Two-player (or more) piloted vehicles

So I don't think this has been suggested, and I don't know if devs already thought of this, but I'd like to see some "cooperative" vehicles. For instances, larger vehicles that require more than one player to be fully maneuvered. Imagine a big tank in which one of the players actually controls the movement of the tank and maybe a small non-rotating automatic turret, while a second player controls the big main rotating turret. Hell, think of all the Battlefield games where some vehicles need more than one operator.

Also this leads to transports where players could simply be transported and one of them be the driver.

 

This reminds me of the first co op vehicle in Kirby's Epic Yarn. If it's anything like that, you have my approval.

 

I am assuming this would also apply to air and possibly space vehicles (although I am not sure if those are planned)
however I cannot think of roles other than gunner and driver that could be used as examples...

 

What about a repairman? While one guy guns everything down, the repairman is playing a sort of mini-game to keep the vehicle up and running.

 

hmm, that idea does sound pretty good.
but I wouldn't have any idea as to how they would make a vehicle repair mini-game without distracting you from the vehicular combat at hand.

 

Well, for one, there can be more than just a single turret to control by a gunner, resulting in one pilot and several gunners (think of huge starships). Also, power-suppliers. For instance (and this is just an example), think about steam-powered tanks. One player would be the pilot, another one the gunner, and a third one... well, the steam-provider. He should keep the furnace burning at all times by throwing materials, or something of the sort. Or even generating electricity by powering a dinamo device...

Maybe in enormours mechas, one player could control the lower body (legs), another one an arm (the shooting one), and a third a mining arm, even a fourth one could control the view and some turrets. Of course this is all speculation, as I don't even know how bigger vehicles would work, but I do believe there are several possible roles for players to assume.

Yeah, also the repairman sounds like a great idea, I was also thinking of a mini-game for the power generating or something.

 

One time I went to an arcade for my brother's birthday. We played a cp game were one player drives and up to three other players were gunners. As the driver I couldn't fire, only move the mecha around the map and jump, so I have to rely on on my teammates to shoot the enemies. It was still a fun game.

Edit: I didn't know that was a smiley

 

Great idea about 2ppl controlled vehciles it would be easier than running across the map with your freind. This should be added

 

hey, great!

I too suggested multiple controllers in a Mecha or any other vehicle, glad too see more people want it!

 

ANY two+ people vehicles would be amazing. Imagine having explored to a 20min walk east of your base and not having a transport vehicle. Having a hover tank with a gunner would be awesome too!

 

How about we could take two separate vehicles, and put them together to increase the HP and speed of it?

 

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Have anyone played Puzzle Pirates here? I didn't, but of what i've seen of it, all stuff is decided through puzzles. In battles between two warships, a tripulation of several players engage in different tasks to keep the ship moving, shooting and so on. So, there are people playing mini-games to take out water of the ship, others to move the ship around, others to load the cannons... and the captain uses the results of everybody's efforts to make actions with the ship.

So, mini-game helping? Yes, completely possible.

 

that smiley has ruined many a serious discussion in the past few weeks
look at how smug he is about it too

I liked the coop vehicles in Halo they functioned really well
I think having a few passenger seats could not hurt and would be good for NPCs as well

 

The minigame idea would be amazing. Maybe make a little PIP thing up in the corner like you can do with certain TVs in order to see what's going on in combat if someone else is controlling the vehicle. But i guess that would be more for super-large vehicles than anything. Unless you get shrunk for the job
Anyway! Yes, i agree with the idea of tandem control of certain vehicles. Even if it's on a speeder bike, and the rider behind pulls out a weapon they own to use while the driver moves it.

 

That last idea sounds great. Maybe even some hoverbikes could have rear-mounted machine-guns, for the gunner to use.

 

A simple tandem cockpit like helicopters have on tanks and mechs would be enough to make me spasm. You know, pilot in front and low, gunner high and back. Let the pilot control maybe a small weapon system, like a small machinegun mounted on the nose or turret. Let the gunner control missiles, mortars, grenade launchers, miniguns, or whatever large weapons systems on the vehicle. Also the pilot's weapon is limited to a certain angle and direction, whereas the gunner should be able to aim independently in most directions.

 

Yep, that's exactly what I want. You nailed it ^^

 

Maybe a really big plane/helicopter that could have 1 driver 2/3ppl controlling the guns and 5 ppl could walk around inside it and jump out of it like a dropship or just travel around with the plane/helicopter.

 

The two things I saw as soon as I read the title of this thread was, AC-130ish/bomber plane and a Blackhawk helicopter with a mini-gun installed in the window
~Jake

 

I'm hoping turrets will be pilotable, yeah. Either by NPCs or by players!