the tank's primary flamer weapon (the "DRG-N Offensive Flamer Unit") now fires a glob of high-combustion napalm that spreads to a 3-tile wide circle, somewhat similar to what it was before. it burns slightly hotter than blue flame (45 vs 40 intensity). it also spawns a harmless smoke cloud for cosmetic effect. my reasoning behind this is that the tank does not have a way of extinguishing the flames on its own, and with how quickly it can fire off flame globs it could potentially stall pushes for a really, really long time. that kind of ruins the "offensive" part of the weapon imo. high-combustion napalm burns out quickly which would probably lessen this issue. the slightly higher damage output should be offset by the fact that you can extinguish the flames in one roll.
i am also unsure of why this glob radius got removed. i couldn't find anything relating to it's removal, nor if it was intended or not. it might be worthwhile to lower the radius by one tile (imo this a bit too much range) but for now i'm just reverting it to how it was before.
i at least think this is how it acted before (barring the short duration, that's just something i changed). i'm just working off what i have since i don't have any memories of the tank from back then.
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Explain why it's good for the game
currently the primary flamer just fires 1 tile of blue flame which is very underwhelming for what is supposed to be a primary weapon for the tank. it might need a few tweaks but with these changes it will be a very potent weapon, fit for being a proper primary.
Testing Photographs and Procedure
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balance: The DRG-N Offensive Flamer Unit now fires a 3-tile wide glob of high-combustion napalm.
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About the pull request
the tank's primary flamer weapon (the "DRG-N Offensive Flamer Unit") now fires a glob of high-combustion napalm that spreads to a 3-tile wide circle, somewhat similar to what it was before. it burns slightly hotter than blue flame (45 vs 40 intensity). it also spawns a harmless smoke cloud for cosmetic effect. my reasoning behind this is that the tank does not have a way of extinguishing the flames on its own, and with how quickly it can fire off flame globs it could potentially stall pushes for a really, really long time. that kind of ruins the "offensive" part of the weapon imo. high-combustion napalm burns out quickly which would probably lessen this issue. the slightly higher damage output should be offset by the fact that you can extinguish the flames in one roll.
i am also unsure of why this glob radius got removed. i couldn't find anything relating to it's removal, nor if it was intended or not. it might be worthwhile to lower the radius by one tile (imo this a bit too much range) but for now i'm just reverting it to how it was before.i at least think this is how it acted before (barring the short duration, that's just something i changed). i'm just working off what i have since i don't have any memories of the tank from back then.old picture for reference
Explain why it's good for the game
currently the primary flamer just fires 1 tile of blue flame which is very underwhelming for what is supposed to be a primary weapon for the tank. it might need a few tweaks but with these changes it will be a very potent weapon, fit for being a proper primary.
Testing Photographs and Procedure
Screenshots & Videos
https://github.com/cmss13-devs/cmss13/assets/17518895/a04aaf55-7ab8-4446-82c3-cbe76b6c696f Put screenshots and videos here with an empty line between the screenshots and the `Changelog
:cl: balance: The DRG-N Offensive Flamer Unit now fires a 3-tile wide glob of high-combustion napalm. /:cl: