Mech Customization

While seeing the newly released pictures of the mech suit, I'd like to suggest something to make them add real variety as opposed to just being a disposable tool within the game.

Rather than implementing a basic pattern to create one model of a mech, (Or even if there are multiple mech models) I think it would be spectacular to add customization to them.

Either through block placement or a crafting UI, imagine if you could create specific parts for the mech and combine them into your own custom creations. (Examples being weapon, mining / dig tools, limb / armor types, special features / tools, paint jobs) Overall not over complicating the idea, but adding a healthy variety of choice to personalize your mech Suit.

This idea would be amazing on its own, but imagine it in PvP as well. Being able to joust in mechs against your friends.

Any feedback (especially from a dev) would be apreciated. Thank you and looking forward to Starbound.

 

You know, looking at the new mech picture. It doesn't look like it would be hard to swap out the body or legs. You could easily swap out that body with any other body and the legs with any other legs. I could also see bolting on other dodads too. It looks like it could be very customizable. Oh and we can't forget that customization and randomly generated content is kind of starbounds thing. I think it's more likely then not that the vehicles are made from parts that can be mixed and matched.

 

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Double laser gatling guns.
Everything.
Will.
Die.

 

Yeah, we were talking about stuff like this... somewhere in General discussion, and it would be great to have vehicle customization of some sort for all types of vehicles.
Mechs would be extra cool for a variety of reasons. :catface2:

 

Even if it can't have full customization, you should at least be able to change the guns on the cockpit.

 

Honestly, I didn't even look that hard. Just skimmed over the titles a bit. Haha.
It would be pretty neat to to be able to have vehicle customization. It's already good enough that they have different mechs for all the different races. They are already doing so much, so I kind of feel bad for even suggesting that when they are, again, working so hard. Haha. But this game is going to be amazing regardless. Although, that's not to say they couldn't implement it into the game later on.

 

i want my mech to shoot dreams and spark-I Mean! i want my mech to shoot raining Death and Cupcakes! now back on topic~ i am sure the teams that will be placed will work on further post-release content will also make more mechs or mech parts but with 7 races making a total of 14 mechs(the devs said they wanted at least 2 per race). if you could break off other mech pieces and make them work into other mechs i wouldn't be surprised to see some really cool mech designs and mech roller derby-death matches.

Side note: i hope mechs come down via pods with a small incoming cool down to prevent spamming, i was even gunna suggest it.

 

Hey, don't feel bad. lol
This thread is in "suggestions" right?
we were talking about it in something like What vehicles would you like to see? or something, in GD, so it's got a way better shot at getting considered here. lol

I would like to see one come down Mega-Man style!

 

Actually, I would like to see it. If you wouldn't mind, that is.

 

I'm... Not entirely sure what I should be minding right now. lol

 

I totally read everything wrong ever. I apologize.

 

This would be fun for a bit, but that would be WAY too overpowered. It would ruin the game having things like this that are too strong. I think they should keep customization to a minimum when it comes to vehicles. and focus more on gear for the player.

 

Not necessarily, if it were a gatling type gun, you could just make each laser do like, 1 damage or, 0.5 damage points. whatever.

 

Everything is overpowered if they aren't balanced. There is energy bar in this game, y'know.

 

I'd prefer the weapons systems on the suits remain unchangeable, so as to avoid OP mechs. However modifiable arms, legs, torso, and canopy would be incredible. One thing I could see being done with the weapons is maybe choosing to put the guns into the arms, or on the torso if the mech doesn't have arms. (Maybe even a shield arm on one side, and a gun arm on the other!)

It would give you a great sense of accomplishment to finally finish customizing your armored suit of choice and showing it off to your friends.

 

Keep in mind you're also in what will most likely be a heavily-armored mech. You can stand there and tank the damage while hosing the enemies down with your gun. Besides, if it was extremely weak no one would use it anyway. So why add it in the game?

I don't think an energy bar will stop something that broken.

 

You just literally described a typical Tank in every game ever. lol
Don't confuse Tanks with DPS characters. Tanks are mitigators, not killers.
They deal mid to low damage, and absorb damage.

 

You can't shoot without energy.

Also, threat level 100. Just sayin'.

 

I'm not confusing the two. I was just trying to explain that you can't have the guns too strong! The first guy said it would destroy everything.

 

Well yeah, but I said you can just crank the gun damage down, and you just called it a tank. lol
Pretty sure thats the point of a mech anyway, there's no way those things are built for speed.