[DEVBLOG#148] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Ancients infographic I

There is a new linkable radius! And yes, powers would remain.

Oskar Potocki

What does close proximity mean in this case, as in normal linkable proximity or is there a special proximity you are using for the genetic laboratory equipment (also, very pumped, side question: if I were to use a resurrector mech serum on a pawn from a critical failure, would that pawn still have their powers?).

Blitzen

Hey there! Once you’re Jade tier or higher, if you have connected your discord to your Patreon account, a bot will auto-invite you!

Oskar Potocki

can I get a link to the vanillia expanded discord

Monsterman

If you don't restore power to the lab fast enough, the subject will die.

Oskar Potocki

You do still get weaknesses, it just means the risk of dying during operation is 0%.

Oskar Potocki

Just to be sure about how Promising Candidate works, if you get this power you won't have a weakness attached at all ? Or do you get one weakness but all future power come without weakness ? Thanks in advance ! Really excited for this one.

Alexandre F.

Oskar, a question about power sortage. What happens when there is some unfortunate event (zzzt..., some random explosion destring power circuits, etc.), which cuts off power from gen lab? The process stops or u have to start from 0 or patient just dies?

Hanko

All is equal. Let there be chaos

Oskar Potocki

Not these linkables!

Oskar Potocki

But sir, this tech is solar flare resistant, in fact if solar flare is active it doesn’t use any power!

Oskar Potocki

Oh this is so exciting! My only question is about how viable it is to get an extensive amount of lab equipment? Also I can already see it, an experiment 2 hours from completion and then [Solar Flare]. Seriously exciting work! Love that some of these projects are becoming more ambitious!

EvanDownton

Just something that has occured to me, linkables have a range of ~6 tiles to a workbench, can you actually fit all the failure-chance-reducing lab addons neatly within 6 tiles of a gene tailoring pod?

It would be terrific to see some way to hedge your bets on who gets what. Especially with Alfred Ancient being the way he is, there's a lot of the same pitfalls as Psychic powers or VFE - Insectoids mutations. Your pawn has a role, they get assigned by their passions and traits, they get a custom room and tools/apparel relevant to their work. . . and then your gunner gets waterskip, while your wimp doctor gets berserk pulse. Most of the randomness in the game is already provided by events and working with the pawns you get. Is there any chance of isolating certain powers? Striking one from the pool for 1-2% increased chances of failure apiece? Giving it to slaves/prisoners, who need time for it to 'settle' before it can be safely extracted while increasing the prison break/slave revolt chance so now you've got someone with laser eyes looking to leave?

Artemis Martin

Good question

Gerhard de Boer

Do these powers have the same weight or there will be powers that are less common than others?

Simone Baraldi

Will the super strength power allow for the use of heavy weapons?

SamuelTheWild