OGRE DE FanMade New Units...

[Oinkinator]

Originally Posted by Tim Kauffman

More important, exactly where is the OGRE AI controlling them located?
Can it be targeted separately and if destroyed, the whole chain of linked Laser Towers then becomes useless?
Can it be in a hex that does not contain a Laser Tower it is controlling...how far away?

Could it work that the Ogre AI is installed in say a Mark I? Maybe with a range of 6 hexes or so, though maybe more. This would allow for the lasers to be spread over multiple hexes so that they are harder to destroy all at once.

[Mack_JB]

Originally Posted by Tim Kauffman

I'm also really liking the Facilities aspect of OGRE DE with the SATO.

I've been mulling over a scenario where the break-through occurs, aimed at a rear area research base, and the base tech personnel have to rush several prototypes into action as a last ditch defense measure. Or even old prototypes that they had shelved as not very useful. It could allow for a wide range of "funnies" in a battle setting.

[Oinkinator]

Yes, like a Mark 3.14159265359... ;)

[Toltrin]

How about instead of a new unit, give units the ability for counter battery fire. If a unit is attacked, it forgoes it's next attack to fight off the projectile on it's opponent's turn. The projectile has to be 2 attack or larger and has to be a shell or missile. Use the unit's attack minus one to determine counter battery defense. An OGRE could not use an AP battery to produce counter battery fire because it would be zero.
A secondary battery could do counter battery fire with an attack of 1 vs the opponent's attack. A missile tank could really fend off some brutal attacks...
You think with this high technology that counter battery fire didn't exist?
So, what do you think? This could be a game changer ...
This could make OGREs SOO much more difficult to kill I would suspect.

[brettd]

I would think this would be more useful to the human player. For example, in the Mk III scenario, the human player gets 12 armor units while the MkIII gets only 5 regular weapons and 2 missiles. This means that the Ogre can try to intercept only 1/2 the defense attacks, but the defender can try to intercept all the Ogre weapons and still have half his force available to fire.

[Oinkinator]

Hey Tim, do you have any ideas for American Combine Ogres?

[Keithus]

Originally Posted by Oinkinator

Hey Tim, do you have any ideas for American Combine Ogres?

+1

I liked the Katana that was on this thread briefly. It was kind of like Mr. Cobb's Hood; a straight gun platform fast enough to keep up with Ninjas and Mk IVs.

[Oinkinator]

Does an Ogre/submarine cross sound too outlandish? With longer ranged missiles, 5/7, perhaps...

[Tim Kauffman]

Originally Posted by Mack_JB

I've been mulling over a scenario where the break-through occurs, aimed at a rear area research base, and the base tech personnel have to rush several prototypes into action as a last ditch defense measure. Or even old prototypes that they had shelved as not very useful. It could allow for a wide range of "funnies" in a battle setting.

Sounds very cool. I like the idea of "old prototypes" sitting around being rushed into service.

[Tim Kauffman]

Originally Posted by Toltrin

How about instead of a new unit, give units the ability for counter battery fire. If a unit is attacked, it forgoes it's next attack to fight off the projectile on it's opponent's turn. The projectile has to be 2 attack or larger and has to be a shell or missile. Use the unit's attack minus one to determine counter battery defense. An OGRE could not use an AP battery to produce counter battery fire because it would be zero.
A secondary battery could do counter battery fire with an attack of 1 vs the opponent's attack. A missile tank could really fend off some brutal attacks...
You think with this high technology that counter battery fire didn't exist?
So, what do you think? This could be a game changer ...
This could make OGREs SOO much more difficult to kill I would suspect.

Hmm...I wonder if this isn't already in the game even though it's not rolled for or has any game mechanics for it.
For example, Henry has an idea to use AP guns for counter Cruise Missile attacks. It makes me think that this sort of thing would maybe be happening, but we don't actually consider it in the actual game play as a dice roll or anything...if that makes any sense.

I would like to see something for the Missile Tank along these lines.