The Energon Pub

by **Jar Axel** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:47 pm

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:09 pm

Im not sure if we are getting minicons back, but the code that was used for minicons will probably get used in a modified form for the verious masters in later versions of the game.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:59 am

I seriously hope that if mini-cons return they act like a weapon upgrade that can be transfered between units that kicks in during battle that if depleated would need recovery time rather than the expendable batteries they were in this version.

It would also be better if they are specials like keys instead of buying them like slave labor. (seeing bots/maxis would befriend them, and 'cons would just take them anyways)

I tried using them a couple times and found them to be a waste of credits.

Plus if made into specials, and given the ability to name them, them some players who want to keep using some names would have the ability to use their names without the need for the same amount of units.

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:22 am

The testers have a dropdown named 'powerlink' in our characters screen but nothing has been activated for beta so far, so there will be something minicon/masters-like there, but we dont know what yet.

by **zorian** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:24 pm

Well, the new back story chapter pretty much says they will exist. In what manner, when or even if they have game mechanics. <shrug> :grin:

by **optimusjamie** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:25 am

I think the system should be that every team starts with 1 Mini-Con, then claiming them during missions and maybe an award for arena bouts.

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:36 am

What? And spoil all the fun of having to find the little buggers?

Nah, you gonna have to work to find the extra in this game, and by extras we mean everything from extra altmodes to the decent weapons... :twisted:

News Credits: 2 · by **Zordon** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:01 am

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:13 am

...Its a good idea which maybe OS will pick up on, but mostly you'll be stealing it from the corpses of your fallen enemies.

Dunno how minicons will be found/used yet though, OS has kept them quiet in the beta so far, but when the WarMap upgrade is added later, different regions will yield different bounties and opponents, then the search will really be on for the best alts, guns and other shiny stuff.

by **Nickolai** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:58 am

How about a Wrestlemania-like PPV to end HMW v1? The undercard is subject to you guys, but the main event should be -

Supercruise (C) :BOT:

vs Buzzsaw :CON:

vs X-501

vs Randy Orton :BOT:

vs Silverbolt :CON:

vs Hammerstein :CON:

vs Colonel Mustard :PRED:

vs Windstalker :MAX:

Haha, talk about impossible to figure out even where the hell to start programming this... 8-}

...and yes, I know the EC is only for 6 participants... ;;)

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:25 am

There will be exactly that kind of elimination match in HMW2, but the current game cant handle missions like that unfortunately.

If you can work out a way to do it between yourselves in the arena then ill do what I can to help though.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:28 am

News Credits: 2 · by **Zordon** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:53 am

by **Nickolai** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:24 pm

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will the pages load faster than it does now when hmw2 happens?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:16 am

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:12 am

Do you think if he went over to Windows, he'd have a larger vocabilary too?

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:00 pm

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:13 pm

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:40 pm

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:27 pm

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News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:19 am

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News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:46 am

I'm still getting over the shock of you being on a PC. :lol:

As for your original question; 'will the pages load faster than it does now when hmw2 happens?'... Well, so far the beta has been quicker both to load and to play as the registry has been rebuilt to be much easier to use, and weve got a PHP upgrade with the sever switch.

We'll have to wait and see what the effect of 2000 players all trying to steal each others names at once is like but the beta survived the server switch with no issues so it looks good and stable.