Flamethrower PUSH

schkorpio

<div class="IPBDescription">alt fire</div>what do you guys think about having the secondary fire mode from the flamethrower activate a second pump on the flamethrower, which creates a pushing force in the flame - if any small aliens get in the way it will push them away from the marine.

so its kind of like having a shield that damages


balance wise, it uses up the fuel faster, and also because of the force, the marine cannot run forward, but only walk.


it'll push away skulks, lerks, gorges, MAYBE fades (which can blind past anyway), but has not pushing effect on the onos




(i thought of this idea because i really hate the idea of spilling fuel on the ground for traps, i think it sux lol)

schkorpio

i also think this would create a cool atmosphere and some tactics where you can fire teh flamethrower constantly - and if you're in a group you'd need to fire, move, fire to advance, and perhaps have two marines taking turns firing.

slayer20

You mean like a compression blast like TF2 has?

I honestly can't think of any other alt-fire for the flamethrower other than a compression blast.

Blasting lerks or fades in the air could distort them for a second causing their flight/blink to spazz out. Or maybe it'd just blur the side of the screen from which they got blasted?

schkorpio

more like a mild version yes - so you're only getting pushed while you are in the flame area, but then once you're out then the pushing stops

so its like the marine has a small narrow force field infront of them

Ahab

This thread belongs to the flamethrower alt-fire thread.
However i prefer the fueling option.

LUSITANER

why not just a charge up mode, like for 3 secs then makes a fire blast, sorta shotgun of fire :F

schkorpio

sorry didnt see the other alt fire thread! can close this one if you want :)

douchebagatron

or a high powered compression blast where blasting something into a wall does damage and possibly stuns them. could be balanced by using a lot of juice, and the length of the stun could be determined by the momentum upon impact.