"MekaSuit discussion"

[Mementh]

per https://github.com/aidancbrady/Mekanism/issues/2840 armor was mentioned

armor repaired only by energy!

please add some options better then dark steel and other flux jetpacks. a few requests here

1. night vision uses power..
2. running fast
3. a glider option? ( would love this as a option for the normal jetpack )
4. jetpacks can run based on power or hydrogen.. if h2 then the tanks hold ALOT more but use ALOT more then normal ( have to use more to lift the weight of armor? :) ( this could be a GUI option to upgrade/change out and have options to swap out to make the armor better protection or better against blast/projectiles etc)
5. helmet can create O2 for underwater use. uses power :)
6. weapons have options to use gas or power... :)

[zabory]

I am just reading through this thread now, I really hope this is something that is going to be added. Maybe even making current things (such as the jetpack) upgradable with a gas efficient upgrade or a elyta upgrade would even work.

[mekanismbot[bot]]

This request has been added to the master list at mekanism/Mekanism#5320

In order to keep issue numbers under control this issue will be closed and used as future reference.

[aidancbrady]

For anyone still tracking this, MekaSuit is now officially in development. Feel free to post any additional ideas and I’ll consider them.

Sometime in the next few days I’ll write up how the suit is being designed to provide some more context.

[kohlth]

Basicly some meka suit ideas like the many other ideas on this discussion, though i will be trying to keep it within the theme of mekanism, within the realm of posibility, close to what the recent github commits are like, and i will exclude the more obvious items liem speed, jump boost, and night vision

General features/non specific features i would like: Suit config options Basicly the ability to lets say mayke that five tall jump into a 2 block tall jump without unequiping upgrades (maybe more energy efficiency given for loweing it but keeping the upgrades?)

Suit power gen options besides the "solarpannel on the head" (solar panel on head is cool too) basicly having the ability to have a mini bio fuel or gass burning gen that runs off of gas or fuel in the armor or inventory

Option gui Theres gonna be alot of features in the suit (i hope) and the keyboard doesnt have the room to control all those features. Solution: pop up gui. Nothing fancy, very much like the usual mekanism gui thats like a large chest, pops up from ome key and then you select the peice that has the module then turn that modules on off or even change its mode

Some upgrade ideas:

Diffrent levels of the electrolysis upgrade? At level one you can get back air bubbles, at level two you can refill your suit jet pack, Level 3 maybe refiling held items? Faster jetpack refill??

Vison upgrades Idk a particular order of when and how to implement these in a order on the helmet but: Zoom (shift + ctrl?) The water vision thing (goes a long way due to the 1.14 update) Mob detection overlay? Basicly highlights a mob in your vision even if its through a wall (Please! No glowing effect it drops my fps like someone from wrestle mania)

Jetpack upgrades Forward movement (even while hovering) Fall into lava detection (danger activation) (activates hover mode when about to fall into lava) Faster up acceleration Elytra????? (Straps elytra like wings or larger wigs to the jet pack to allow for eleytra like flight with a jet boost? Boots Faster swim (both the depth strider and dolphins grace swimm speed boosts)

Pants: Pockets for holding items like torches and food for your off hand (scroll and set key to switch off hand item?)

Chest plate Charge held items from suit buffer

Honesty thats all i have, for now... I dont want to post amillion ideas and cause your eyes to glaze over and i dont want to post ideas not too fitting with the plan

Anyways have a good day or night

[Noobly-Walker]

Some ideas I have...

• Energy shields (more armor at the cost of energy)
• Nanomachines (regeneration at the cost of LOTS of energy)
• Extra tank (either increases hydrogen and oxygen capacity, or stores water for future electrolysis and/or as handy storage. Possibly mutually exclusive with Storage Compartment)
• Storage compartment (More inventory at the cost of speed, maneuverability, or energy due to the extra weight. Possibly mutually exclusive with Extra Tank)

Additionally, I suggest these changes:

• Electrolytic Breathing Unit should get a slider that switches between filling with hydrogen, oxygen, or "smart", where it tries putting one gas, then the other, in anything that will take them.
• Electrolytic Breathing Unit's "Fill Held" toggle should be expanded to a "None", "Fill Held", and "Fill Inventory".