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[748][Gen] Miscellaneous Features and Mechanics of KAB

Discussion in 'Classes & Mechanics' started by killatron46, May 3, 2013.

  1. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    I'm making a general list of not widely known or clever uses of KAB game mechanics here. Feel free to contribute by posting, I probably won't get everything in the first go.

    EDIT: May 4th, added more from contributors, also reorganized slightly.
    • Multiple lanterns in your inventory will emit more light than a single lantern, useful for exploring caves and at night time.
    • If you put a lantern in your inventory, water does not shut it off.
    • Lanterns illuminate black silhouettes at the top of maps. Not sure if it was like this in classic .-.
    • With some practice, you can spam click as a builder to mine things about 75% faster, (also works for hitting the enemy). This can be tiring though.
    • Don't forget that you have an inventory as a knight/archer as well as builder, it might not be as big as builders' inventory but can you still carry a lantern or other useful things.
    • Building underwater: https://forum.kag2d.com/threads/748-building-underwater.13373/
    • Using the rotation feature, you can build Wooden Platforms sideways or even upside down, these can be used to create interesting traps. One example: https://forum.kag2d.com/threads/748-bc-spike-pit.13376/
    • Sharks have no stun capabilities, a steady shield can keep them at bay.
    • Trees have more foliage covering their stump making them harder to climb in intense situations.
    • Drills can overload, symptons of overloading include: Orange-ish drill bit, steam animation coming around the midpoint of the drill.
    • Placing the drill in water will cool it down. If you're drilling partially or totally submerged in water, it won't overheat at all.
    • Drills pierce through shields and do approx. a tad bit faster than one heart p/s.
    • Drills can penetrate almost all blocks, except bedrock.
    • A drill being used by a person can be disarmed by an enemy slashing said person. (1 slash)
    • Once out of the crate, siege machines cannot be picked up.
    • Catapults and ballistas can be mounted on warboats. Mounted bows can too.
    • Catapults, Ballistas and other vehicles can lift up their front wheel and do a wheely to get over small bumps by holding down S in the driver seat.
    • Catapults can kill a shark with one direct hit.
    • Catapults now auto-fire when fully powered.
     
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  2. Oh yah, and dinghys insta-kill everything when thrown.
     
  3. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    You can currently only get a dignhy by using !commands. :(

    Maybe in the future though!
     
  4. -Lanterns illuminate black silhouettes at the top of maps. Not sure if it was like this in classic .-.

    -Sharks have no stun capabilities, a steady shield can keep them at bay.

    -Trees have more foliage covering their stump making them harder to climb in intense situations.

    -Drills can overload, symptons of overloading include: Orange-ish drill bit, steam animation coming around the midpoint of the drill.

    -Drills pierce through shields and do approx. a tad bit faster than one heart p/s.

    -Catapults and ballistas can be mounted on warboats. Mounted bows can too

    -Drills can penetrate almost all blocks, except bedrock.

    -A drill being used by a person can be disarmed by an enemy slashing said person. (1 slash)

    (Fixed mistakes and updated post ty Lord_bugg and Lieber)
     
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  5. Lord_bugg

    Lord_bugg Smashing Donator

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    Yes they can, i was playing yesterday and I saw someone mount a mounted bow on a warboat.
     
  6. Lieber

    Lieber Is Probing Uranus Global Moderator Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    Once a drill is overheated, it'll drop out of your hand and if you try to pick it back up it'll do some damage (half a heart I think). Also, Drills cannot penetrate bedrock, I can confirm that.
     
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  7. Hella

    Hella The Nightmare of Hair Global Moderator Donator Tester

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    Placing the drill in water will cool it down. If you're drilling partially or totally submerged in water, it won't overheat at all.
     
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  8. ParaLogia

    ParaLogia tired Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester Official Server Admin

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    Corpse damage is back.
     
  9. -Corpses have a medium-small hitbox

    -Arrows can damage corpses. ( not sure if you can pick up corpses to block arrows, someone test that?)
     
  10. Canadian98

    Canadian98 Haxor Tester

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    -Once out of the crate, siege machines cannot be picked up.

    -If you put a lantern in your inventory, water does not shut it off.
     
  11. Squeal

    Squeal Shipwright

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    -You can hide in crates

    I only discovered this after a sneaky red knight used it to ambush my builder, KAG's very own Solid Snake.
     
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  12. Hella

    Hella The Nightmare of Hair Global Moderator Donator Tester

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    Crates aren't watertight, although that would make it so much cooler. If you're in a crate in water, you will drown.
    However, crates can be put into storage and inside boats.
     
  13. qpKillerqp

    qpKillerqp Haxor

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    And Sharks can kill you with a single hit/bite :skull:
     
  14. Knighthart

    Knighthart is love Donator

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    You can apparently climb up ballista bolts in walls the same way archers climb up arrows/trees.
    Only tried it one time, but it worked pretty well then.
     
  15. Squeal

    Squeal Shipwright

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    Does anyone know if balista bolt penetration (Passing through thin walls or boat walls) is a bug or a feature?
     
  16. ParaLogia

    ParaLogia tired Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester Official Server Admin

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    Feature. At least for blocks. I'm entirely sure about for boats...
     
  17. I was testing this all day yesterday. It is not possible. Mounted bows fall through the bottom. Same thing for longboats. '

    The only thing that moves that mounted bows can be placed on are rafts.
    Have not tested dinghys.
    </br>--- merged: May 5, 2013 8:15 PM ---</br>
    Sharks do 1.5 :heart:s of damage. They do not kill in a single bite.
     
  18. Jackard

    Jackard Base Burner

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  19. lol. gayness between oldfags just took on another level.
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    </br>--- merged: May 5, 2013 8:42 PM ---</br>
    -Also, gold ore in shadows or in caves sparkle. Useful when you don't have a lantern with you.
     
  20. Lieber

    Lieber Is Probing Uranus Global Moderator Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    You can put mounted bows on Warboats and Longboats. Unless it was removed before the Silent Beta, or it is just a big, it's a fact that you can do it.
     
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