Feature: Siege Weapons

Well to get the ball rolling..
What do you want to brainstorm about?
the strenght,how it should look or everything?

my idea: I also think a slow speed is usefull but maybe make them harder to see. since otherwise villages could have weeks to prepare wich is a long time.
So maybe since it moves so slow just make an upgrade so that it has those army colors wich would blend it in better.

Oh now I start over upgrades.
What about a tech tree modular system for siege machines?
you would be able to assemble parts upon a already existing machine, wich need other upgrades so it could be make balanced..

I hope i just started rolling the ball and good luck on this part Wich will be amazing

I certainly like the idea of a modular system.

However, I'm not sure about the camoflage, as I think it's a good thing if a village has weeks to prepare. We want to avoid situations where it would be advantageous to 'sneak' up on a village, and catch them unawares.

Remember, it's much easier to plan an attack, than it is to defend, and the advantage should always go to the defender.

As for rails, I'm torn. First, it would allow some kind of conflict on the way to a village, since the defending team would try to destroy the rails before it got there, but I'm not sure it's necessary since the weapons will just be moving really slow anyway. Plus, I think there will be more than enough combat outside in the defenders trying to prevent the attackers from getting there anyway.

I do understand what you're saying, and I want to mirror real life as much as we can. But in this point, it is MORE important to ensure that the defenders have PLENTY of time to prepare for an attack. And, in answer to your questions, siege weapons were generally created far away, then marched, very slowly to their goal.

There were a few that were assembled near the goal, but those were smaller ones. And of course battering rams move a little quicker.

But, regardless of actual speed of building, we want to make them very slow. Even if it takes days in minecraft, or longer, to conduct an attack. This is not a PvP mod, it's a mod that allows you to attack a kingdom if you want. It should not be easy, quick, or simple to completely destroy multple people's building and hard work, and they should have plenty of time to react.

I was thinking they would just be able to roll up blocks 1 high.

The problem with rails, is what would be the purpose? What would it add to the game?

What if people had to make some kind of munition for some sieg weapons.
like iron balls.
this balls fly like arrows but explode at impact.

Ok, so, this is where we are now:

2 different kinds of siege weapons:

Catapult
Balista

Both are very, very slow, and must be driven.
They both require specific ammunition, which must be manually loaded every time.
The catapult should be the more difficult one to build, and do slightly more damage and slightly longer range. and fire in an arc.

The balista should fire like a giant arrow.


Let's make the models and get the weapons working the way we want, before we start messing with the recipes.

Will and Meanz, what else do you need, info-wise?

Awesome...!