There’s already multiple suggestions for a wingman. And here’s would be my take on it—as a mountable item.
Upon activation, a pair of ships will be deployed as reinforcements to help the player. They’ll appear from the back, in respective of where your spaceship is facing.
Activating it again while on effect resets the duration, like other consumables.
Ship class will be the same as the player’s. If your current ship’s BX-9, then the reinforcements’ ship will be BX-9.
Reinforcements use the customization options of nearby ships in the galaxy menu or any in your contacts list. If ever there is none, default customization will be used.
Reinforcements will leave you either upon expiry of the consumable or whenever you crashed. They will slowly accelerate themselves forward.
Reinforcements doesn’t follow you instantaneously, instead they’ll use their speed stats as if they were on a massive environment. Also using the normal rarity ones.
Reinforcements will only fire if ever you fire. If you happen to overheat, then they will stay idle. Assume that the deployed ships have their own coolant canister.
Power level of the reinforcements’ ship will always be 8 (max level when starting a mission), even if you collect gifts/atomic energy. Although, they will use the same weapon as yours, even if you get another one.
The current weapon the player is using. Their weapons also change if player decided to change weapons while effect is still active.
8 - The maximum power level when starting a mission (which is done via upgrades). Won’t change if player gets a fp or dies. Might hard to deal with weapons having variable fire rates.
When I was kid, I had a game and your idea reminded me to one of its equipment, which allows you to call for help. 3 ships will come and shoot for a few seconds and they’ll leave after shooting rockets (sth like a special weapon). I think it was called “Support Airstrike”.
I really like this concept! Maybe if the player gets defeated, the backup ships begin to move and shoot sporadically for the duration of the respawn until your ship reappears, at which point they return to formation? Or perhaps the ships focus their attacks on the chicken that did you in? Just a thought. Either way, this concept gets a gold star from me!
It’s a reference from Killer Bean Forever (at 55:33).
That reminds me, instead of one ship at a time will be deployed, two or four will be deployed in one activation. The item of course will be much more expensive than Damage Amplifier (or lasts shorter).
Thanks, I’d appreciate it. Rather than they stay idle at their current position and wait for the player to respawn or fire continuously (w/out overdrive). Making them fire sporadically might be unfavorable on some situations.
I’ll make a poll based on your replies and probably adjust it later on.
8 (max level when starting a mission), even if you collect gifts/atomic energy. Although, they will use the same weapon as yours, even if you get another one.
(at 55:33).