Build 101

[rob]

Hey folks! Welcome to build 101! Changes include:

* Let Hornet lightning hit up to 5 enemies
* Reconfigure Mustang shields
* Change Mustang double shotgun from 200 to 300 damage
* Change Mustang flank lasers from 10 to 12 damage
* Change Valkyrie lasers from 14 to 13 damage
* Change Fury gun damage from 14 to 15
* Change Paladin DPS from 30 to 36 per gun
* Change Cutlass central gun damage from 60 to 70
* Change Kraken anti-minion gun damage from 30 to 35
* Change Kraken anti-everything gun damage from 60 to 65
* Change Vindicator gun damage from 15 to 20
* Change all small fortress hp to 450 (from 300-400 before)
* Change Wolverine shield refill trigger cooldown to 15 from 20
* Change Thunderbolt overdrive duration to 3 from 5
* Change Mustang turret rotation speeds to 1200 from 900
* Change Hercules turret rotation speed to 1800 from 900
* Buff shield thickness and/or delay on Mustang, Avenger, Hurricane, Hercules, Spectre, Paladin, Vindicator, Wolverine, Cutlass
* Change Thunderbolt shield recharge rate to 300 and 200 from 750 and 500
* Add Fatality-class Oppression Center (medium round fort)
* Fix bug when dragging control knob into center circle

Thanks so much for your feedback last week! It was really helpful in identifying some candidates for balance changes.

The new fortress has a fairly dangerous short range gun. Stay back for best results.

I am heading out of town for 2 weeks starting on Friday, and Tim is starting a multi-week project, so this will likely be the last build until 3 weeks from today.

As always, we greatly appreciate your help testing the game. Thank you!

Rob & Tim
Jetbolt Games

Edit: Thanks Amit for the stats viewer! So helpful!

[israphial]

VERY nice adjustments! I'll definitely get on to test them out later on today or tomorrow.

[Justin]

I can't wait to try spectre more. Mustang seems very strong now, maybe too strong? I managed to kill a dreadfang pretty much solo (a person I've never seen before was there and did maybe 200 damage), after only two trips.

I might use kraken on voys instead of corsair now if there is an avenger and/or corsair in the group. I tried a ladybug and mowed through the rear minions, although my shields couldn't withstand the actual boss.

Vindicator still seems very slow to play on. I'm hoping it's only because I'm using it incorrectly.

Fatality seems very easy for a medium sized tower. I've only encountered one on my viking so I may have just been lucky, but the minions weren't bothersome and as long as I stayed out of the main turrets range I was fine.

Poor thunderbolt and its massive nerfs. I know the shields were probably a major aspect of how it was played, so this might be a bit harsh of a nerf. Slower regen + less overdrive duration makes viking sound a lot stronger in comparison. If it's as big of a change as it sounds, I either expect a viking nerf or one/both of those things on thunderbolt to be changed, not completely restored, but... just right? I'm not really one to determine what is/isn't right for tbolt, but 150% increase seems harsh for the shield recharge.

Edit: About Fatality - I was wrong. It does decent damage even if you aren't near the short range turret. Minions are rough. Pretty hard doing it alone w/o beefy tanks (by hard I mean slow).

[trapped]

I've been waiting for that change on the Hornet's lightning for so long!
Show us some pictures of your vacation when you come back!

[Kelsoo]

This is kind of strange, teleporting to a town will send you inside the fortress, more over I don't think this town should even be teleportable considering there is a Drill right next to it?

Link

[tribow]

y iz no one evar on where da peeps dat be playin grid12 it so pro rated e for everyone except for emotional peeps who read my lore.

[Will]

shutup Tribow lol

[Justin]

Mustang is definitely too strong now. Maybe just shield-wise. Remove red and blue shields to bring back the vulnerability it had?
And/or* add some more time to its overdrive cooldown.