But in the combat robot tooltip, it shows as "electric".
And in the bonuses, it just says "damage".
Inconsistent combat robot damage type naming
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chris13524
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Inconsistent combat robot damage type naming
In the research, it shows as "beam". (unrelated: odd coloring only shows in screenshot)
But in the combat robot tooltip, it shows as "electric".
And in the bonuses, it just says "damage".
But in the combat robot tooltip, it shows as "electric".
And in the bonuses, it just says "damage".
Re: Inconsistent combat robot damage type naming
Yep I just noticed this too.. For a moment I thought destroyers weren't getting buffed...
Beam = Electric it seems. Would have to be changed imo.
(Version 0.16.16)
Beam = Electric it seems. Would have to be changed imo.
(Version 0.16.16)
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Re: Inconsistent combat robot damage type naming
As I recall the code for that,
beam is the projectile that shoots (like it says, its a beam)
electric is the type of damage it does (type is electric, like it could be poison, explosive, physical etc)
beam is the projectile that shoots (like it says, its a beam)
electric is the type of damage it does (type is electric, like it could be poison, explosive, physical etc)
Re: Inconsistent combat robot damage type naming
Hi, thanks for the report
After brief brainstorm about rewording the bonus description we decided to keep it as is.
It could be "Damage of beams of combat robots: +30%" but I think current wording is better. The fact that combat robots beams happen to deal electric damage is quite irrelevant to the technology upgrade so it shouldn't mention damage type. Mod can create a combat robot which would shoot fire beams and the bonus would still apply.
After brief brainstorm about rewording the bonus description we decided to keep it as is.
It could be "Damage of beams of combat robots: +30%" but I think current wording is better. The fact that combat robots beams happen to deal electric damage is quite irrelevant to the technology upgrade so it shouldn't mention damage type. Mod can create a combat robot which would shoot fire beams and the bonus would still apply.