Does It Exist? Combat Drones Mod for b18

Started by Riddle78, May 12, 2018, 08:08:27 PM

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Riddle78

I use Misc. Robots++. Servitor robots,I think,are a natural evolution of trained animals. I'm looking for a means to enhance my defences,and I've come to the same conclusion each time; Supplement my turrets with disposable combatants. Colonists are too precious to risk like this,so,my mind turns to nonhuman combatants. Preemptively,I've installed A Dog Said,so I can install bionics on my grizzlies,but a cyborg bear army is both time and resource intensive,and losing one means you're waiting a good long while for the replacement. Hence,my question; Are there any b18 mods that adds combat robotics to the game? Not mechanical humanoids that can wield any gun,no. Something... Simpler. Tankbots and hoverbots. I've tried using Google,but I got nothing,and Misc. Robots++ is actually wholly against adding combat robotics to their mod,which I can understand.

Canute

I suggest Android race mod.
You can manufacture Droids for simple task, and print Android's for higher task.
Both are basicly pawn/regular colonist you can control yourself.

A none robotic alternative is "Rim of Magic", the summoner can call elemental's which aid you for a short time.
Not to speak about the other goodies from the mod, like a magic transport pod.

Riddle78

Hmm. Androids are what I'm trying to avoid. Hmm. Something to think on,at any rate. Thank you for your help.

Umbreon117

Quote from: Riddle78 on May 13, 2018, 03:01:56 PM
Hmm. Androids are what I'm trying to avoid. Hmm. Something to think on,at any rate. Thank you for your help.
Very rarely do you ever get forced into using a feature a mod adds.

Androids do not NEED to be used. You can get away with just using your droids. And if you use faction control, you can prevent the Android faction from spawning.
I'll shoot your colonists...After a long nap.

Danilthehero


Riddle78

Androids and MAI are precisely what I want to avoid. I'm not looking for colonist replacements,nor am I looking for anything advanced. I'm looking for something simple. Believable. Something that seems like a Colonist saw a Centipede,and said, "We could use something like that." and build themselves a little tankbot. Cheap enough to be disposable,expensive enough to encourage intelligent use,and equipped with a weapon so it can be used as cannon fodder.

I guess such a mod doesn't exist. Which is fine. Just gotta wait,since I lack the skillset to do it myself.

CazemTheNinja

I think I've kinda found what your after? From what I can tell you want an animal like (in terms of rimworld) robot that is basic enough that it isn't a replicate of a pawn but can perform basic combat tasks?

The lighter than fast mod provides a few types of boarding drone if I'm right. Obviously that's not the main point of the mod as it adds new race types but it does add what you want. Take a look on the forums

Canute

Boarding drones from LTF are animals not more not less.
They can't equip weapons or got special combat abilities.

The
DOTHRAKI
from the RIMSLAVES 4.2 : DAENERYS' ARMY
https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=32265.0
are a better combat animal.

MrSlyFoxJr

Boy do I have the thing for you!

Check out Android Tiers
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1386412863

and start manufacturing T-1's to send off to battle
You can also give them a SteampunkBoi look as well as some other add-on stuff here
https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=41568.0

Soon they will take over the human race
Look at that, the androids are taking over

https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=41568.0

calantlar

Think he's looking for something more along the lines of UGV's or UGCV's to be precise, something along the lines of this https://milremrobotics.com/themis/