Zerg Unit: Artillary

Don't know if this is knew or not but check out this pic:[img width=670 height=420]http://www.maxfreak.com/starcraft2/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/starcraft-2-screenshot.jpg[/img]
Spider thing shooting acid out it's but

 

This is just a mod for a game, probably Warcraft 3. The images at the bottom are the textures applied to the custom models. This is the side effect of keeping Starcraft fans starved for 10 years

 

yeah, it's a mod...

 

meh w/e. Still the acid shooting spider gives us a good unit idea

 

i saw a post some while ago about a zerg artillary unit thats shoot zerglings, banelings and maybe even hydralisk. then it went into trying to balance the incoming units. like maybe anti-air would hit the units, being stun for some time after hitting the ground as well some damage, units exploding upon impact, and other somesuch.

 

unfortunately,it's just a mod,but it's a very nice one.the Nexus looks nice...

anyway,i really wouldn't complain if the Zerg had a siege unit,but i don't think blizz will give the Zerg a siege unit,at least not a ground one.they may give the Guardian a revamp...

 

Thats actually a cool idea, having a unit that can carry 2-3 times as much as an overlord and fling units at the enemy at long range, like zerglings,banelings(not ultralisk though lol)

 

There's lots of "cool" ideas for the Zerg on this forum.

Unfortunately it's not productive to even talk about them (although lots of fun!) until we see what Blizzard has done to my favorite race. You can't offer units that might be better or worse than what they've come up with until you know what they've come up with .

@ Colossus , while your post is certainly helpful and insightful, please include the sources from which you get these photos, and a little more information about it (do the research before the post) in future posts. Thanks!

 

While the idea of shooting zerglings up cliffs like an amazing, and fun, I'm not sure if they would implement it. it would sorta overlap with the Nydus worm, which would just pop up on top of the cliff. However, if the falling units did damage then I guess it would be different enough....

Anyways, I like the spider shooting acid better. It could land and do steady damage to an area over like 5 sec? Not a huge burst like a traditional siege units, but a slow and steady, yet o so lethal, attack. O, and there could be a researchable upgrade that allows the spider to mix chemicals that makes the acid harden mid air, making a bridge for smaller units to use to cover gaps or cliffs. Building damage and a way to break into bases..now that what I call a siege!

 

Wow, I think your on to something there Shadow. Seriously that would make for some major new strategies. Someone needs to show this to Karune lol. Karune knows all...

 

I wonder what game this mod's for. I'm guessing C&C.

The acid-shooting spider looks pretty cool. Not a bad idea at all.

 

Hmm, aren't the Zerg supposed to swarm their units and all that?
It looks like that a whole bunch of these units would be way to powerfull, because it seems to hit a really large area. That would not be very Zerglike.

But don't you know what game this mod was made for Colossus? I would like to check it out sometime.

 

Well it was in some magazine where it said it was for WoW 3 and like 15 guys around the world were making it or something, but another guy seemed pretty sure it was for Command and Conquer. Either way it is amazing.

 

I want to say it's part of the Project Revolution mod for WC3 but the new units throw me off.

 

Cool units.

 

If I had to choose, I would agree w/ John about the WC 3 Revolution mod.

 

Hmm, if I remember correctly I played teh Project Revolution mod once... maybe. If memory serves, not all the units were the same. Instead of High Templar Protoss got the Vindicator from SC: Ghost. Then again, it could be a different mod.....

Still, a zerg siege unit with huge area but low damage would fit the zerg theme. The acid spitting spider "swarms" an area with lots of low damage. Plus, my bridge idea would just be too cool to pass up. It could also have sticky goo if it really wanted to... teh possibilities are endless...

 

Honestly, how many people actually USE the zerg queen? lol
Now think about how many people would use this unit
Give it a bridge upgrade, a sticky upgrade, and if neccesary, it could even have a infest upgrade
This unit could completely takeover the queen's place
You might say "The Queen can fly", but so what if you never use it anyways lol.

 

@Shadow Templar
But the damage would have to be really low, like you said, because a couple of extremely strong units don't fit the Zerg.

 

Yeah low stats, but seriously this would be an awsome unit.
No joke man. Someone tell Karune, I don't have an account over there.
He can make it happen. Almighty....