Ballista Ship IMPLEMENTED

[samuelch]

Ship that can shoot grappling hook to freeze the enemy or fire arrow to burn. Cost=5 turns. Speed=4.

[DoomCarrot]

It is a good idea! Should be used like an expensive, heavy warship probably.

[Belfry777]

We have a catapult ship why not a ballista ship!!

[General Brave]

I don't know about this?

[Patrol3110]

the idea is good but i think it would be overuses for water maps if the cost is too low and not used at all if too high. Also the grapling hoot idea is a bit weird since it would be useless against ground units, what would it do, hold them in place? . I dont like the idea it would be op or underpowered

[Puss_in_Boots]

Fire arrows? Not something I would like to see this thing fire. The grappling hooks are fine. As long as the ship can't move while the target is grappled. It's cost should be a resounding 6. It can be a support ship. Working with other ships together to keep important places relatively safe from naval attack.

[Sunrise Samurai]

Harpoon ship
Cost 6
Same stats as warship, except: entangling weapon. (Lightning weapon, but reduces speed by only 2 and stacks)

Slows down enemy ships and troops, for 2 cost above warship

[makazuwr32]

I think that this

Harpoon ship
Cost 6
Same stats as warship, except: entangling weapon. (Lightning weapon, but reduces speed by only 2 and stacks)

Slows down enemy ships and troops, for 2 cost above warship

is better idea than ballista ship.

[Sunrise Samurai]

It's a lot like poison archer compared to archer. 1.5x price and no upgrade, for a useful ability.

Yes, this would probably influence ground units too, like a battering ram​ being immobilized.

[General Brave]

Harpoon ship sounds much better, stats?

[makazuwr32]

It's a lot like poison archer compared to archer. 1.5x price and no upgrade, for a useful ability.

Yes, this would probably influence ground units too, like a battering ram​ being immobilized.

I think that harpoon must immobilize only mechanical units (ships, siege units, wagons...) and can't influence on movement of living units.

Harpoon ship sounds much better, stats?

Harpoon ship
Cost 6
Same stats as warship, except: entangling weapon. (Lightning weapon, but reduces speed by only 2 and stacks)

Slows down enemy ships and troops, for 2 cost above warship

[Sunrise Samurai]

Yeah, probably best if it only hits mechanical units.

[Puss_in_Boots]

Why not? It's not as if a living person would go far when a harpoon pierces into his body. The original harpoon thrower idea was supposed to influence flesh only. I don't see how a larger weapon cannot do the same.

[General Brave]

He would probably bleed out slowly, but the only thing we have is poison.

[Belfry777]

what if we raise the cost of the ballista ship and make it so a player would have to research a tech to build it. I think we should ceep the Idea.

[StormSaint373]

By the sounds of it... It seems interesting, I like the idea.

[Stratego (dev)]

i would like to improve the water fleet in AOS, anyone try to make image+json for this?