"You have been defeated" - WTF??
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:04 am
you know, enough shields helps even with train. as long, as you notice, that your purple bar is going downMehve wrote:Not going to lie, I'm pretty sure my train deaths vastly outnumber by biter deaths at this point. A little caution and shielding goes a long way with biters. But with trains, a 250km/h unit can cross even a maximum-zoomed screen in a second and lubricate the tracks with your entrails before you can react.
Yeah, it's fine when I'm on biter patrol, because I'll have 4+ shields equipped. But when I'm building, I'm maxing out my movement speed and roboports, so I generally only have one or two shields on, which a big enough and fast enough train can punch through.mexmer wrote:you know, enough shields helps even with train. as long, as you notice, that your purple bar is going down
Shields are better than nothing. But my 'military' suit with 10mk2 shields didn't stop the 2 engine-3 wagon train (Probably near full speed) that killed me yesterday...Mehve wrote:Yeah, it's fine when I'm on biter patrol, because I'll have 4+ shields equipped. But when I'm building, I'm maxing out my movement speed and roboports, so I generally only have one or two shields on, which a big enough and fast enough train can punch through.mexmer wrote:you know, enough shields helps even with train. as long, as you notice, that your purple bar is going down
it will not stop it, but it should drain your shield slow enough, that you can leave the track.starholme wrote:Shields are better than nothing. But my 'military' suit with 10mk2 shields didn't stop the 2 engine-3 wagon train (Probably near full speed) that killed me yesterday...Mehve wrote:Yeah, it's fine when I'm on biter patrol, because I'll have 4+ shields equipped. But when I'm building, I'm maxing out my movement speed and roboports, so I generally only have one or two shields on, which a big enough and fast enough train can punch through.mexmer wrote:you know, enough shields helps even with train. as long, as you notice, that your purple bar is going down
Nope, no slow drain. Just 'splat'. Full shields, full health, running across the track with three exoskeletons, death by train was instant.mexmer wrote:it will not stop it, but it should drain your shield slow enough, that you can leave the track.starholme wrote:Shields are better than nothing. But my 'military' suit with 10mk2 shields didn't stop the 2 engine-3 wagon train (Probably near full speed) that killed me yesterday...Mehve wrote:Yeah, it's fine when I'm on biter patrol, because I'll have 4+ shields equipped. But when I'm building, I'm maxing out my movement speed and roboports, so I generally only have one or two shields on, which a big enough and fast enough train can punch through.mexmer wrote:you know, enough shields helps even with train. as long, as you notice, that your purple bar is going down
i don't think shields have high enough regeneration rate to counter almost "infinite" train force.