Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: Bomb Droid Question
Redondo
Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:08 pm
#27
bomb droids can be used in public structures (player or NPC)as long as you have access. You will geta TEF though and get booted if you are inside, but I think you can still send in droids. As the poster said above they can be attacked and destroyed if you initiate combat first. Then your droid, like any pet, gets a TEF to your target. Always best to initiate combat with the droid.
techknowshaman
Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:17 pm
#28
One more thing, droid detection devices will boot a droid out of a house/cantina if the droid is in the dent sequence i belive
DouglasArmand
Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:13 pm
#29
I'll assume that you know how to place the bomb Droid in your datapad.
First thing to do is to name the droid. This is essential to be able to use the detonation macro below. The name should be short and must be all one word. This is the main reason why we can't use the default droid name as they all start with a as in 'a probe droid'.
Naming is achieved by calling the droid and choosing Program from the radial menu and then selecting a sub-menu for instance Attack
your Droid will respond with a ?
You then use say to program. For example to program your droid with the name Grrr using the Stay command
/say Grrr Stay
the droid will respond with a !
The droid has now learnt the command. Now do this for 3-4 other different program commands and the droid name will change to your chosen one - in this case Grrr.
You must program in sequence and with not too long a gap in between.
You must program in sequence and with not too long a gap in between.
Next you might want re-program all the commands you might use - for example I use
F=follow Target
M=Follow Me
S=Stay
X=Store
G=Group
A=Attack
F=follow Target
M=Follow Me
S=Stay
X=Store
G=Group
A=Attack
but use what works for you.
The important commands to re-program for the macro to work are:
Follow Target
Store
Follow Target
Store
Again I'll assume we all know how to make a macro.
The first is a simple one line macro to target the bounty - I call mine 'TargetBounty' :-))
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The first is a simple one line macro to target the bounty - I call mine 'TargetBounty' :-))
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/Target Bountyname (<<<replace Bountyname with the name of your Target/Jedi/Bounty)
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The next macro is again real simple and is the one that sets your droid to explode and uses the TargetBounty macro to re-target your Target/Jedi/Bounty - so you can carry on with the killing. Remember to replace Grrr with the name of your Droid. the Tellpet command uses my F as a programmed command for Follow Target. Using /Tellpet means the command won't be displayed in spatial
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/tellpet F;
/target (Grrr);
/pause 1;
/detonateDroid;
/macro TargetBounty
/tellpet F;
/target (Grrr);
/pause 1;
/detonateDroid;
/macro TargetBounty
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Important - Droids name must be in brackets ().
The Pause is to give time for the droid to be targetted.
don't forget the ; at the end of each command as this allows the macro to continue to next line.
The Pause is to give time for the droid to be targetted.
don't forget the ; at the end of each command as this allows the macro to continue to next line.
running this macro will set the droids explosion countdown which is 3 sec. This will be displayed over the droid. To stop a countdown - store the droid.
BTW I find it best not to tell droid to attack - its too easy for a Jedi/Bounty to disable and the blast radius is upto 25m so they don't have to be at the Bounties feet to do damage.
Finally some important notes about bomb droids:
* This is a Bomb droid. When it blows - there is no more droid.* *
* When the droid blows up it will damage your target and any of the targets grouped members who are close enough but not any innocent bystanders or yourself or any of your grouped members.
* larger bomb droids can do a lot of damage, from 1.5 - 2.5K, and cost NO HAM to use.Great for that final incaping hit :-)
* Droids must be called BEFORE attack has commenced.
dzikson
Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:40 pm
#32
Can someone give me some info on these. I've never used one. What stats should a good one be??? How exactly do I use one?
Merc32
Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:26 pm
#35
I've seen a lot better than that, use the vendor search to find inexpensive good bomb droids, there are alot of rip offs out there so be careful what you buy.
Skizzik-
Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:29 pm
#36
the best bomb droids you can get will be R3 droids with power around 57.
Skizzik-
Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:55 pm
#38
it all depends on the DE. There aren't many DE's so prices may vairy. they shouldn't cost as much as a regular droid because they only a one time use. As for using them you need to tell the droid to follow your mark, target your droid and when it gets within 10m do a /detonate.Wait acouple of secs and BOOM!
dzikson
Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:57 pm
#39
Is the counter on that droid visable to others or only to me? Any tips on using them. Seems they only useful in cities/crowded areas, right?