrying lots of spiderlings. Those little spiderlings scattered everywhere lol. Very funny at the time.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Aug 16, 2012 9:31 pm Cinth New Issue
Aug 16, 2012 10:54 pm ArcDM Note Added: 0027721
Aug 16, 2012 11:00 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0027722
Aug 16, 2012 11:08 pm Cinth Note Added: 0027723
Aug 16, 2012 11:13 pm Cinth Note Edited: 0027723
Aug 17, 2012 8:56 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Feature Suggestion
Aug 17, 2012 8:56 am tigersfan Status new => considering