The Probe Ship

[JeremiahLoh]

Slightly inspired by the Carriers from Starcraft and the Aircraft Carriers from Red Alert Series. I drafted this Ship Class, The Probe Ships attack by sending out smaller Remote-controlled Ships.

-The Probe Ship is fitted with just enough Hitpoints for survival and is about as tough as Stunner Ships.

Ships start out looking like slightly bulkier versions of the Starter ship and soon progress into looking like Aircraft Carriers.

-You are allowed a maximum of 10 Assault Probes total.

-Salvage Probes do not cost anything and automatically collect what item you have selected on the map. You can have up to 2 Collectors.

- You are allowed up to 3 Repair Probes total.


How Probes work:
Each Probe costs a certain amount of Cryonite Crystals varying from 2 to a slightly steep 10. The Probes replace most of your default equipment. Each Probe will drain the equivalent of their needed actions. (i.e: 2 Standard Assault Probes that attack will eat up 2 Energy each)

Weapons:
Assault Probe - This nifty little probe is armed with smaller versions of the Blaster Weapons. They are as pointed out weaker but work more wonders due to the Probes being in swarms.Each Assault Probe costs 2 Cryonite each, Selecting a Enemy Ship Twice causes the Probes to attack that.
Replaces the Blaster Weapons of Number 1.
All Ships have this.

Salvage Probe - These Probes act as the Probe Ships Collector Equipment. They both cost 5 Cryonite to create. Double clicking a Object will cause them to gather the selected object.
Replaces the Collector Button from Number 2
All Ships have this.

Repair Probe - A similar vein of the Repair Drone, Repair Probes can be sent out to repair allies or your other probes. You can only have up to 3 R.Probes out in a time. Each Repair Probe costs 10 Cryonite to create. They will automatically start repairing you or your squad mates should your HP drop below than 50%
Activated by pressing the Number 5
Found on Gemini Ships onward.

Remote Targeting - With the aid of your targeting computers, Your attack probes will hit more often, and allow them to deal a Critical hit more often. Drains a set amount of Energy from your Energy Bank. Lasts for 10 Seconds, Cooldown is set to every 30 Seconds.
Activated by pressing the Number 6
Found on Mizar Ships onward.

Probe Manufacturing - By improving on the gathered blueprints, The Probes you construct are produced in a more efficient manner. All Probes have improved Defense,Hitpoints and more efficient Energy Drains. Costs a large amount of energy. All Probes will have improved performance for 3 minutes. Cooldown is 5 Minutes.
Activated by pressing the Number 7
Found on Sol Ships onward.

Probe Bomb - If Danger is imminent a Probe Command Ship can program one of their attack probes to attack a Single Target for massive damage, The Probe is lost and you must reconstruct a new probe. Cooldown is 30 seconds. and drains an amount of your energy.
Activated by pressing the Number 8
Parsec Ships onward have this.

SHIPS:

Vegas Ship:
AnIn-2000 Probe Assaulter

Antares ship:
AnIn-V25 Probe Devastator

Gemini ship:
GC-6 Probe Commander

Mizar ship:
MST-FF6 Fusion Probe Sire

Sol ships:
STAM R-Probe Lord

Parsec class:
AnIn-15 Probe Overlord

Sol ship:
STAM S-Probe Fleet ship

p.s. I borrowed the writing format from pbhuh's Topic on the "Tanker" ship which also is a fun and innovative ship!

 

[GoingWild]

Won't it cost crys tho? since almost all the items need crys to make and it hard to construct a probe out of pure energy and the probe that explores planet routes need crys too. there is already a attack probe called attack drone that stam-x shadow snipers use, they are basically the same

it would be great if you can make lots of probes/drones that follows you and shoot your target ,its good for ambushing people and storming DS

why not make Remote Targeting a scanning probe that scans enemies for weak spots thus improving aim and chance of critical hit or a decoy drone that act like an aggro beacon



wow longest post for me ever!

 

[defacto]

They (SS) are talking about a clan mothership. What about merging these ideas?

 

[JeremiahLoh]

Well the Stam-X uses the Attack Drone for support, The Probe Ship uses it purely for attacking, meaning without probes its just like the Mantis Scouts/Drones we see in Vegas 2... unarmed and afterburning away from us.

You spent cryo's getting the BP, making you spend cryo's per probe will make you dead poor, unless the Probes are like super cheap to buy like 5 cryo's per Probe?... but they still drain Energy for their actions from you though.

The main use of Remote Targeting is to "buff" up your Probes when in heavy fights such as bosses or big Mantis Swarms though.

 

[Adrana]

They (SS) are talking about a clan mothership. What about merging these ideas?

Clan mothership will be only in use at Cq's, not out at the playing fields.

 

[JeremiahLoh]

Modified the Probe Idea a bit, Probes are now "invincible" to kill off probes in PvP you must get the enemy pilot podded. Do remember that Probe Ships have about the same amount of HP as a Shock Type.