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Projects & Creative / Re: Project "Assassin"(Mafia mode) thrilling name...i know..
« on: April 06, 2012, 03:11:25 AM »Quote from: "SmashBroPlusB"
... I just got an idea of how to make this work like Doom mafia but still keep it in a Mega Man theme.
The "townies" would start with the Scatter Buster, a weak weapon that's designed to distract any mafia players who are chasing you while you make your escape. Main fire would shoot a four-shot spread with bullets dealing 3 damage each, and is good for hitting an evasive foe. It also shoots at a decent enough firing rate so if you team up with another townie or two you could take down a mafia player with good cooperation. Alt-fire shoots three 2-damage bullets and a larger 6-damage stunning shot in succession one after another (similar to Needle Cannon and Yamato Spear firing in groups of three even if you only press Fire once), but the attack has a delay after firing similar to Spark Shock. This not only means that the target will recover from Shock before you can shoot again, but it also means that this attack is only really suitable if you have a good "lead" on your target as the shots shoot in a relatively straight line.
Townies also start with two Exit Units (make a duplicate Red Exit Unit to get around the "one only" limit; it also helps to tell the two apart while scrolling through items) and three Item-1's to help them evade the mafia as well as to find a good hiding spot or make a quick escape.
The "mafia" would have two weapons, the Scatter Copy and the Assasin's Cloak. The first weapon, the Scatter Copy, is for the most part a duplicate of the Scatter Buster used to help the mafia blend in to their surroundings, though it should be noted that the alt-fire's fourth projectile has the appearance of the Wily Capsule thunder ball instead of Spark Shock. Observant players can pick up on this difference to spot the mafia players. The other weapon, Assasin's Cloak, is a short-range melee punch capable of killing a player in a single hit. Now I know what you're thinking, "How do I land a hit when everyone has spread shots?" Unfortunately there is no ONE answer to that question. You'll just have to figure out how to fool the townies and catch them off-guard! The alt-fire is a cloaking device that enables the user to become near-invisible for a decent period of time, and the ammo regenerates whenever the weapon is not in use. Notice how I said near-invisible; the player is mostly hidden, though their general form can still be easily spotted at close to medium range (think of old YD Shadow Man's "stealth" during movement). If it's possible, the cloak will create the teleporting "blee-blee-blee-blee" effect when it's activated, to make it appear like an Exit Unit from a far range.
Mafia players, like the townies, begin the game with three Item-1's (this is, again, to help them blend in better). They don't receive any Exit Units, but will instead receive three Trap Mines and a Smoke Bomb. Trap Mines drop to the ground and linger for about two seconds before flickering away and becoming invisible. The mines have a VERY small hit radius (I'm thinking 3 x 3 would be ideal) but are instantly triggered when touched and deal heavy (but not OHKO) damage to those affected, even if the player who triggered it was the one who set the mine in the first place. Note that the mines won't detonate until they "flicker away" and turn invisible, giving the user time to move away from the bomb. The invisibility delay also makes this item only truly effective as a trap, because other players will notice if you set any mines while they are watching you. The Smoke Bomb should, for the most part, be pretty self-explanatory. It simply scatters smoke graphics in all directions to allow the user to make a hurried escape via Assasin's Cloak.
So, what do you think?
Well uhh.....I'll uh... Let the others think about that.
That's always nice to hear!