DEV STREAM ROUND-UP: 14TH MARCH 2016

(Faraleth) #1

Remember, as always, unless specifically stated as confirmed, please take everything with a grain of salt.

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Guest Info:

Production Tester Rostrum was the Dev Guest today. It’s his job to test the more back-end features of the game.

Once issues are found, they get prioritised and assigned to devs.

Recent work includes:

  • Localisation (making sure translations are correct)
  • Front-end menu and store issues
  • All Loadout Cards are visible and receivable in Cases

Correct Micro XP text is being displayed

He will be doing a fine-comb sweep through all of the different localisations to ensure all translations are correct.

Questions Answered From Chat:

  • A lot of work is being done on the next event/Merc for release.
  • There are “really cool plans” for when the next Merc is released - Keep up to date on their social media for updates on this!
  • The dev team would like to see Phantom be more team focused and will have this in mind when the time comes for some changes.
  • It was hinted we may see an event in the near future, but not for Easter.

Possible Changes/Updates:

They currently have fixes and are testing them for:

[list][] The invisible Kira laser glitch
[] The Healing Station bug (the glow remains once destroyed)
[*] The deployables bug (Affecting Proxy’s mines, Health packs, Ammo Packs…)[/list]

Dockyard and Gallery are being worked on (both in terms of map changes and textures) with community feedback being used

A vote-shuffle cut-off point was suggested from chat and is being discussed.

Extra Info:

Rostrum wants to make a Merc called Falcon, but needs some concept from the community to help him design them :wink:

You can talk to the developers via the Dirty Bomb discord server: https://discord.gg/0gP8aNVcec98HQlK

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(BerylRdm) #2

Rostrum wants to make a Merc called Falcon, but needs some concept from the community to help him design them :wink:

Jetpack? :stuck_out_tongue:

(B_Montiel) #3

WAIT WUT ?

(Jostabeere) #4

[quote=“Faraleth;25052”]
[*] The dev team would like to see Phantom be more team focused and will have this in mind when the time comes for some changes.[/quote]
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/18/188cf459bac200b8bdaa6261d066154b002378ea06bd52812f9efdfe2526a841.jpg

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/rickandmorty/images/b/b1/Birdperson.png/revision/latest?cb=20140415133633

(Dog) #5

Falcon could be an engineer who has a deployable that pulses sound waves that cause a minor disorientation effect and small amounts of damage in the area around it. About the same speed as Proxy, access to hoch, blish, and remburg.

Or a recon that can temporarily silence all allied guns within a range around him for a small amount of time. Slightly faster than skybro, slightly less health. Access to kek, smg9, and hoch.

Falcon sounds like a sound merc. Either screeching like one, or silent divebombing like one.

(SereneFlight) #6

There are “really cool plans” for when the next Merc is released - Keep up to date on their social media for updates on this!

Idk really if I could say that 0.3% drop rate for special loadout would be considered “cool” (and 10% for those who pay more money than they should because apparently 10% chance of getting a special loadout card, that is most likely isn’t going to be the most ideal loadout card, is worth of so much dosh).

Oh yeah almost forgot about Trinkets… yeah they make all the difference.

(nokiII) #7

Good thing to hear, that they work on pub balance or anything at all!

http://i.imgur.com/raEOIBr.jpg

(doxjq) #8

[quote=“Faraleth;25052”]
Rostrum wants to make a Merc called Falcon, but needs some concept from the community to help him design them :wink:

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  • A turret that shoots at enemy explosives instead of people (flying nader nades, fragger nades etc). Could be quite handy for aiding people trying to do objective work, like on Chapel for instance where people spam the objective at the start with Fragger nades and Nader nades etc.

  • A semi-engineer type deployable that does objective work faster than a regular merc, but slower than an engineer.

  • An airstrike beacon, something that can be planted on the ground or wall that gives off a visual and audio warning to everyone on your team when an enemy calls in an airstrike.

  • Helicopter or drone, directed around by a targeter much like Kira, which fires a machine gun at enemies. Obviously something like this would need to have a delicate balance between slay power/health/cool down period/duration of ability etc.

I can’t take credit for the turret or the semi-engineer deployable, I saw them on another merc suggestion thread, but I personally think they’re great ideas.

(Sinee) #9

Falcon… obviously would be some sort of air support merc, no? We already have air strikes, artillery and a fucking laser… So what else can be called down or be useful from the sky in a war-setting? Hmmm…

How about… he calls in some sort of gunship helicopter to spray the ground of a certain area with an assload of minigun fire or mini missiles? Like an Apache or some other attack helicopter providing area denial and a more spread out peppering from the sky?

http://www.wall321.com/thumbnails/detail/20121113/military%20helicopters%20vehicles%20minigun%203936x2832%20wallpaper_www.wall321.com_36.jpg

Weeeeeeeee~

(Sinee) #10

@rancid Great minds! :wink:

Takes me back to the chopper heists in GTA V. Good times.

(doxjq) #11

[quote=“rancid;158841”]- Helicopter or drone, directed around by a targeter much like Kira, which fires a machine gun at enemies. Obviously something like this would need to have a delicate balance between slay power/health/cool down period/duration of ability etc.
[/quote]

[quote=“Mercy;158846”]
How about… he calls in some sort of gunship helicopter to spray the ground of a certain area with an assload of minigun fire or mini missiles? Like an Apache or some other attack helicopter providing area denial and a more spread out peppering from the sky?[/quote]

http://i.imgur.com/bzoEJMZ.png

(doxjq) #12

I think the hardest part about a helicopter would be finding the balance. Every time someone has suggested it in the past they keep saying it should slay insanely fast but have a really low HP so it can be shot out of the sky.

I think it should be the other way around maybe. High HP (400-500?) with reasonably slow killing time. If it’s going to be automatically aiming at the closest enemy I think it would be impossible to escape if it pummeled people into the ground as fast as a mounted turret does.

(Sorotia) #13

[quote=“hypnotoad;158833”]Good thing to hear, that they work on pub balance or anything at all!

http://i.imgur.com/raEOIBr.jpg[/quote]

Because we all know level = skill

(Amerika) #14

Rostrum wants to make a Merc called Falcon, but needs some concept from the community to help him design them :wink:

Done.

(SereneFlight) #15

Merc with dual pistols is something I’ve actually been wanting… … well, as long (s)he doesn’t have pretty damn useless ability.

(nokiII) #16

[quote=“Sorotia;158855”][quote=“hypnotoad;158833”]Good thing to hear, that they work on pub balance or anything at all!

http://i.imgur.com/raEOIBr.jpg[/quote]

Because we all know level = skill[/quote]

level = skill if you’re under like lvl 10
Also here is the result…
http://i.imgur.com/xcM5JWA.jpg

(brennanfreak) #17

Will Falcon have the Knee of Justice?

(Mc1412013) #18

I swear I’ve seen a movie that best describes what he wants
I don’t remember the movie or tv show but I’ve seen his idea before
And it wasn’t a marvel movie

(Terminal_6) #19

From what I recall, Falcon is a literal falconer whose ability is a pet falcon that pecks people’s eyes out. Also, Rostrum figured Falcon would be female, but concepts can go either way.

Timestamp from the stream is 53:22

(AnimeDude) #20

Give Falcon a literal falcon that does DOT to enemies and deployables target and retrieves drops such as health and ammo packs. The falcon can be shot down mid flight or while doing damage. Also she’s a she because I said so.

EDIT: wow they beat me to it.