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CHAPTERTHREE
The AlliedBloc
I replace “Nations” with “Bloc” because:
1 theother three are “Empire/Union”, “Domain/Army” and “Revolt”, none of which is aplural;
2 now theplural form only applies to subfactions (In fact, “the Wings of Coronia” justused the plural form).
Navy Seal
Whenattacking armors, no matter in sea or on land, Navy Seal uses C4 consistently,so that Allied has a T2 anti-armor infantry. Because it must get close to plantC4, Navy Seal should be uncrushable by normal vehicles and have higher HP.
Whenattacking Mines, Navy Seal uses C4, too.
Archon IFV, Tomahawk Powersuit
Alliedshare the same kind of IFV as their common T1, and NA has a T2 version, whichis robotic and gets a new name, “Tomahawk Powersuit”.
TomahawkPowersuit uses the same weapons of IFV, but has higher price, HP, speed andpassenger survivability rate. Being a robot, Tomahawk Powersuit is immune toradiation, poison, mind-control, hijacking and depiloted. Additionally, TomahawkPowersuit is amphibious.
zj 1.0.8:Tanya + Powersuit is still vulnerable to air units. And still Powersuit doesTanya a disservice sometimes such as facing Dragonfly (which is general forSoviet now), Yunru, Gravitron, Risen Caustic Column and Deviatress.
zj 1.1.2:In previous versions, I re-named the Powersuit “McNaughton Powersuit” afterCanadian General A.G.L. McNaughton (1887~1966), who was Chairman of theCanadian Section of Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence(1950~1959). Now I re-name it “TomahawkPowersuit”, as “tomahawk” parallels “tsurugi”.
Stallion
Sincethere’re so many kinds of single rotor helicopters, why not depict Stallion asa tandem rotor, like original NightHawk?
Aberration Challenge (my proposals)
1. The players’radars are always jammed (or there’s no mini-map at all).
2.There’re permanent lightning storms above the players’ ore area, like the map“Maelstorm”.
3. ChronoPrisons.
4.#Paladin Tank Destroyers.
5. Alarge quantity of Cryo Mines and/or Anti-tank Mines.
PacificArmies
Sniper
Sniperhad better belong to PA, because “The Pacific Front employs cryo weaponry andlong range attacks.”
zj 1.1.6:If you feel the name “Sniper” no longer fits the unit because it has low damageper time and high fire frequency, you may use another name.
Zhang-Jian (張箭)
Before zj 1.0.9:
Zhang-Jianis a human version of Skyray Cannon (Thermal inversion cannon) + Zephyr (120mmhowitzer cannon). Thermal inversion cannon is anti-air. 120mm howitzer cannonis anti-ground.
Zephyrobotalso allows Zhang-Jian to fire past his maximum range across the map. (zj1.0.8: if the feature is possible)
Whichweapon does Zhang-Jian use, when he’s in IFV/Powersuit? -- zj 1.0.6: Zhang-Jianshould use Thermal inversion cannon.
I name
the new hero after my own name, Zhang Jian, not only because I invent him, but
also because my name fits him. In Chinese, “Zhang” (張) means “draw a/the
bow (weapon)”, and “Jian” (箭) is“arrow”. My name is sort of wordplay, too.
There’revarious ways to explain why the hero with the Korea-Kashmiri name belongs to PacificArmies instead. For example, you may say Zhang-Jian defected from KK to PA, andthis caused Prime Minister of KK (1 “President” now is exclusive to NA, 2 “PM” harmonizeswith “King” and “Khan”, 3 Kim Il-sung held the very title of DPRK from 1948 to1972) to put Yunru’s parents under house arrest in Shanghai to prevent Yunrufrom being another Zhang-Jian.
“How
careful!, like in winter, oh, to wade across a river so,” (“豫兮，其若冬涉川。”Verse 15) may be used as a
Zhang-Jian’s quote. The sentence and Norio’s “Heaven's net is wide, but lets
nothing through” (“天网恢恢，疏而不失。”Verse 73) both derive from “Dao
De Jing” (道德經) by
Laozi (老子), which Zhang-Jianhas studied. (Here I adopt Hilmar Alquiros’s translation.)
zj 1.0.9:
Zhang-Jiannow use the new weapon “Aether bow”. (I’m inspired by “Aether Cannon WH”, ahidden weapon.)
Aetherarrow reduces one target’s HP by 10%(?) per time, regardless of whatever thetarget is (both unit and building, both ground and air). Of course, he can’texterminate anyone or anything.
Attackrange: 15 (both ground and air).
Cooldown:50 frames?
HP: 200.
Speed: 10.
Unaffectedby firepower buffs/debuffs.
Able tofire from opentopped transports (Zhang-Jian and Battle Tortoise deserve oneanother).
Zhang-Jian+ IFV = Aether arrow IFV.
Zhang-Jianmay be depicted as a bowman.
Hisquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Zhang-Jian, the Silent. (“希言子” is derived partly
from President Calvin Coolidge’s nickname “Silent Cal”, partly from “希言自然” Verse 23)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]안녕하세요, Commander. (안녕하세요: annyeonghaseyo, hello. To parallel with Siegfried’s “Guten tag, Commander.” -- zj 1.1.1)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I don’t have a second string to my bow, so I haveto play second fiddle.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The gifted designer has a design in designinghimself as the gift. (both a pun and allusion to Cleopatra VII).
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Help me, help you. (“Warcraft 3”, Sorceress)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Welcome to Kanegawa Industries.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]They, who are good in using men, act from below
so humbly then. (善用人者，爲之下。Verse 68 http://www.tao-te-king.org/68.htm)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]All good ideas start out as bad ideas. That's whyit takes so long. (Steven Spielberg)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Swift as an arrow.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]From zero to hero. J(Archelon:“From hero to zero.”)
When orderedto attack:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]No solo mission.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Even 迦楼羅shall
lose courage. (It’s said “迦楼羅[Karura]” is Japanese version of Garuda. BTW, if that’s true, Norio should useKarura instead of Garuda.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let the hero, pawn of woman, cripple the opponent
with his arrow. (♬adaptationof “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe -- zj 1.1.2)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Draw the Aether bow fully, shoot the non-lethalarrow forward. (a wordplay of my name)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Use surprise tactics in war. (以奇用兵。Verse 57, translated
by Charles Muller http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclz57.htm)
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Whoever is the cause of someone's becoming powerful
is ruined. (“Il Principe” by Niccolò Machiavelli, Chapter 3, translated by Harvey Mansfield)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I’m a pacific man.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]だめ。 (だめ: dame, no good)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Live together, die alone. (https://lostpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Live_Together,_Die_Alone)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Bad luck: good fortune's underlays, good luck:
misfortune's lurking place. (禍兮，福之所倚；福兮，禍之所伏。Verse 58 http://www.tao-te-king.org/58.htm Plan B [Chang Chung-Yuan’s
translation]: “From misfortune, good fortune is derived. In good fortune,
misfortune is conceived.” http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclz58.htm)
Whenpromoted to heroic:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The Silent.
Whenbeing killed:
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Battle Tortoise (zj 1.1.5)
@你咋不上天啊hh’s idea is in 《来一起调整平衡》(https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6581311022)
Tora (zj 1.0.9)
The word “tora”
(虎) means"tiger" in Japanese.
“Tora!
Tora! Tora!”, a radio code word, is the icon of Japanese surprise aerial attack
on Pearl Harbor. In this case, “tora” is an acronym for “totsugeki raigeki” (突撃雷撃), literallymeaning "lightning attack".
His/Herquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]New generation of mine and minelayer. (The oldgeneration is Red Alert 1’s Anti-tank Minelayer with Anti-tank mines,Anti-personnel Minelayer with Anti-personnel mines.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]虎，最高。(最高: saikō, the best, the highest)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Guard Pacific’s triple star. (♬“God Defense NewZealand”. Here the “triple star” is South Korea, Japan, and Australia)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Zhang-Jian-様’s idea.
(様: sama, a Japanese honorific title)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Anywhere, commander... J(Tyrant’sunused quotation)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Grrrreat! (“Warcraft 3”, Moon Priestess Amara)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]凄い！ (凄い: sugoi, great, cool)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Camouflaged as a tiger. (invisible on enemyradar)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Delay gratification.
[if !supportLists]«[endif](The) winner is coming.
Whenordered to “attack”:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Preys are going to be killed by my cryo mines.No, by their curiosity!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let it snow! (♬“Let it snow!” by Dean Martin)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]虎！虎！虎！
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Snowball delivered. (“Overwatch”, Meiling Zhou)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]It only takes one mine. (Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a26463/quickstrike-sea-mines-slipjack-flounder/)
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Our forces are melting down like snowflakes.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Never catch a tiger by the tail!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]やめて！ (やめて: Yamete, stop)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]There is a very unstable situation in the sky.
That is unfolding very quickly. J (♬adaptation of “ActOn Instinct” -- zj 1.1.0)
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Regenbogen Challenge
RED:Reset the countdown of the players’ superweapon and support powers; no moreinverted firepower.
NorthAmerica
Tanya (zj 1.0.8)
I fileTanya’s quote:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]What's up?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]No fear, Tanya's here.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I'm so good!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]How about some action?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Untouchable!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I hear ya.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I'm the best there is.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]You got an order?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Anytime, boss.
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Where's the party?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Show me the way. (Plan B: “On my way.”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I'm there.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let's go! (Plan B: Let's get to it.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Movin' out, boss.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]How about a target?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Nothin' to stop me! (Plan B: “Nothing can stopme!”)
Whenordered to attack (Laser rifle):
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Bag 'em up!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Gotcha.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Chaching!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Another loser!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Yeehaw!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Locked and Loaded!
[if !supportLists]«[endif](maniacal laugh)
Whenordered to attack (Ultimate C4):
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Shake it, baby!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Woohoo!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I'm on it.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let’s rock and roll!
[if !supportLists]«[endif](laughter)
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Hey, hey, watch it!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I'm hit!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Just a scratch!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]That all you got?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Must resist. (Plan B: Ignore the sentence.)
Whenpromoted to heroic:
(laughter)
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Statue of Liberty Cannon
It should
be deployed to toggle between free fire and hold fire mode, otherwise it’s the devastator
of your own base. @瞌睡附图’s idea
is a comment at https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv2764124.
“Athena”is too Greek, thus too “Euro Alliance”. (“Athena” works in Red Alert 3, becauseRA3 has no subfaction.) I replace it with “Statue of Liberty”: North American,check; feminine, check; well-known, check. What’s more, the new name is perfectfor Freedom Challenge.
So does“Mercury Satellite Uplink”, which I thus simply call “Satellite Uplink”.
In thissense, “Hyperion” isn’t a good name for PA either.
“Archon” is also very Greek, therefore it onlyapplies to EA or general.
Boidmachine
I combine3.3.4’s Boidmachine and Mercury Strike and my own ideas together to make a newversion.
1.Boidmachine uses 4* "Quasar" lasers (= 2 Aeroblazes) when undeployed, or Boid Strikewhen deployed.
2. BoidStrike hits precisely like 3.3.4’s Mercury Strike.
3. BoidStrike is dedicated to siege. Target Painter + A Boid Strike’s central damage +a Navy Seal’s C4 should destroy any building?
4. BoidStrike increases the firepower of Statue of Liberty Cannons like MercuryStrike.
5. BoidStrike costs $0.
6. (zj1.1.5) When in vehicle mode, Boidmachine can crush vehicles, like Stalin’sFist.
7. (zj1.1.6) Neither weapon reveals Boidmachine’s position.
AIbehavior:
In 3.3.4,unlike Irkalla, three Boidmachines do little more than one Boidmachine, so AI(Mental Boost) doesn’t build more than one. Now, AI may have as many as fiveBoidmachines to defend its airspace.
Freedom Challenge (new version)
1. Permanentlybuffed Statue of Liberty Cannons.
2.Lionhearts. And Replace Tech Airfields with Runways. -- Paradrops shouldn’t beNA’s feature in MO.
3. Fasterenemy infantry and vehicles.
4.Constant Target Painter.
5. FlintWestwood. (zj 1.0.8)
Euro Alliance
Suppressor
Suppressorbelongs to EA to further manifest EA’s “firepower calculation”.
Siegfried
Teleportshould be a hero’s feature. And Siegfried had better teleport. His weapon andstats may or may not be modified accordingly.
Everykind of ordinary infantry features should also be applied to heroes, except sacrificeand disguise.
Haloed Thor
HaloedThor is NOT #Super Thor.
HaloedThor’s two weapons are the same as ordinary Thor’s. And Lightning Rod boostsHaloed Thor’s firepower, too.
The dazzleof Haloed Thor is its HP 2000 (or even 2500?), Heavy Aircraft, and invisible onenemy radar.
HaloedThor is anti-disguise.
Timekiller Challenge (new version)
1.Permanently buffed Thors and Haloed Thors.
2. Theenemy's Force Shield recharge time is halved.
3. Theenemy's Backwarp recharge time is halved.
4. Fasterrate of fire of all enemy units.
5.Quickshifters.
6. ArnieFrankenfurter. (zj 1.0.8)
TheSoviet Empire
“Empire” ismore suitable than “Union” in the context of “Havana Kingdom”, “Russian Khanate”and “Prime Minister of KK”.
“Buildingthe Soviet Empire” is what HK/RK/KK MCV says.
AFH (Air Force Headquarters)
I remove“Command” from “Air Force Command Headquarters” because: 1 “Commander” is consideredto be exclusive to Allied, while AFH now belongs to Soviet; 2 the old namemight be a little lengthy, even more so when you need to add something else.
Naval Mine Paradrop
NavalMines not only should apply to “seas” but also should apply to “rivers” and“pools” to kill Riot Troopers, Crazy Ivans, Epsilon Elites and Jackals etc., whena Shipyard is not an option at all.
Wallbuster (zj 1.1.0)
His/Herquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Wallbuster, war master.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I treasure the stone bust of General.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Blood and brick. (“Walls: A History ofCivilization in Blood and Brick” by David Frye)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let no one build walls to divide us, walls of
hatred nor walls of stone. (♬“Internationale” translated by Billy Bragg)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The best defense is a good offense.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Think out of the box.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]March, march, Wallbusters. (♬adaptation of “Whirlwindof Danger” / “March Song of the Workers”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Fly higher, and higher, and higher. (♬“March of Stalin'sAir Force”)
Whenordered to attack:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]拆！(“拆” means “pull down,
demolish” in Chinese)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Tear down this wall! (“Tear Down This Wall” byRonald Reagan)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The writing is on the wall for the wall itself.(zj 1.1.2)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]There is no real wall in war. J(3.3.4’sCyborg Vanguard: “There is no real law of war.”)
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]How have they managed to stonewall?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I get busted.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I feel airsick.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I’m going to the wall.
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Tesla Trooper, Chain Tesla Trooper, Desolator,Eradicator
WeakDesolator + strong Tesla Trooper has several benefits:
1. HK, RKand KK all have special T3 non-hero infantry (Arsonist; Gyrocopter; Chain TeslaTrooper) and special T2 “infantry” (Senior Bomb Pilot, WP Pyro, Mortar Quad;Eradicator; Airborne Team).
2. Nowthat ordinary Tesla Trooper has EMP and Chain Tesla Trooper somewhat replaces ahero, they’d better be T3.
3. BothYunru and Centurion need strong companions, and strong Chain Tesla Trooper is abetter solution than strong Desolator.
4. Nowthere’s a good way to explain why Tesla Trooper is anti-cloak while Tesla Coilisn’t: Tesla Trooper and Tesla Cruiser are T3, while Tesla Coil is T2.
There’sno need to list up their stats interchange. Their features are still theirs, suchas Desolator / Eradicator still can eliminate tanks within Tank Bunkers, TeslaTrooper / Chain Tesla Trooper still can charge Tesla Coils.
Tesla Coil (zj 1.1.2)
Now thatTesla Trooper / Chain Tesla Trooper is T3:
Whencharged by (Chain) Tesla Trooper, Tesla Coil: attack range +1, firepower *150%,rate of fire * 183%, + Chain EMP effect (like Chain Tesla Trooper, Chain EMPhas 0 damage).
When inlow power, ONE (Chain) Tesla Trooper is enough to make a Tesla Coil online, two(Chain) Tesla Troopers are enough to charge a Tesla Coil.
Meanwhile,the fully upgraded bonuses no longer have EMP (no single EMP, no EMP arc).
Demolition Truck & Boat
HK
SmokyDemo: emits smoke in a radius of 8 when exploding, which halves enemyfirepower. -- “It will be a smoking crater!” as the driver says.
RK
IrradiativeDemo: has constant radiation (like Eradicator); is immune to radiation; generatesa radiation field when exploding (similar to Yuri’s Revenge or a smaller area).
KK
EMP Demo:is immune to EMP; emits EMP in a radius of 8 when exploding.
Naval (zj1.0.9)
3.3.5will add Mosquito Demoboat. I suggest it be general to Soviet.
Revolution Challenge
1.Replace Topol-M with one Stalin’s Fist for each subfaction.
2. Onlyordinary Kirov reinforcement.
3.Replace Bomb Biker reinforcement with Mortar Quad reinforcement.
HavanaKingdom
WP Pyro
@一家之主风见幽香’s white
phosphorus idea is in the paper “【简谈】对于心灵终结335的对战平衡性设计理念以及其中的过程和细节” (https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv2764124).
Senior Bomb Pilot
Comparethe basic stats of Bomb Pilot, Senior Bomb Pilot and Bloatick:
HP: 150;150; 100.
Armortype: Flak; Plate?; Animal.
Speed: 8;9? (10 may be imba); 10.
Sightradius: 6; 7; 7.
Cost:NA($100); $400?; $400.
Traintime: NA; 0:12?; 0:09.
Damage:150~75; 150~75; 150~37.5.
Damagerate: anti vehicle; anti vehicle + infantry; anti infantry + building.
Attackrange: 1.73, radius 2; 1.73, radius 2; 1.73, radius 3.
Specialabilities: Capture depiloted vehicles; Capture depiloted vehicles and vessels,amphibious, emit smoke when exploding; Generate poison clouds, heal in poisonclouds, immune to mind-control, Spy alike cannot disguise them as Bloatick.
BombBiker doesn’t server my purpose, so I develop a new unit, but I have no problemto use the name and voxel of Bomb Biker, if you like.
zj 1.1.2:In previous versions, “Bomb Pilot” and “Senior Bomb Pilot” were named “BombApprentice” and “Bomb Mentor”.
Morales
3.3.4’sMorales summons X-MiGs to siege: 1 it doesn’t display HK’s “fireworks”; 2 itmesses up other subfaction’s nuclear feature; 3 it is the very opposite of“harassment and sabotage”, because Morales has to stand still to wait X-MiGswhile the enemies know clearly which building is being targetted.
My idea“Time incendiary explosive ejector” solves all the problems. Morales now canejector an Ivan’s explosive to an enemy’s building from range 15 andimmediately run away (now Speed 8 or amphibious). The adversary is irritated bythe tick-tock, but has little to do or even doesn’t know which building hasbeen targetted (if lacking certain methods). After a while, “Fireworks foreveryone!”
Morales’sejector is able to cross over walls.
Morales’sSpeed increase from 7 to 8 (Plan A).
Cyborg Culpeo
CyborgCulpeo is HK’s version of Chitzkoi.
“Culpeo”is a native South American fox species.
Moralesattacks far and slow, whereas Cyborg Culpeo attacks closely and fast: theycomplement each other.
CyborgCulpeo is enhanced with "Schturm" missiles (= an empty Catastrophe)to fight air units.
Anotherinteresting new feature is Cyborg Culpeo emits smoke in a radius of 8 whenkilled, which halves enemy firepower for 12 in-game seconds.
CyborgCulpeo + IFV = "Schturm" missiles. (zj 1.0.8)
Tobalance these improvements, Cyborg Culpeo loses the ability to clear garrisonedstructure (of which Tanya has sole ownership now).
Plan A
CyborgCulpeo is amphibious and able to parasitize vessels. MO’s Giant Squid has lostthe ability to grapple ships, let’s make Cyborg Culpeo somewhat inherit thislost feature.
Tobalance the amphibious ability, Cyborg Culpeo‘s HP reduces from 500 to 400?
Plan B
Insteadof Cyborg Culpeo, Morales is amphibious and able to depilot most T1 and T2vessels, including subs (then Senior Bomb Pilots can capture them).
IfMorales is amphibious, his Speed is still 7.
Note: If vesselscan be depiloted, HK should have Dreadnought, and KK should have ScU MissileSub. Hijacker can also swim and hijack vessels.
zj 1.0.6:Plan B is better.
In earlyversion, I once considered Inca Missile Sub (now HK with a new name, Gordostmissiles able to cause fire that lingers for a while, Speed 4, HP 1000? --These alterations are to match HK’s “harassment”, but they unfortunatelydiminish the difference between Inca and Resheph. If you insist Akula’s Speed 3and HP 1250, then the missile sub should be transferred to KK and re-named. Howabout “ScU Missile Sub”?).
Armadillo
To differfrom Scorpion Cell, Havana Kingdom needs some expensive units and more kamikazeunits.
Armadillo,as well as WP Pyro, is not only valuable but also in HK’s flame style.
Before zj 1.1.1
$1200, HP700, Speed 6, Turn rate 5, Transport slots 6. Now Armadillo merely has one moreflamethrower, uses White Phosphorus and costs $200 more, compared with Borillo.
It’s not wise
to (still) give Armadillo to Korea-Kashmir. And now there’s no necessity to
introduce a new vehicle (“South American Tapir”, as @一家之主风见幽香recommends).In fact, “armadillos” mainly live in Central and South America, and the worditself comes from Spanish; whereas “tapir” comes from French.
zj 1.1.1:
Armadillo(HK), Borillo (RK), Pangolin (KK)
Armadillo:2 WP flamethrowers.
Borillo:8 transport slots (the other two are 6), immune to radiation.
Pangolin:HP 820 (the other two are 700), immune to EMP.
The otherstats are all the same.
X Firebombing (zj 1.0.8)
XFirebombing is HK version of Toxic Strike.
Call 4Flamingoes to perform ONE strafe run by dropping their firebombs to create an Xfirewall at the target radius of 5.
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Everyexplosion causes 45~6.75 damage in a radius of 1.5 (= Vulture). That’s thecentral point will be stricken 4 times (Damage 180~27), and every side pointwill be stricken 2 times (Damage 90~13.5).
The Xfirewall lasts 125 frames (= 1/4 Arsonist’s Napalm), and the damage =Arsonist’s Napalm.
Dybbuk-Strikeris re-named Flamingo.
“Flamingo”fits HK well, because the word has the root “flame” and partly comes fromSpanish, and many of the birds live in Caribbean Sea and South America.
Moreover,flamingoes are highly gregarious. And four Flamingoes come together each timein the game.
Flame Tower
1.
Improved to T2, HP 650 → 850, Attack range 6.5 → 8, Cost $500 → $1000.
2. WhitePhosphorus.
Moltencore Challenge
1. InitialWP Pyros for Catastrophe Tanks.
2. ArnieFrankenfurter. (zj 1.0.8)
3. Addsome AFHs, and replace Syckles with Double-headed Eagles.
4.Replace Bomb Biker reinforcement with Senior Bomb Pilot reinforcement.
RussianKhanate
All RK subfactionalunits (except RK MCV) are immune to radiation: Eradicator, Krukov, Rhino Tank,Irradiative Demolition Truck, Borillo, Khan Nuclear Cannon, Sentinel, IO-549Siege Chopper.
Khan Nuclear Cannon
Ofcourse, Khan Nuclear Cannon and Tesla Cruiser should interchange their basic stats,and I’ve already listed some. Still Tesla Cruiser is not effectively againstbuildings.
It’s a
little weird that a unit is named after a female deity (女媧, Nüwa) while dubbed by a male (Gabriel Wolf). Therefore I re-nameit “Khan Nuclear Cannon” to fit both its new affiliation (Russian Khanate) andits voice actor.
Krukov
Krukov’s Radiationgun also can eliminate tanks within Tank Bunkers.
Krukov’sLaser Designator’s Attack range is 12 (= Boris) not 15.
Krukov isconstantly leaking radiation around him, just like Eradicator.
Krukov nolonger has Smoke bombs.
zj 1.0.8:Krukov + IFV = Krukov’s Radiation gun.
Nuclear Kirov Flagship (NKF)
Theepic’s HP, Armor type, Speed, etc. are all equal to ordinary Kirov Airship. (Iguess HP 3000 might be imbalance.)
The criticalchange is NKF’s weapons are 2*SPM3 (against both air and ground) + Mini-nuke(against ground).
SPM3 canfire on the move.
SPM3 iseffectively against all kinds of units, weak against buildings.
AIbehavior:
1. AI’s NKFonly bombards the enemy’s main Construction Yard. NKF’s Attack range is 1 with radius9, whereas 3.3.4’s M.A.D.M.A.N.’s is 16. So 3.3.4’s AI still cannot use M.A.D.M.A.N.properly, but AI at least won’t use NKF to destroy itself.
2. UnlikeStalin’s Fist, AI is allowed to train several NKFs.
zj 1.0.8:NKF may adopt RA3’s Kirov’s voice set.
Gastroburners
Atomheart(Plan A)
Ittemporarily increases the speed of Nuclear Kirov Flagship and Krukov (and X-MiGs?).
FissionSpeed Up (Plan B)
Ittemporarily increases the speed of all kinds unclear units: Desolator,Eradicator, Krukov, Volkov(?), Irradiative Demolition Truck, Khan NuclearCannon, Apocalypse Tank, Super Apocalypse Tank, Wormqueen, X-MiG(?), NuclearKirov Flagship.
Gastroburners(Plan C, zj 1.0.8)
Somewhatsimilar to RA3, temporarily increase Kirov Airships’ and NKF’s speed (no HP sacrificethough).
Battlecity Challenge
1. ReplaceTesla Overcharge effect with permanent Gastroburners effect on Nuclear KirovFlagships and Kirov Airships.
2. ReplaceStalin’s Fists with Topol-Ms with mini-nukes.
3. (zj1.1.6) All enemy units have permanent irradiation.
Korea-Kashmir
All KK subfactionalunits (except KK MCV) are immune to EMP: Chain Tesla Trooper, Yunru, QilinTank, Tiger APC, EMP Demolition Truck, Pangolin, Tesla Cruiser, Scud Launcher,Centurion Tesla Crawler, ScU Sub.
Yunru
Raising Yunru’sHP prominently so that using Yunru outside Centurion, e.g. deploying, alsomakes sense.
At thesame time, Yunru is no longer immune to poison or radiation.
Centurion, Apocalypse, Double-headed Eagle,Wormqueen, Syckle
Centurion
Centurion’s420 mm Tesla-enhanced cannon is similar to 3.3.4’s Apocalypse.
Now thatKK has Scud Launcher, Centurion might as well has less damage to buildings andmore damage to units.
Apocalypse
Now its 2*125mm Nuke-enhanced cannons is similar to Khan Nuclear Cannon.
SuperApocalypse Tank also uses Nuke-enhanced cannons now.
Syckle
In 3.3.4:Syckle’s two features, radiation and Iron Curtain, are all Soviet; meanwhile, noneof stolen units uses Chemical weapons. So I replace Syckle’s 2* Rad cannonswith 2* Chemical cannons. Now Syckle can attack both ground units andbuildings.
Double-headed Eagle(zj 1.0.7)
Now Iinvent a new sort of pad airplane, Double-headed Eagle, to replace Syckle.
“Double-headedEagle” is the national emblem of both Tsarist Russia and Russian Federation.
Double-headedEagle uses Double-headed Eagle virus sniper rifle, which can randomly pick ONEadditional target at one time (inheriting the feature of 3.3.4’s Foxtrot, buttargeting with accuracy).
Ammunition:2(+2). Double-headed Eagle, like Virus, can target both ground infantry andvehicles.
Double-headedEagle’s attack range is 15, and it doesn’t reveal position when attacking.
Double-headedEagle is invulnerable when parking on airfields. -- Airfields are rathervulnerable though, be careful. (zj 1.1.2: Plan B: Double-headed Eagle is alwaysinvulnerable. The only way to destroy it is to destory the airfields.)
SeeDybbuk-Jobseeker below for Double-headed Eagle’s stats I suggest.
zj 1.0.8:His/Her quotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Double-headed Eagle, heading the air forces.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Culturing coronaviruses.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The fastest fighter.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The vaccination, kick-started
by Catherine the Great through her example, makes me invulnerable.
[if !supportLists]«[endif](♬ Playing a clip of the opening music of Russian series “Екатери́на” [Ekaterina], onlyinstrumental music)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Double-headed Eagle, eager to head off.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Gaze at visions. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Thunder_of_Victory_Rumble!_(anthem))
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Over mountain peaks and seas. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Thunder_of_Victory_Rumble!_(anthem))
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Ура́! (Ура́: ura, hurrah.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif](♬ Playing a clip of “Let the
Thunder of Victory Rumble!”, only instrumental music)
Whenordered to attack:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Buy one, get one free.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Have a drink, friends. (adaptation of “ShadowTactics: Blades of the Shogun”’s Mugen)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Usefulidiots.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Smallpox or bubonic plague?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Shall I pencil you in ... twice? (“Fresh off theBoat” S02E18)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Not
missiles, but microbes. (“The next outbreak? We're not ready” by Bill Gates https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready/up-next#t-48834 -- zj
1.0.9)
Whenunder fire (If Double-headed Eagle is set always invulnerable, those quotesbelow will not be used -- zj 1.1.2):
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The highest branch is not the safest roost.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Coup d'état!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Be curtains for me?
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Why don’t I have three heads? (“Amadeus” by Milos Forman)
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Wormqueen
Before zj 1.1.7:
Since Lionheartand Seitaad already use Tesla / EMP, Wormqueen is redesigned to use 2* Radcannons against ground units (inheriting Syckle’s weapon) and 2* Flamethrowers againstbuildings. (Among stolen tech units, only Apocalypse and Wormqueen are equippedwith nuclear weapons.)
SinceWormqueen is subterranean, its minimum attack range should reduce from 5.5 to1.
Psionicbolt is transferred to Space Commando.
zj 1.1.7:
Keep 2*Rad cannons.
Trade 2*Flamethrowers for the capacity of 8 transport slots (= Borillo).
HP: 350 →820 (Pangolin)
Armor type: still Medium (Drilleris Light, Pangolin is Heavy)
Speed: still 4 (1 when
underground)
Turn rate:
3 →5 (= Driller = Borillo).
Sightradius: still 6.
Addanti-disguise.
FusingEpsilon and Soviet, Wormqueen becomes the queen of transporters. And, Wormqueenitself is useful in both fight and harassment, not to mention when carryingcertain infantry.
ScU Missile Sub (zj 1.0.8)
“ScU” (川大) is the short form
of “Sichuan University” (四川大學).
I choose
“ScU” to name the sub because: 1 ScU is in Korea-Kashmir; 2 ScU is my alma
mater; 3 “ScU” and “Sub” are in alliteration and have the equal number of
letters; 4 “川” means “river”; 5
the motto of ScU, “海納百川，有容乃大”, alsorefers to “sea” and “rivers”.
The motto
of ScU, derived from a classic couplet. It literally means “The sea admits
hundreds of rivers; having (huge) capacity for accommodation/tolerance makes
itself great.” It’s also a wordplay. The last words of the two clauses are “川” and “大” respectively, the
combination of which is “川大”(ScU).
The quotation’s pronunciation and another interpretation: https://translate.google.cn/#view=home&op=translate&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&text=%E6%B5%B7%E7%B4%8D%E7%99%BE%E5%B7%9D%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%89%E5%AE%B9%E4%B9%83%E5%A4%A7
His/Herquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]ScU Sub, beyond material physics.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Straight A’s.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]A black horse or a black sheep? (The submarinelooks black.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The library is inscribed with your name.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]海納百川，有容乃大。
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]We only have to send me. The "others"don't need to know. (“Fresh off the Boat” S03E22)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]From my Yin to my Yang to my Yang Tze. (♬“The Warrior Song”by Sean Householder)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Navigating with utmost caution. (3.3.4’s Akula)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]To discover the secrets beneath the surface.
(“Ocean Maker” by ScU http://wuco.scu.edu.cn/info/1081/1193.htm)
Whenordered to attack:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The point, however, is to change it. (“Theses OnFeuerbach” by Karl Marx)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Yunru will be proud.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]And so begins the final drama. (♬“TheInternationale”, translated by Billy Bragg)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]There’re a few things worth learning that theyjust don't teach you in school. (Brazzers)
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]There is no teacher but the enemy. And he will
tell you where you are weak, where he is strong. (“Ender's Game” by Gavin Hood-- zj1.1.7)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]This word game puzzles me.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Another Beiyang Fleet? (北洋艦隊 https://historica.fandom.com/wiki/Beiyang_Fleet)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]What's that dripping sound?! (RA3’s Akula)
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Tesla Overcharge
Ittemporarily boosts the potency of Tesla / EMP weapons, except EMP Mine and EMPDemolition Truck: Tesla Coil, Tesla Trooper, Chain Tesla Trooper, CyborgVanguard(?), Tesla Cruiser, Lionheart, Seitaad Airship(?) and Stone Golem.
Ironwall Challenge (my proposals)
“IronwallChallenge” sounds cool, and I infer it is the Challenge vs KK. Nevertheless, I’vecome up with another name, “Everest Challenge”, which I just record here toremember.
1. In thebeginning the players’ bases are already surrounded by a string of BattleBunkers.
2.Constant infantry paradrops with Wolfhounds escort. Each enemy owns a TechParatrooper Liaison Office.
3.Numerous Dragonflies.
4.Permanent Tesla Overcharge effect on Chain Tesla Troopers, Tesla Cruisers andCenturions.
5.Irondragons.
6. EMPMines.
7. Zhongjie.(zj 1.0.8)
TheEpsilon Domain
1. “Army”now belongs to “Pacific Armies”.
2.“Domain” echoes Psychic Domination.
Nutrient Column
Now eachfaction has its special ways to heal friendly units.
Healinfantry:
Allied:Field Medic, Backwarp.
Soviet:Drakuv, Apocalypse (stolen).
Epsilon: NutrientColumn, Stalker (AC), some infantry can heal in poison clouds.
Foehn: Huntress,Devourer (HH), Archelon (stolen), Nanofiber Sync.
Neutral:Tech Hospital, Tech Base Expansion Post.
Repairvehicles:
Allied:Engineer IFV/Powersuit, Backwarp.
Soviet:Repair Drone, Repair Crane.
Epsilon: NutrientColumn, some vehicles can heal in poison clouds. (Stinger+Engineer is too repetitive.)
Foehn:Minermite, Nanocharge (LH).
Neutral:Tech Machine Shop, Tech Base Expansion Post.
My
modification is better than @SOSolacex’s, which assigns Field Medic to Epsilon
(https://www.bilibili.com/video/av45805124 or https://mega.nz/#!h1ZCDQ4I!_bp7zRvV2QZ5LbQhsKsRlxlatshKzj9e_wV93RaILK0, thelatter of which I have no access to, what a shame).
@一家之主风见幽香’s idea,
a new Foehn unit “纳米修复者”, rapidlyhealing friendly infantry, hasn’t persuaded me.
It’s saidthat 3.3.5’s Rage will no longer heal infantry. It gets along with my idea.
zj 1.0.8Compare Repair Crane to Nutrient Column:
NutrientColumn ≈ T1 Defense, effectively “attack” friendly ground units, Range 6 (onlyone unit at a time), $500, -0 Power.
RepairCrane ≈ T2 Defense, effectively “attack” friendly airborne and ground armors,Radius 8 (all units simultaneously), $1200, -50 Power.
Initiate, Railgun Tower, Marauder, AntaresBattery
There’sno problem for Yuri’s Revenge to say Initiates use fire. However, it’sconfusing for Mental Omega to say some Epsilon arsenals are “fire”, “inferno” and“thermal”, because this feature is supposed to be HK. So let’s say Initiate, RailgunTower and Marauder use some sort(s) of psychic energy, similar to Adept, Eliteand Yuri. There, I fixed it. Er, it would be better if the colour for theirweapon visuals turn purple.
Theadjustment to Antares Battery is more delicate. “Antares” is Alpha Scorpii, soset it use "Antares" acid beam.
zj 1.1.2:The name of “Inferno Tower” returns to 3.3.0’s “Railgun Tower”, after I replaceFoehn’s “Railgun Tower” with “Golden Rocket Tower” and give “Railguneer” a newname “Lambaster”.
Epsilon Barracks (zj 1.0.8)
Using“Yuri is master” as the sound effect is more of a hindrance than a help. Trysomething else.
Infiltrator (zj 1.1.5)
Thetraining images of Infiltrator and Adept are too similar to identify.Infiltrator’s avatar may: 1 face left, 2 have hair, 3 wear a pair of glasses(?).
Dybbuk-Crasher (zj 1.0.8)
In previousversions, I introduced this brand new kind of kamikaze airplane to replaceBlackout Missile.
Now Iredesign it as the most powerful siege aircraft, combining Barracuda’s damageand Wallbuster Missile’s range. On the other hand, it’s quite costly,considering it’s a one-off.
Whenbeing shot down, Dybbuk-C ONLY causes splash damage like other airplanes.
His/Herquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]We crash into each other, just so we can feel
something. (“Crash” by Paul Haggis)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Epsilon’s kamikazes.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I’m more than a crasher, I’m a Dybbuk-Crasher. (PlanB: “The Crasher is a dybbuk.” -- zj 1.1.0)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Proselyte, I feel like a million dollars.
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Crashing through the firmament. (zj 1.1.0)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]From Mountain Pensacola to the shores of Tripoli.
(♬ adaptation ofUSA “Marines' Hymn”. BTW, we maynarrow the location of “Survivors” down to Tripoli.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]In the wake of Yuri.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Crash, crash, one hundred yard dash. (adaptationof “Zootopia”)
Whenordered to attack:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let’s crash the party.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Boom! Bam! Pow! (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/crash)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Fly into the towers. (September 11 Attacks)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Rule #87 - Always choose large weddings. More
choice. Easier to blend. (“Wedding Crashers” by David Dobkin)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Nothing succeeds like success.
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]What a martyr craves more than anything is a swordto fall on. (“House of Cards” S01E02)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Crash land the dybbuk!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]It is almost a relief to find myself in an actualaccident. (“Crash” by J. G. Ballard)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Now the pain is my pleasure, cause nothing could
measure. (♬“S&M” byRihanna)
***
Now I setSyncronaut to replace Blackout Missile, instead.
Dybbuk-Mutator, Dybbuk-Evolver
OneDybbuk-E’s damage to infantry should equal to two Foxtrots’.
Bloatickand Dybbuk-M should be able to neutralize each other: on the one hand,Bloaticks can destroy Aerodomes easily; on the other hand, a Dybbuk-M can kill apack of Bloaticks easily.
Dybbuk-Seizer
Tobalance Dybbuk-S’s and Yuri’s ability of mind-controlling buildings, we may setmore buildings are immune to mind-control?
Piranha Minsub (zj 1.1.7)
The voiceset had better use the private beta version.
ScorpionCell
All SC subfactionalunits (except SC MCV and Fake SC MCV) are immune to poison: Hijacker, Malver,Mantis Tank, Speeder Trike, Tyrant, Plague Splatter, Oxidizer,Dybbuk-Jobseeker.
Allpoison units can heal in poison clouds: Dunerider, Bloatick, Virus, Malver,Stinger, Mantis Tank, Tyrant, Plague Splatter, Dybbuk-Jobseeker, Double-headedEagle.
Hijacker
zj 1.0.8
To solvethe voxel problem: once a Hijacker is on water, the Hijacker changes his disguiseto a Dunerider and moves like a Dunerider. We can even set Hijacker’s defaultvoxel is Dunerider (instead of Initiate).
zj 1.1.3
In 3.3.4,when you hijack or mind-control a Gehenna, the Dybbuk-I consequently shifts itsalignment, but it will continue to attack you. To solve the problem, you cansimply order Gehenna attack something else. It’s not a big issue.
However,when you hijack a Tortoise, the soldiers on board will still fire at you. Andyou have to unload them to deal with them.
If onlyAI can use Hijackers.
Malver (zj 1.0.8)
Bug
Suppressionsometimes doesn’t affect flying units, particularly when they enter the areaafter Malver is deployed.
Suppressionsometimes affects allies. -- zj 1.1.5
Function
If Malvercan’t attack buildings, SC and only SC has no T3 infantry able to destroybuildings (ignoring Infiltrator). What’s worse, Epsilon relays heavily oninfantry. Malver must have the ability to damage buildings. Meanwhile, for thesake of balance, I set Malver can’t break through walls and reduce his damageto infantry.
Cf. @寻惘丶’s “自娱自乐的自改ini” (https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5579023830).
Lore(Autolyze)
“Kineticblade” isn’t a good name for Malver’s weapon. 1 “Kinetic” isn’t the feature ofSC. Instead, we should contribute psychokinesis / telekinesis to Libra (as wellas her clones). 2 To emphasize meditation and co-ordinate with Brain, “blade”should be replaced too.
Malver,through meditation, autolyzes his target, causing it to self-attack, self-digestand self-putrefy both mentally and physically. The target (if it’s infantry)will finally turn itself into toxic clouds, which are contagious but less deadlythan Malver’s autolyze.
Lore(Cloaked)
Malvergains his unique stealth (even in water) through his intense meditationindependently. No other infantry ever matches.
Theman-portable Chimera Core is Rashidi’s reproduction of Yuri’s Chimera Core. By“Obsidian Sands”, Rashidi has maked two, and Yuri distributes one to PC (SpaceCommando) and the other to AC (Rahn). After Rashidi joins Foehn, HH massivelyproducts the man-portable Chimera Core to supply Syncronauts.
Comparedto Malver’s meditation, the man-portable Chimera Core is still cumbersome: 1 itwill sink in the water; 2 it’s vulnerable to gravity (just like Chimera Core);3 it can’t cover firing. And that’s why both Rashidi and Yuri don’t equipthemselves. (zj 1.1.2)
Quotes
The word“fall” is overused.
While“Even the mighty shall fall” may live on, “They will all fall” awaits itsrebirth.
Plan A(simply alter “fall”):
“Theywill all decline / be depressed / compromise themselves.”
Plan B(replace the whole sentence):
“At the
end, saber is always defeated by mind.” (Napoléon Bonaparte)
or
“À la longue, le sabre est toujours vaincu par l'esprit.”
Oxidizer
Oxidizerhad better NOT be amphibious.
Yes, SC needsmore units to be amphibious, then they should be Malver and Hijacker.
Yes, Oxidizerneeds to be better, then the improvement should be able to target ground units too.
Inaddition, Oxidizer needs to enter Tank Bunker, which may be incompatible withbeing amphibious.
Meanwhile,Plague Splatter no longer reduces enemies’ armor, but can heal in poisonclouds.
My idea (Oxidizer
becomes both anti-air and anti-ground) is better than @Frogician’s and@SOSolacex’s (Stinger reduces enemies’ armor).
Dybbuk-Jobseeker
Iintroduce this brand new sort of epic.
Becauseepic is limited to one to each player, airfields, Runways and Cyberkernels areimmune to capture and mind-control, and Tech Airfield is replaced by TechParatrooper Liaison Office.
Dybbuk-Jis always cloaked like Malver.
zj 1.0.8:Like Malver, Dybbuk-J won’t trigger EVA’s “Unit lost” or “Our base is underattack” or “Our ally is under attack”, but units killed by poison clouds willtrigger “Unit Lost!”.
Dybbuk-Jcan attack both air units (like Dybbuk-Interceptor, but the ammunition islimited) and ground units (like Dybbuk-Attacker, but simultaneously leavingpoison clouds).
Veryefficient against armor (including aircraft), efficient (mediocre if notconsidering poison clouds) against building, mediocre (weak if not consideringpoison clouds) against infantry, weak against flying infantry.
Attackingair and attacking ground share the same ammunition.
CompareDybbuk-J, Dybbuk-S, Double-headed Eagle and Lionheart:
HP: 280?;420; 200; 700.
Speed: 40(jet)= Stallion?; 18(jet)?; 45(jet) = Norio?; 16(jet) [increase the speed?].
Armor:Light Aircraft; Medium Aircraft?; Light Aircraft; Heavy Aircraft?.
Specialprotection: always cloaked, healing in poison clouds, immune to EMP (as anepic); cloaked, but reveal to “attack”; attack without revealing its position, invulnerablewhen not acting (Plan B: always invulnerable), healing in poison clouds;invisible on enemy radar, immune to EMP.
Ammunition:15; 2; 2(+2); 2.
Attackrange: 6 with radius 1 (ground), 10 (air); 8; 15; 3.5 with radius 3.
Dybbuk-Jobseekershould be depicted as a scorpion-like airplane.
His/Herquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Stay hungry. Stay foolish. (Steve Jobs' speech atStanford University.)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The مجاهد of
Scorpion Cell. (مجاهد: Mujahid,fighter, a person engaged in jihad -- zj 1.1.3)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]A pair of pincers at the front, and a stinger atthe rear. (2* ARO launchers + Aqua regia)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Build me the Fake Aerodome.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]War and peace. (1 The War and Peace Nebula ispart of Scorpius. 2 To parallel Malver’s “Hope and despair.”)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Beyond the obsidian sands. J
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The dybbuk is seeking a job.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The stealth death on eight legs.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]If the mountain will not come to me, I must go to
the mountain. (https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/if-the-mountain-will-not-come-to-muhammad.html)
Whenordered to attack (ground):
[if !supportLists]«[endif]They’re dead where it doesn't count. (“The Wire”S05E03)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]One can survive a dog’s bite better than ascorpion’s sting. (Matshona Dhliwayo)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter. (Isaiah
53:7, King James Bible. To parallel Rahn’s “The meek shall inherit the dirt...!”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Aqua regia rain whispers power instead ofshouting it. (zj 1.1.3)
Whenordered to attack (air):
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Haunting the pilot.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The sky is purple. (“The Sky is Purple” by ZaeemaJ. Hussain)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Fall like leaves in fall! (“Warcraft 3”, Dryad)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Let me give you the company and hospice care.
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Never underestimate the Jobseeker.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The sharqi is blowing. (“Insectia” S02E03“Scorpions” -- zj 1.1.0)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I’m being persecuted, Proselyte.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Fluorescing under ultraviolet light ...
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Guarded is a key word for you. (“If Your Birth Sign
Is Scorpio...(10-23 to 11-21)” by Bob B https://allpoetry.com/poem/14148579-If-Your-Birth-Sign-Is-Scorpio...-10-23-to-11-21--by-BobB)
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Despitethe fact that Dybbuk-J and Double-headed Eagle can heal in poison clouds,airfields are highly vulnerable to poison clouds.
BecauseToxic Mine Paradrop, Dybbuk-J, Double-headed Eagle and X Firebombing areintroduced, Dybbuk-Striker (Toxic Strike) is cancelled, but its icon can applyto Toxic Mine Paradrop.
Now the Dybbukaircraft series contain: -A (Attacker), -C (Crasher), -E (Evolver), -I(Interceptor), -J (Jobseeker), -M (Mutator), -T (Transporter), -S (Seizer). Inaddition, there’s a related “building”, #Dybbuk Hive.
Bloodhounds
Tip: 1.Let your opponent infiltrate your Fake Aerodome (with the help of Mind Reader),then catch your opponent off guard (Bloodhounds + Toxic Mine Paradrop). 2. Onlybuild the cheap Fake Aerodome to feint.
As I’vesaid, Bloodhounds should belong to SC to manifest SC’s “sheer number”. However,we shouldn’t emphasize SC’s “sheer number” and AC’s “illusion” too much,otherwise we should both interchange Malver and poison with Rahn and gene, andinterchange Soviet T0 infantry with Epsilon T0 infantry. And neither of the twoideas is bright.
Fake Aerodome
Tip: useChimera Cores to cloak Dybbuks, then your opponents can hardly tell the fakefrom the real.
Contagion Challenge
1. Addconstant Bloodhounds with Toxic Invaders escort.
2. DeleteDybbuk-Strikes.
3. Add aFake Construction Yard to each AI in the beginning.
4. Replacetoxic barrels with Toxic Mines.
5. Add twoTech Reinforcement Pads for each AI.
Psi Corps
Mastermind, Psychic Tower, Yuri
Onlyordinary levitating air units (e.g. Gyrocopter, Pteranodon, including Stallionand IO-549 Siege Chopper) can be mind-controlled. The other air units (e.g.Norio, Hornet, Black Eagle, X-MiG, Irkalla, Peregrine Falcon, missile) are allimmune to mind-control.
In vanillaMO, Mastermind can mind-control Barracuda (when on the airfield) but cannotmind-control Rocketeer. Now Mastermind can mind-control Rocketeer but cannotmind-control Barracuda. The goal is to encourage players to use pad airplanes.
Now theonly two air units that Epsilon Adept and Elite can mind-control are StallionTransport and IO-549 Siege Chopper, when they’re on land.
Mastermind (zj 1.1.6)
My two
mode idea is inspired by @ Dr.Octavia-Pus, whosaid “Mastermind: Deploy when a mastermind already mind controlled 4 or moreunits to explode all mind controlled and keep the remaining 3.”
AIbehavior:
Mastermindis always in free mode until it’s at low health, when it will switch to limitedmode. And it stays in limited mode from then on, regardless of its (new) healthcondition?
Gravitron, Gravity Ring, Nautilus
“Magnetic”is an awful name, when there’s EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse), and they have quitedifferent functions, such as the former can heavily damage buildings, but thelatter can’t. What’s worse, Nautilus is both immune to “Magnetic” andvulnerable to EMP, and “Magnetron” is even EMP sunk.
I introduce“Gravity” to distinguish from EMP and manifest PC’s gravity feature.
We maysay most infantry’s mass is too low to affect, whereas armors and buildings arevulnerable.
Epic, Gravitronand Nautilus are all NOT immune. The center of Nautilus’s gravity ring is hollow,so the field doesn’t drag the Nautilus. However, a Nautilus can trap otherNautiluses, even friendly ones. Correspondingly, Nautilus’s gravity ring needsmanual deploying?
Purgatory Challenge
1. Yuricertainly appears.
2. AddSpace Commando.
AntarcticCastles
Rahn
“So, youthink you can compete?” is better used when under fire than selected.
“Join me!It's not too late!” is better used when to attack than under fire.
“Haha, worthyspecimens!” is better than “Haha, a worthy specimen!”, in consideration of "Terranova"beam’s AOE.
Irkalla (zj 1.0.8)
In early
version, I proposed either to replace Exploders by Genoexploders, which can
mutate most kinds of infantry to Brutes, or to set its both weapons can. My old
idea came from @寻惘丶’s “自娱自乐的自改ini” (https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5579023830).
Now Ithink it’s better to enhance Irkalla with stealth (reveal to attack) while notto change its weapons, especially considering I’ve remarkably improvedDybbuk-Evolver.
Colossus, Basilisk-AC, Nightmare
All ACunits that have significant AOE and/or poor accuracy had better not havefriendly fire, even if they may consequently be dearer (Colossus), slower(Basilisk-AC) or more time consuming (Polar Resheph) -- or losing stealth (Nightmare).
Nightmare (zj 1.0.8)
The NightmarePlan is better than the Polar Resheph Plan. Sometimes a subfactional unit canbe inferior.
Comparingto Resheph, Nightmare trades stealth with no friendly harm, which makes it bothmore suitable for AC and less useful for general (arguably the weakest siegevessel).
In theair (unit + support power): AC > SC > PC.
On thewater (naval + amphibious): PC > SC > AC.
Nightmare’dbetter be dubbed by a female.
Herquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Warriors of the Nightmare, assemble! (adaptationof “Warcraft 3”’s Moon Priestess Amara -- zj 1.0.9)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Nightmare, the night mayor of brains. (adaptation
of “Candidate Games: Battlefield Perth”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I sense a soul in search of answers. (“Diablo 1”,Adria)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Lots and lots of great sea food. (“The Contract” by Bruce Beresford)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The nightmare comes true.
[if !supportLists]« [endif]Good tidings we bring to Yuri. (♬adaptation of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The area is full of underwater mines, so you mustbe extra cautious in the water. (“Commandos 1: Beyond the Call of Duty”,Mission 1 “Dying Light”)
[if !supportLists]« [endif]A nightmare journey.
Whenordered to attack:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī. (I came, I saw, I conquered. To parallel
Resheph’s “Deus ex machina!”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Bring the house down!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Care for insomnia? Or endless nightmares?! J
[if !supportLists]«[endif]In the name of Antarctic Castles!
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Shadow Ring, I need cloaking!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Steel yourself, Proselyte! (adaptation of RedAlert 3’s Dreadnought)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Now, I'll never sail alone, oowee. (♬“DeathDefying” by Hoodoo Gurus)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Our forces are falling like flies. J(“Unthinkable”)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The stakes are high, the water’s rough. (♬“Ours”by Taylor Swift)
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Castles In The Air
Allfriendly AC subfactional aircraft, i.e. Dybbuk-Es, Basilisk-ACs and Irkalla, halvesthe damage they receive for a period of time, like Kinetic Barrier.
Geneburst, Devourer, Huntress, Archelon
Geneburst:Radius 3; high damage (250~87.5); momentary; distinguish friends from enemies;enemy infantry (most kinds) killed turns into friendly Brutes.
Devourer andArchelon: Radius 3; low damage (175~75); both the damage and healing will lastfor a period; NOT distinguish friends from enemies, BUT distinguish Foehninfantry from non-Foehn (Engineer is considered as non-Foehn); non-Foehninfantry (no matter friendly or not) killed creates nanoclouds that heals Foehninfantry (no matter friendly or not).
Huntresshas only central damage (175), compared to Archelon.
CF.
@Glioper:
“Unit -Huntress
Suggestion- Make nanoclouds from kills last longer
Why? -Benefiting from them is so damn hard even when enemies fleeing”
“恐龟和吞并伤害增加或造成在当前区域持续伤害”
(https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv2184763)
Ascension Challenge
1. ReplaceBasilisks with Basilisk-ACs.
2. Dybbuk-Es,Basilisk-ACs and Irkallas are permanently buffed.
3. AddYuri. (zj 1.0.8)
The FoehnRevolt
I adjustFoehn’s tech tree mainly because:
1. SinceNanofiber Loom provides Nanofiber Sync to upgrade T1 (Plan B & C: T0)infantry, Huntress should be unlocked by other T2 lab. Nanofiber Loom shouldn’tbe the only elevator to reach better infantry.
2. T2 labthat provides radar unlocks Prim Tower / Tesla Coil / Railgun Tower / GoldenRocket Tower.
3.Turmoil Grid and Stun Grid had better be in different tech trees, i.e.different T2 labs unlock different defenses.
Virgin, Cyberkernel (zj 1.0.8)
ReconDrones (Recon Sortie) is too repetitive, so I invent a new kind of padairplane, Virgin.
Virgin,is called from Cyberkernel. Cooldown: 4:00. Cost: $0.
Note: Youmust have enough space (not necessary Cyberkernel) to house Virgin(s).
NowCyberkernel is a sort of airfields, like Airbase, AFH and Aerodome. Thedifference is that a Cyberkernel can only house ONE airplane (any kind ofairplane).
Cyberkernelhappens to have a large flat roof, which can be set as the apron.
Virgin’sother stats
Speed:50(jet) = Recon Drone.
Turnrate: 6 = Stormchild?
Sightradius: 4 = Recon Drone.
HP 700 = Lionheart?(zj 1.1.7)
Armortype: Special II?
It has noweapon but will cause splash damage when crashed.
Hisquotes I recommend:
Whenselected:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]The virtuoso in information warfare.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Foehn’s unique.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Connected to the Cyberkernel.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Know thine enemy. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Your_Enemy)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Veritas et virtus.(Truth and Virtue.)
Whenordered to move:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Rightly guided. (The meaning of Rashidi’s name)
[if !supportLists]«[endif]To virgin territory.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I dare to go.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Mapping new areas.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Innocently.
Whenunder fire:
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Naive.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Data is lost.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]I’m still a virgin!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Goddess save me!
[if !supportLists]«[endif]Not my department.
[if !supportLists]«[endif]There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I’m inthe heaven. (Plan B: “There are plenty of fish in the sea, but there is alsoFlight 370.” -- zj 1.0.9)
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Buzzard, Stun Grid
@Arc137: “Howare you supposed to use Buzzard's stun grid? Since it completely disables thegun on it for the whole duration, wouldn't you just... shoot the infantry? Only(rare) situation I would think it's useful is if you're trying to trap astealthed infantry or a hero unit you can't hope to defeat.”
Now StunGrid is delivered by Peregrine Falcon, i.e. built from support power. 9 StunGrids per time, at the target location. The Stun Grid won’t self-destruct, but won’tkeep the player in game either if Short Game is enabled.
Golden Rocket Tower (zj 1.0.8)
Groundattack: 100~50 * 2 (200~100 total).
Cooldown:150 frames (10 in-game seconds).
Attackrange: 8, radius 0.8.
GoldenRocket Tower receives a 15% firepower buff while inside a deployed SODARArray's radius.
3.3.4’s RailgunTower is too repetitive, since there’re Railgun Tower and Plasmerizer.
Clairvoyant, Duplicant, Trojan
I agreewith @SOSolacex that Foehn had better have traditional spies. Nevertheless,Clairvoyant had better maintain its stunning feature rather than being changedto kill infantry.
Clairvoyantis no longer anti-cloak.
Trojanreceives a speed buff while inside a Spinblade's radius.
zj 1.0.8:I once named Foehn spy “Mole”, with which I wasn’t satisfied. Now I finallycome up with the brilliant name “Trojan”.
Endurance Challenge
AddCyborg Commando. (zj 1.0.8)
Hai Head
Syncronaut (zj 1.0.8)
Syncronautis deployed to suicide.
Syncronaut,if being killed, won’t disable anything.
Blackout:
HH: Syncronaut;
CH:Raccoon;
LH:Ramwagon.
Madness Challenge
1. Addmassive number of hidden Sweepers, which are always buffed.
2. DeleteIrritators.
3. DeleteSeitaads.
4. Replacehordes of Clairvoyants with Syncronauts. (zj 1.0.8)
5.Numerous Diverbees.
6. AddRashidi. (zj 1.0.8)
Coronian Hurricanes
Draco Tank
zj 1.0.8:
Once I agreed with @FrogicianthatDraco Tank should be able to change to Draco Drone, but unable to change back.Now I think 3.3.4’s design has no fault.
@Frogician’s idea
is in the paper “我个人对心灵终结平衡性改动的见解” (https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv2184763).
Harbinger
Exceptsuperweapons, there should be no warning. Players need to scout, estimate andprepare.
Instead, HarbingerTower will have a different voxel when Harbinger is ready or nearly ready?
It’s
wrong to add the creation announcement of any unit (as @一家之主风见幽香does).
Eureka
LikeAlanqa and Zorbfloater, Eureka throws vacuum spheres to attack air and groundunits.
It’s ajoke that the heroine of the subfaction which “rel[ies] on air manipulation andflying weapons” has nothing to do with the air.
Harbingerand Eureka should complement each other, so Eureka had better be set asanti-infantry rather than anti-armor.
Zorbtrotter, Zorbfloater
Plan A
Just like3.3.4.
Plan B(zj 1.0.7)
If3.3.4’s Eureka’s Plasma wave needs to incorporated into a unit, Zorbtrotter isan option.
Consequently,Zorbtrotter and Zorbfloater exchange their grades and voxels.
Firestorm Challenge
Add FlintWestwood. (zj 1.0.8)
Last Home
Ramwagon (zj 1.0.8)
Insteadof being deployed to disable buildings in a radius of 4, Ramwagon now attacksand hacks simultaneously, but only hacks one ground unit / building at onetime.
Hackrange: 9 = Raccoon?
Ouroboros Challenge
1. Add Seitaads,since Ramwagon now is LH epic, and Seitaad Airship’s weapon is Nanofiberthreads.
2. Addmassive number of M.A.D. Mines and Turmoil Grids.
3. DeleteBoidmachines and Sweepers.
4. Add Zhongjie.(zj 1.0.8)
OtherChallenges
Heavyobject Challenge
ReplaceRamwagon with M.A.D.M.A.N.
Watercube Challenge (zj 1.1.7)
Now thatNA has more kinds of amphibious units than PA, replace PA with NA.
Theenemies’ reinforcements may not be in large quantity, but should have morediversities. Let nearly all ordinanry amphibious and navy units go onstage,while aerial units (Invader and Basilisk) don’t have to show up.
For NA:Suppressor + Kappa + Dunerider + Gravitron;
For KK:Piranha + Giant Squid + Resheph + Nautilus;
For CH:Sweeper + Gharial + Epsilon Elite + Marauder.
Unholy Challenge (new)
Each enemyhas four MCVs of every faction and all techs (including stolen techs).
