Weapons & Equip Solar and Stardust Set Bonus Change

[Asternove]

Solar Armor
Now has a Plasma Bubble, dealing steady damage to all inside. If you’re hit, it pulses, dealing huge damage. Probably has a radius of 6-8 blocks.

Stardust Armor
Now can dash like Solar Armor used to, and dashing leaves a trail of Mini-Cells that act like stronger bees.

It felt kinda stupid that the armor that could tank so much had a tool for dodging, while the armor that was meant to constantly be dodging had nothing like that.

I made it so Solar Armor has a move that further encourages a “get up in their face” playstyle that matches its defence, while Stardust Armor has a tool for dodging while still keeping the summoner aspect through the Mini-Cells.

 

[Stellar Mastodon 267]

Current Solar’s dash is more for Ramming than Dodging, but I agree Summoner would benefit from evasive dashing.

 

[Modding Salmon]

Solar Armor
Now has a Plasma Bubble, dealing steady damage to all inside. If you’re hit, it pulses, dealing huge damage. Probably has a radius of 6-8 blocks.

Stardust Armor
Now can dash like Solar Armor used to, and dashing leaves a trail of Mini-Cells that act like stronger bees.

It felt kinda stupid that the armor that could tank so much had a tool for dodging, while the armor that was meant to constantly be dodging had nothing like that.

I made it so Solar Armor has a move that further encourages a “get up in their face” playstyle that matches its defence, while Stardust Armor has a tool for dodging while still keeping the summoner aspect through the Mini-Cells.

This needs to be in the game yesterday it fits way too well

 

[zenithspeed]

i was initially neutral on this but on second thought yeah it makes a lot of sense

 

[noobsqoou⛏️]

The idea of a Solar Armor set bonus similar to the inferno potion's effect would be pretty cool, like your armor is so unbearably hot that anything that gets close starts to burn. It's like you've got your own little solar corona, and that fits the theme very well.

Not sure how I feel about the suggestion for the Stardust armor. Personally I'd like the option to forgo the Stardust guardian effect for simply 1 or 2 more summon slots, that way I could just go all-in on minions. However, your idea got me thinking though, and I might post my own idea for overhauling the Stardust armor soon.

 

[Dapling]

I like this quite a lot. Both of these armors could use the additional flavor imo

 

[Russ Guss Doodles]

I can get behind replacing the dash with a sort permanent Inferno Potion. However, I would keep the Solar Blaze shield and just have the plasma bubble’s damage scale with the shield’s strength.

I also wouldn’t replace the Stardust Guardian. I get the logic behind your idea, but the set bonus has already been reworked once into what it currently is and at this point the Guardian is too attached to the Stardust Armor’s identity to be replaced. I think it would be better to focus on giving Vortex Armor a fun and unique set bonus.