Concepts for New Gamma Circuits and Their System

[KINOTAKO]

I've been brainstorming some specific ideas for a Gamma Circuit system that truly captures that 'robot fantasy.' My ideas are still a work in progress, so I'd love to hear your thoughts and get your help fleshing them out!

The core premise is that Gamma Circuits consume power/electricity to be used. Right now, the battery feels less like an actual battery and more like just another meter that drains from hunger and wetness. That’s honestly not very cool. If it's a battery, it should deplete when energy is actively consumed.

Gamma Circuits would be incredibly powerful, but they would drain a massive amount of power. Since power is the robot's lifeline, players would have to make a choice: maintain your power to fight with high base stats, or drain it to fight aggressively with low base stats.

Here are my ideas for the new Gamma Circuits:

• Generator Circuit

  • Stop in place for 1 second, consume 50 Hunger, and recover 2 Battery charges. Heat: +10

• Laser Beam Circuit

  • Fires a directional laser beam from the hands. Damage: 300 | Battery: -3 | Heat: +30

• Plasma Sword Circuit

  • Generates a plasma arc from the hands that can be used as a weapon. Damage: 69 | Battery: -4/min | Heat: +80/min

• Plasma Cannon Circuit

  • Firepower scales with the remaining battery charges. Damage: (Number of Battery charges) x 100 | Battery: Consumes all

I thought the 'Heat' element could maybe be tied into a cooldown system, but honestly, I'm fine either way on that.

These circuits are still incomplete and the numbers are just rough estimates, but I'd really love to hear what everyone thinks about this core system!

[HA LO]

有趣的想法，这样电力恢复也能有用了。但是得解决α和β的电路失效问题，不然会导致γ芯片无人使用的问题

[KINOTAKO]

Thanks for the feedback! You make a great point. With how the Gamma Circuits currently perform, it's really not worth sacrificing your Alpha Circuits to equip them.

It might be a cool idea to have an Alpha Circuit that acts as a backup power supply specifically for the Gamma Circuits! Or, alternatively, we could just buff the Gamma Circuits even more...

[Jakepeng99]

I feel like they should be more utility than just having three that are different weapons

[KINOTAKO]

Just to clarify, these are purely ideas for additional Gamma Circuits. I don't want to delete the current ones! ^^

I was hoping to brainstorm some practical Gamma Circuits as well, but I couldn't quite come up with anything that fits the 'robot' theme. If anyone has any ideas for this, let me know!