Pilot Skill Trees

Since I got time on my hands I looked at this video (http://www.optimusclan.com/general-discussion-f21/e3-gameplay-video-we-over-looked-t525.htm#3133) and typed out all the skills and their descriptions.

Cockpit
This skill determines which Cockpits can be used. It is also needed to install Cockpit mods and can also be required for crafting processes.

Energy
This skill determines which Energy Weapons can be used. It is also needed to install Energy Weapon mods and can also be required for crafting processes. It's needed to use:
- Pulse Laser
- Particle Beam
- Plasma Gun
- Plasma Flamer

Mechanical
This skill determines which Projectile Weapons can be used. It is also needed to install Projectile Weapon mods and can also be required for crafting processes. It is needed to use:
- Chain Gun
- Vulcan
- Scattergun
- Sniper
- Magnum

Special
This skill determines which Special Weapons can be used. It is also needed to install Special Weapon mods and can also be required for crafting processes. It is needed to use:
- Lightning Gun
- Ray Gun
- Fusion Cannon
- Grenade Launcher
- Seeker Cannon

Engine
This skill determines which Engines can be used. It is also needed to install Engine mods and can also be required for crafting processes.

Shield
This skill determines which Shields can be used. It is also needed to install Shield mods and can also be required for crafting processes.

Hull
This skill determines which Wings and Missile Launchers can be used. It is also needed to install Wing or Missile Launcher mods and can also be required for crafting processes.

Explosive
This skill determines which Missiles and Explosive Weapons can be used. It is also needed to install Missiles and Explosive Weapon mods and can also be required for crafting processes. It is needed to use:
- Scavenger Unguided Missile
- Carnivore Guided Missile
- Plague Rocket Pod
- Cannibal Cluster Missile

Tactics
This skill determines which maneuvers the player can perform. The Maneuvers are performed by pressing the direction combinations quickly with the configured directional buttons or with the control sick. Tactics need Adrenaline to be executed.

Wow this is incredibly helpful, thanks =D

- Lightning Gun
- Ray Gun
- Fusion Cannon
- Grenade Launcher
- Seeker Cannon

God save us all lol.... as I told morgue so many wonderful science fiction weapons and they can't think of anything better than Grenade Launcher, or ... Ray Gun???

Nice work Jester!

It seems to be a pretty complicated system... which is what I was hoping for.

Plasma Flamer?

Great work Jester! We all appreciate your effort, keep it up!

Now... as I was telling ZK yesterday... Plasma Flamer = Insta-fail. I would also have to strongly agree that... (snickers) "Ray Gun" is... well sad... just... sad. Though i'm sure we'll all be wrong and it will have all it's stats maxed out at 9999 (FF anyone?).

*sigh* frigg'n Germans are still sticking to the past...



"Mein Roosta, frier zeh Reh-Goonz! NAOZ!"

I was kinda surprised by some of the weapons when I was copying this from the video. Like a magnum in space and Ray guns and Lightning guns (reminds me of Unreal )

They got really creative with the missile names though. CANNIBAL cluster missile, CARNIVORE guided missile. I hope there's a Dino Destroy missile in the future.

Well I believe there is actually a cluster missle named the Cannibal... as far as the Carnivore goes... your guess is as good as mine...

The lightning gun, well if it's anywhere near the same as the one in Gratuitous Space Battles it'll be for raping shields not the hull. It will also fail maybe even more-so than the Plasma Flamer (which I will be sarcastically using as a AWESOME OMGWTFBBQDBZPWN weapon until proven otherwise).

I hope that with enough time and work we will eventually be able to max out all of the skills on 1 character. Only so that we don't have to have alts to be able to craft everything and fit every Mod.

I can see them allowing us to max out like 6 of the 9 skills, so that we would need to level a alt and in turn spend more money at the IM.
Or maybe they will just put an item in IM that will unlock that potential.
Of course they could just allow all of they to be maxed at the get go.

Edit: Well Morgue, already addressed this question w/ a pretty good breakdown in Ares "Video We Missed" thread. Thanks Morgue.

Omen wrote: Edit: Well Morgue, already addressed this question w/ a pretty good breakdown in Ares "Video We Missed" thread. Thanks Morgue.

I'm not the only one to thank, Zenton and Jester looked a bit deeper into the subject than I did, and not only corrected my math but actually came up with a final estimation of what we're going to be dealing with. The real thanks goes to them ^_^, but I thank you for thanking me.

I...thank you for...thanking...me...

Yeah that sounds right... right?

I believe your welcome is the proper way to say it? maybe or you know what fuck it, thanking him for thanking you, maybe he'll thank you for thanking him for thanking you, ok I'm done really.

Zenton Karvash wrote:I believe your welcome is the proper way to say it? maybe or you know what fuck it, thanking him for thanking you, maybe he'll thank you for thanking him for thanking you, ok I'm done really.

"You're welcome" is just to easy... i'm a complicated man....

Omen wrote:I hope that with enough time and work we will eventually be able to max out all of the skills on 1 character. Only so that we don't have to have alts to be able to craft everything and fit every Mod.

I can see them allowing us to max out like 6 of the 9 skills, so that we would need to level a alt and in turn spend more money at the IM.
Or maybe they will just put an item in IM that will unlock that potential.
Of course they could just allow all of they to be maxed at the get go.

Edit: Well Morgue, already addressed this question w/ a pretty good breakdown in Ares "Video We Missed" thread. Thanks Morgue.

I actually want them to now allow us to max everything. I like the fact that some people are better at some things that others. Like one guy can be the powerful missile spamming, ray gun shooting, bullet raining ship while the other plays the role of the strong hull and shield ship like a mobile turret. As for the crafting thing, it's good thing you have a clan right You can just give it some trustworthy clan mate to craft stuff and vice versa. In the real world, no one ever works alone.

Your right Jester. I'm just a bit of a Completionist/Perfectionist. I want to be the best at EVERYTHING. And be able to do everything on 1 character.

I feel that games that have Classes with roles such as TANK/DPS/HEAL can feel so limiting. Only class system I ever really liked was FFXI, because you could switch to whatever job you wanted on the same character.

Fusion Cannon....oh yeah....

Techman wrote:Fusion Cannon....oh yeah....

Haha that's the one I want to see used!

Its always all about the Lasers,