I had a strange idea in my head today, and it was a rather interesting one. After staring at minecart tracks I was thinking "Why is there no real way to fight using these?"
I came up with an answer. Minecart-Mounted Bow-Like weapon thingie. Basically, its a flat minecart with a large, automatic bow you hold in your hand. It fires exactly like the pre-adventure update bow. This would give people an interesting way to protect their fort: on rails.
I know this might not be the best suggestion ever made, but its worth a shot. Also, the bow would do 5 damage (2.5 hearts).
I had a strange idea in my head today, and it was a rather interesting one. After staring at minecart tracks I was thinking "Why is there no real way to fight using these?"
I came up with an answer. Minecart-Mounted Bow-Like weapon thingie. Basically, its a flat minecart with a large, automatic bow you hold in your hand. It fires exactly like the pre-adventure update bow. This would give people an interesting way to protect their fort: on rails.
I know this might not be the best suggestion ever made, but its worth a shot. Also, the bow would do 5 damage (2.5 hearts).
Thanks for reading, enjoy!
Great idea. I think the term you're looking for is "ballistae". It's like a giant mounted crossbow that can be moved around and aimed.
Personally I think it should be a little stronger but with a slower reload then a bow. If this ballistae is fired like the pre-adventure update bows then it is way too over powered. Especially on multiplayer.
Great idea. I think the term you're looking for is "ballistae". It's like a giant mounted crossbow that can be moved around and aimed.
Personally I think it should be a little stronger but with a slower reload then a bow. If this ballistae is fired like the pre-adventure update bows then it is way too over powered. Especially on multiplayer.
Support.
lol i saw an exibit about genghis khan in a museum. there was a model where 2 mongol warriors had one of those. it was epic.
but yea, that would be pretty sweet. i have always wanted a turret thing that rotated. one that could move on rails is even better! but instead of a giant crossbow, how about a dispenser that pretty much fired anything like a regular dispenser? now that would be frickin EPIC!
I think all of these are good suggestions! I know mine isn't the best idea to be immediately implimented, but its just an idea to get the creative juices flowing. Keep up the suggestions
I see this being used as a stationary turret that you can aim rather than a mobile defense platform. Plus I think the latest snapshot made it so you can move the minecart around whilst inside it. Now you can argue that this is balanced out by the fact that this weapon consumes arrows, but a bow also has durability and would break. A dispenser is balanced because you can't aim it actively.
If this suggestion is going to have to be clearly balanced more. For example:
Arrows recovered/destroyed on impact
The time it takes to reload (between shots)
The range of the weapon
How much drop it has
How rapidly can the player aim (is there a programed delay or not)
I also want to know how this will be crafted.
If you can balance it in a fair way, then it might have a chance of getting support and added.
How would both you and a ballista fit inside a minecart? Or is the ballista in the minecart and you stand outside it or something?
I don't really see how this would work or what uses it would have beyond shooting other players in minecarts. You can do that already by sitting in a minecart with a bow anyway, since a bow shot will destroy a minecart in one hit.
Either the controls for this cart would be overly complicated or it wouldn't work very well. Either way, I'm going to have to say no.
Also, if this moving ballistae turret is implimented or at least considered by mojang it needs a little more balancing.
Obviously its a very powerful weapon. So it needs some nerfing.
-Moves slower than normal player camera movement (because its so heavy)
-An expensive crafting recipe
-Aim slightly worse than a bow (because ballistae "ammo" is heaier than arrows)
How would both you and a ballista fit inside a minecart? Or is the ballista in the minecart and you stand outside it or something?
I don't really see how this would work or what uses it would have beyond shooting other players in minecarts. You can do that already by sitting in a minecart with a bow anyway, since a bow shot will destroy a minecart in one hit.
Either the controls for this cart would be overly complicated or it wouldn't work very well. Either way, I'm going to have to say no.
I didn't see the ballista comments. A ballista isn't a bow at all. Instead of using the tension of the wood arms to fire a projectile, it uses tightly wound fibers to store and release tension. A ballista is something totally different and I don't think it applies to what the OP is suggesting. If anything, I think what this should be is more of a heavy mounted crossbow (and no, I'm not advocating for crossbows to be added, just craft the mine cart with a bow to have a bow like shooting device).
Also, if this moving ballistae turret is implimented or at least considered by mojang it needs a little more balancing.
Obviously its a very powerful weapon. So it needs some nerfing.
-Moves slower than normal player camera movement (because its so heavy)
-An expensive crafting recipe
-Aim slightly worse than a bow (because ballistae "ammo" is heaier than arrows)
Now is this thing firing arrows or bolts? I'm confused. Is the ammunition the same or are we adding more items? Keep It Simple Says we should just make it a heavy mounted crossbow that shoots arrows at a higher velocity, but is slower to aim and has a long reload time or something (details on how to balance it are listed in my last post. You can do a combination of things).
To be honest I don't know if there is that big of a difference between arrows and bolts. And after what you said about ballistae being something different to be honest I'm lost.
I guess we just gotta hope the OP will edit his topic a bit to clear up the confusion.
I think the best way to balance this would be to make a long drawback and reload as well as a stationary weapon. Unfortunately I doubt this would be the first Ballista suggested. Better go bump that...
I think the OP was going for more of a "gattling gun" type weapon.
Idea time!
Pros
1. rapid fire arrow spraydown
2. arrows deal 4 hearts of damage.
3. great accuracy.
Cons
1. must be mounted on a rail, either staionary or mobile
2.almost no vertical aim, almost exclusively horizontal
3. slow swivel movement
4. easily destroyed by an arrow
Crafting
Piston,bow,stone slab,iron ingot = turret thing
turret thing + minecart = gattling gun
*turret must be on minecrat to use
How it works
placed as a minecart sitting in it alows you to use the turret, moved by powered minecart or other means
*uses arrows from your inventory
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I came up with an answer. Minecart-Mounted Bow-Like weapon thingie. Basically, its a flat minecart with a large, automatic bow you hold in your hand. It fires exactly like the pre-adventure update bow. This would give people an interesting way to protect their fort: on rails.
I know this might not be the best suggestion ever made, but its worth a shot. Also, the bow would do 5 damage (2.5 hearts).
Thanks for reading, enjoy!
Great idea. I think the term you're looking for is "ballistae". It's like a giant mounted crossbow that can be moved around and aimed.
Personally I think it should be a little stronger but with a slower reload then a bow. If this ballistae is fired like the pre-adventure update bows then it is way too over powered. Especially on multiplayer.
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but yea, that would be pretty sweet. i have always wanted a turret thing that rotated. one that could move on rails is even better! but instead of a giant crossbow, how about a dispenser that pretty much fired anything like a regular dispenser? now that would be frickin
EPIC!
If this suggestion is going to have to be clearly balanced more. For example:
- Arrows recovered/destroyed on impact
- The time it takes to reload (between shots)
- The range of the weapon
- How much drop it has
- How rapidly can the player aim (is there a programed delay or not)
I also want to know how this will be crafted.If you can balance it in a fair way, then it might have a chance of getting support and added.
I don't really see how this would work or what uses it would have beyond shooting other players in minecarts. You can do that already by sitting in a minecart with a bow anyway, since a bow shot will destroy a minecart in one hit.
Either the controls for this cart would be overly complicated or it wouldn't work very well. Either way, I'm going to have to say no.
Obviously its a very powerful weapon. So it needs some nerfing.
-Moves slower than normal player camera movement (because its so heavy)
-An expensive crafting recipe
-Aim slightly worse than a bow (because ballistae "ammo" is heaier than arrows)
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1401777-earn-a-good-or-evil-reputation-with-the-villagers/
Click here if you support more interaction with the Villagers!
I didn't see the ballista comments. A ballista isn't a bow at all. Instead of using the tension of the wood arms to fire a projectile, it uses tightly wound fibers to store and release tension. A ballista is something totally different and I don't think it applies to what the OP is suggesting. If anything, I think what this should be is more of a heavy mounted crossbow (and no, I'm not advocating for crossbows to be added, just craft the mine cart with a bow to have a bow like shooting device).
Now is this thing firing arrows or bolts? I'm confused. Is the ammunition the same or are we adding more items? Keep It Simple Says we should just make it a heavy mounted crossbow that shoots arrows at a higher velocity, but is slower to aim and has a long reload time or something (details on how to balance it are listed in my last post. You can do a combination of things).
To be honest I don't know if there is that big of a difference between arrows and bolts. And after what you said about ballistae being something different to be honest I'm lost.
I guess we just gotta hope the OP will edit his topic a bit to clear up the confusion.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1401777-earn-a-good-or-evil-reputation-with-the-villagers/
Click here if you support more interaction with the Villagers!
Idea time!
Pros
1. rapid fire arrow spraydown
2. arrows deal 4 hearts of damage.
3. great accuracy.
Cons
1. must be mounted on a rail, either staionary or mobile
2.almost no vertical aim, almost exclusively horizontal
3. slow swivel movement
4. easily destroyed by an arrow
Crafting
Piston,bow,stone slab,iron ingot = turret thing
turret thing + minecart = gattling gun
*turret must be on minecrat to use
How it works
placed as a minecart sitting in it alows you to use the turret, moved by powered minecart or other means
*uses arrows from your inventory