Smuggler Archive

Thread: Finally, Bomb Droid inputs compiled for the FAQ

Golrok
Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:04 pm
#14

No you can't /det while FD'd but you can call whiled FD'd it only if its in your inventory. I did that one time and it scared off a TKA coming into to blackbar me until another allied TKA took him over, allowing me to get up. He got scared when it appeared by my FD'd body and ran away (I guess he didnt know I couldnt detonate it until I stood) because 5 minutes before I had cut his buffed ham in half with a previous one.

I've incapped unbuffed players with one blast a few times. If you shoot them first you get points for the kill. I like /lowblow /panicshot /peace them as the droid heads towards them, running along beside me. I've killed commandos and soldiers many times this way, profs that usually pwn us. With bomb droids you can really bring an art to dirty fighting, just be prepared for hate tells after.

It takes practice, and practice takes creds. Its not easy to get timing right the first time, and at an average of 5k a pop, not cheap to learn.

If you find a crate of 5 for 50k buy it. 5k each is a good deal. I love them especially for dealing with random punks challenging duels. There so unexpected and relatively unknown to many, some ppl are like.. wt-f just happened? how the hell did i get pwned by a smug??

On Valcyn I seen these R2 bomb droids called "Jedi Go Booms" with a detonation of 65. 50k each, I'm saving up for a few. I have a feeling that should incap a few buffed players.

ApollyonTB
Tue Dec 14, 2004 4:49 am
#15

I dont know if this is a bug or what.


I do not think that these things work in water.


I set up 2 bombs loaded with a small det of 11. I tested these bombs against a nuna that was in some water. the bombs were within 3 meters of the target when they went off. They just blew up, and no damage was inflicted on the target. To make sure that the bombs worked I took a third bomb with the det value of 11 and blew it up next to a nuna that was on dry land....it blew up, and I was showed with guts, blood, and goo.


Funny thing though, the nuna in the water turned hostile on me, but never attacked me.



teh Tee-Bagger
Lover of Beer and Pie
Order 67 - "Every Smuggler is now an enemy of SOE and LucasArts."
(quoted by)
Veela "Her Royal Hawtness"


vendors located at 2110 -4905 outside Mos Eisley
Alyxian
Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:41 pm
#16

Heh, if you blow one in water, you should be able to harvest a bunch of fish *giggle*



Alyxian Gorgaan
"Just an honest Trader"
Will Fly for Booze
Ships, Paint, Missiles, Droids, and More!
Shop located in Tal Kyrte on Lok, in the Mall
StarSider
TeepoJedi
Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:08 pm
#17

So there is no limit to the amount of bomb droids you can have? Can you only have one out at a time?
Flyinion
Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:16 pm
#18

Anyone on Bria havea vendor source for these things? I want to play with them and I talked to a wookie who's vendorI was buying some furniture off while he was there and online who gave me a name of a DE on Lok I think it was. I don't remember the guy's name right now but I emailed him 3 days ago and haven't heard back yet. I really want to find some of these to play with.



------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mekar: Jedi Padawan, future Master Enhancer, demoted to the lowest Rebel rank after an incident involving a JSF and an Imp recruiter

Proud member of the "Village of the Damn".......as in "Damn I only get 30K of FS for a million regular?"......."Damn that's a lot of XP".......and of course "Damn this commute sucks!!"
WillburWright
Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:25 pm
#19

Great guide. Never used one myself, I might try, though.

Golrok
Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:03 pm
#20






TeepoJedi wrote:

So there is no limit to the amount of bomb droids you can have? Can you only have one out at a time?






Only one out yea. But if there a deed in your inventory they can be called while in combat but if you store them to your datapad they can't be called in combat. So you can have like 50 deeds or w/e in your inventory, but only call one at a time, but once it blows up can call another, i think.

cl0kwerq
Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:43 pm
#21








Golrok wrote:
No you can't /det while FD'd but you can call whiled FD'd it only if its in your inventory. I did that one time and it scared off a TKA coming into to blackbar me until another allied TKA took him over, allowing me to get up. He got scared when it appeared by my FD'd body and ran away (I guess he didnt know I couldnt detonate it until I stood) because 5 minutes before I had cut his buffed ham in half with a previous one.


I'ma DE on Corbantis and I make MSE and R3 versions of these. I hear the mse's are ok in PvP, but work really well against those hard to kill pets (AT-ST's). I'd be interested in any combat info anyone can get on these. You should send it to Drashkk or TheRealTK421's way. I'd like to be able to give my customers info on this, but of course like most of the droids I make I can't actually "use" them to any effect.



I've incapped unbuffed players with one blast a few times. If you shoot them first you get points for the kill. I like /lowblow /panicshot /peace them as the droid heads towards them, running along beside me. I've killed commandos and soldiers many times this way, profs that usually pwn us. With bomb droids you can really bring an art to dirty fighting, just be prepared for hate tells after.

It takes practice, and practice takes creds. Its not easy to get timing right the first time, and at an average of 5k a pop, not cheap to learn.

If you find a crate of 5 for 50k buy it. 5k each is a good deal. I love them especially for dealing with random punks challenging duels. There so unexpected and relatively unknown to many, some ppl are like.. wt-f just happened? how the hell did i get pwned by a smug??

On Valcyn I seen these R2 bomb droids called "Jedi Go Booms" with a detonation of 65. 50k each, I'm saving up for a few. I have a feeling that should incap a few buffed players.


65? Are you sure that wasn't 56? From what I've seen the max on these module (theortical) is 10. In an R2(max 5) that would be 50. I make R3's with 54, and I've heard as high as 59 being made. If you see higher than that then I would suggest paying the price, as they'd be worth a goldmine to a BH with a 250k mission. It could also be an old bug that they fixed that allowed you to stack modules.


There's also an equation to figure out the damage on there. 150xdetonation rating for min. 200xdetonation rating for max. Then apply pvp 75%, and armor, and you should have your damage range on these suckers.











-Corbantis-
-1091 2684 Dantooine, Just outside the Mining Outpost
::TEK:: Industries Receptionist Vendor
tek'rat[master Armorsmith=12 Point=R.I.S.Certified=]
-Flurry-
-1028 2362 Dantooine, Just outside the Mining Outpost
::PS:: Personnell Solutions Vendor(either)
Seik Rell'eef[master Droid Engineer/master Shipwright]
Zhagadska
Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:05 am
#22

great work!!


i use panic shot myself when i need to get my mouse droids into place. i use em all the time, especially since so many bad guys out there are resistant to pistols.



InVictus Kell - Smuggler for Life
Started: Beta 2
Retired : 1-27-06

It's been fun...
Eavik
Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:12 am
#23

Finally got around to trying this last night...pretty cool, but I have a question.


I had 10 deeds in my inventory for these det droids...that works out better for me to be able to call it while in combat, rather than try to call it from your datapad and have it follow you everywhere until you're ready for a fight. The only problem I had when calling it from a deed is that the droid was not trained on any commands...


So I had to use the deed to call the droid, then talk to the droid and teach it the Follow Target command, then tell the droid to follow, then give the detonate command. Is all of that reallyneccessary? It worked OK while I was testing it out on an NPC, but I can't imagine pulling a droid out and trying to teach it commands while Im in the middle of a pvp fight.
AgetCasi
Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:51 am
#24

didnt even relise u could do this.....gotta trying it!!!!
Jaguarrr
Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:17 pm
#25






Eavik wrote:

Finally got around to trying this last night...pretty cool, but I have a question.


I had 10 deeds in my inventory for these det droids...that works out better for me to be able to call it while in combat, rather than try to call it from your datapad and have it follow you everywhere until you're ready for a fight. The only problem I had when calling it from a deed is that the droid was not trained on any commands...


So I had to use the deed to call the droid, then talk to the droid and teach it the Follow Target command, then tell the droid to follow, then give the detonate command. Is all of that reallyneccessary? It worked OK while I was testing it out on an NPC, but I can't imagine pulling a droid out and trying to teach it commands while Im in the middle of a pvp fight.






They got default commands. Complete words like "store", "group" and "follow".



We couldn't play SWG without Tiggs. Now we can =)
Page 2 of 2