I like present our modyfication to the game Earth2160 created by polish studio Reality Pump. The NEP(New Earth Project- working title of the mod), is focused in bringing old units , atmosfere and that specific feel of older games created in Earth universe(like Earth 2140 , 2150 , the moon project , etc). But not only that. It is also some kind of experiment with is focused in showing what can be done in RTS games. Mod features: - New/old units from others game series, like Tiger for UCS , LBT(Pamir) for ED or cruscher for LC - Improved Fx - New maps created especially for this MOD(Also graphically improved) - Completely new gameplay. - New much clearer research system (Now you know waht you are researching.) - Diffrent build system for specific races. - Completely new reworked aliens, with much better morphing system(Morphoid player now “tech” like other nations...) - Old/New wepons technologies , with behave like as the ones from older games from this series . - Completely reworked a
Pretty light show.
I just love this laser and Ion effects from 2150, if you think for a moment about how could laser weapon look like in real life, this is it! Not those short blaster-like beams from 2160.
looks like they lost some battery tech because it still fires in burst and i remember the 2150 fireing constnatly lol
Actually in 2160 only the big laser cannon fired an hitscan beam, but yeah most other laser weapons were blaster like which I personally hated.
The point of the laser is the fact that it never misses.
In 2150 they were kind of constant beams like something with low ammo that depleted all of it, then when it was fully recharged fired again. The best was seeing unshielded units being overheated and explode :D
well, constant fire beams are actually less effective as weapons than pulsed ones.
as you create a plasma cloud when hitting the target (the ablated armor material) which absorbs lots of energy when you fire your laser constantly.
but if you make a short pause (a few micro to milli seconds) the plasma cloud dissolves and you can bring much more energy on target.
so a gattling-laser would be more effective than a continous beam.
but in practice you would not see the pauses, as they are shorter than the relaxion time of human visual cells....
Earth 2140 laser still best laser ;)