I've had my main Prometheum/Shattered Planet platform destroyed a few times, mainly biter egg escapes then my explosive rocket silos destroy the hub. When this happens I get a small beep and message that the platform was destroyed. I've missed it several times, most recently to discover it was several hours ago!
I think this kind of event is significant. An alert that biters are hatching on any platform would be good, but a freeze frame or pause, and jumping to a platform that is about to be or was just destroyed for context would be nice. If not anything it would be cool not to miss the final moments of a platform's destruction.
Make space platform destruction more memorable
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Re: Make space platform destruction more memorable
This is a good idea. We get a really cool explosion when a nuke plant goes up. A spaceship should be pretty big, too.
I haven't tested to see what happens if a Fusion plant brews up.
I haven't tested to see what happens if a Fusion plant brews up.
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Re: Make space platform destruction more memorable
You should set targets for your missile turrets, and simply use laser turrets to remove biters. Especially not to waste ammunition.
A spoilage level signal would be nice, but making it "too easy".
A spoilage level signal would be nice, but making it "too easy".
Re: Make space platform destruction more memorable
+1 for vast explosions and the like x
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Not coming from the more memorable/spectacular angle... But my prometheum platforms are taking damage once in a blue moon and I have no clue what is missing. I'm never watching the ship when it takes damage, so I dont know what to add to it to prevent the damage. Would be nice if there was some way to know what happened in the last few seconds...
Re: Make space platform destruction more memorable
We could have whatever remains of the platform rain down as damaged items in burning drop pods. And among them a blueprint of the "corpse" will hide.
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Re: Make space platform destruction more memorable
+1 I guess, sounds like a cool QOL improvement
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