So I'm gonna ask, do skills complement each other?
IE say I have Adept Rifle, and Expert Pistol, and very low SMG skill, could you factor all three of those together to use a SMG or a heavy weapon? OR vice versa?
sae with medical chemical, munitions/firearms, systems and programming etc etc etc
My two cents anyway.
Quote: from Jotun on 12:55 pm on June 9, 2009[br]If you can use a weapon as intricate as say a burst/full auto submachine gun, arguably the most "complex" firearm in actual workings then you should be able to very easily use -any- other firearm. � You should't be a Oscelot style pistolear(sp?) � but you should be able to effectively point and shoot and kill. � �Shotguns however are arguably the most basic of firearms and just because you know which is the business end of a shottie, would not mean you would be able to accurately shoot a sniper type rifle. � �I think there should be some cross use there, or possibly make munitions into a genaric "I know firearms" skill that relates to all 3. � Other than that tho it sounds like it'd be a coding nightmare, that would be most likely ultra low priority if it were to be implimented, as the present system works pretty goddamn well.Oh, I agree, It is def low priority, I just tought it would make more sense. I mean, IRL I was trained specifically on machine guns and assualt rifles/carbines. But after being proficient with those two, I've picked up SMG's and pistols and without anyone giving me more then hey the safteys right there fired and hit what I was firing at.
Just food for thought I guess.
My two cents anyway.
Quote: from Damarung on 10:04 am on June 9, 2009[br]I'm not sure if that would be sound. �Bump two, get the third skill free. �Each skill offers its own benefits.
Now, realistically, if you know anything about any firearm, chances are you've a good chance of figuring out certain aspects of another weapon just by general knowledge. �Most use gun powder, most require cocking...
But a biologist, who's taken a few years medschool, would probably not know how to perform brain surgery.
You must have mis-read me or I didn't make it clear...
I wasn't saying buy 2 get 1 free, I was saying being highly proficient in 2, get a slight slight bonus in the third.
Nobody is saying a biologist could do brain surgery, but maybe heal minor wounds? Hell, I can do that with basic medical knowledge.
Doing it right is the kicker though, retrofitting some kind of basic "skill A-1 gives a bonus in skill A-2" type hack would be a bit half-assed. You'd be looking at changing char-gen, experience and the entire skill system to get the most out of it.
Can't think what it was but I played a fantasy M* years ago that did it extremely well.
