Spectre Bullets/Arrows

[Storm Diver Ω]

I suppose you still wouldn't be able to dominate the Impure Summoners.
Wait, what about the martian saucer? Do we really need ANOTHER method of cheese?

Summoners are lazy
A damage penatly would somewhat help, and perhaps if the recipe was expensive for the bullets/arrows to discourage using them too much. Maybe 1 Spectre bar +20 bullets= 20 Spectre bullets or something.

I hope they make it so it's attacks ignore walls in 1.4, that will fix it and stop the endless cheese.

I'd be fine with its regular attacks passing through walls, but its enraged deathray always gets me.

 

[Pixel8ted]

I hope they make it so it's attacks ignore walls in 1.4, that will fix it and stop the endless cheese.

Yes. For an endgame boss its just too easy. I hope they fix it.

 

[Derpling Ω]

Summoners are lazy
A damage penatly would somewhat help, and perhaps if the recipe was expensive for the bullets/arrows to discourage using them too much. Maybe 1 Spectre bar +20 bullets= 20 Spectre bullets or something.

Impure summoners are the opposite, hence IMPURE, they spam other weapons and dodge like crazy WHILE their minions are attacking..
Nah, let's just make the martian saucer have a kamikaze attack if you try to hide behind a wall and cheese it.

 

[Pixel8ted]

Summoners are lazy
A damage penatly would somewhat help, and perhaps if the recipe was expensive for the bullets/arrows to discourage using them too much. Maybe 1 Spectre bar +20 bullets= 20 Spectre bullets or something.

I'd be fine with its regular attacks passing through walls, but its enraged deathray always gets me.

Yeah, i think that they should have some sort of penalty, like being slow or rarity.

 

[SaltyBeggar]

The idea is cool, but because spectre bars are mage-based bars, they would need to be done with another material, like the ranger-based bar, shroomite.

 

[Storm Diver Ω]

The idea is cool, but because spectre bars are mage-based bars, they would need to be done with another material, like the ranger-based bar, shroomite.

Shroomite bullets, I like that.

 

[Pixel8ted]

Thats a good idea! Especially since mushroom spores phase through blocks. What would the arrows do then?

Edit: They could split into smaller spores on impact or leave a trail of spores.

 

[Storm Diver Ω]

Thats a good idea! Especially since mushroom spores phase through blocks. What would the arrows do then?

Edit: They could split into smaller spores on impact or leave a trail of spores.

Or leave a trail of spinning mushrooms like the Mushroom spear and Hammush.

 

[Derpling Ω]

Or leave a trail of spinning mushrooms like the Mushroom spear and Hammush.

I kind of want them to be a crystal bullet equivalent for arrows. Making them explode mushroom spore clouds that multihit on impact would be unique...

 

[Pixel8ted]

Or leave a trail of spinning mushrooms like the Mushroom spear and Hammush.

I kind of want them to be a crystal bullet equivalent for arrows. Making them explode mushroom spore clouds that multihit on impact would be unique...

Maybe just like the armor, they could have different abilities. Three for bullets and three for arrows.

 

[Derpling Ω]

Maybe just like the armor, they could have different abilities. Three for bullets and three for arrows.

How would that work? is it just random or dependent on gear?

 

[Pixel8ted]

How would that work? is it just random or dependent on gear?

They could have different recipes. Depending on what they do, they could cost more Shroomite or musket balls/arrows

But this might be more of something you would see in a mod

 

[Derpling Ω]

They could have different recipes. Depending on what they do, they could cost more Shroomite or musket balls/arrows

That sounds incredibly convoluted and something that could just be more types of ammo from different materials.

I was thinking maybe it should have a different effect depending on your weapon's speed.

 

[Storm Diver Ω]

I think it would be better if it cycled through a set pattern; Wall Piercing>Mushroom trail> Explosive Spore> ect.....
But this makes them pretty overpowered.

 

[Derpling Ω]

I think it would be better if it cycled through a set pattern; Wall Piercing>Mushroom trail> Explosive Spore> ect.....

You know what? I don't actually hate that. It is the bar MADE for rangers, so with any other material it would be unacceptable, but not with shroomite.

 

[Storm Diver Ω]

You know what? I don't actually hate that. It is the bar MADE for rangers, so with any other material it would be unacceptable, but not with shroomite.

And perhaps if the bullets did something similar, as if only 1 in 3 shots can go through walls it'll balance it out by only being able to deal 33%~ the damage if an enemy is behind a wall. Or if every other bullet pierced allowing 50% of the damage to reach the enemy.

 

[Pixel8ted]

That sounds incredibly convoluted and something that could just be more types of ammo from different materials.

I was thinking maybe it should have a different effect depending on your weapon's speed.

Yeah, but it would be cool for something like that to be in a mod. And i get what you’re saying about speed. If its slow it would leave a trail but if it goes fast enough it could explode into spores, it would provide 2 kinds of attack with the switch if an accessory.

 

[Derpling Ω]

Yeah, but it would be cool for something like that to be in a mod. And i get what you’re saying about speed. If its slow it would leave a trail but if it goes fast enough it could explode into spores, it would provide 2 kinds of attack with the switch if an accessory.

I would do the exact opposite. If it explodes into spores from going fast then I-frames will block most of your shots.

 

[Companion Cube Ω]

I would do the exact opposite. If it explodes into spores from going fast then I-frames will block most of your shots.

What if the spores spawned after a delay?