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This sounds a lot like [url=https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/Surfboard]Surfboard[/url], a unit which used to exist in Zero-K and was removed. Surfboard was probably more tough and more costly than what you are envisioning here.
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This sounds a lot like [url=https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/Surfboard]Surfboard[/url], a unit which used to exist in Zero-K and was removed. Surfboard was probably more tough and more costly than what you are envisioning here.
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Surfboard saw almost zero use for a few reasons:
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Surfboard saw almost zero use for a few reasons:
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* Since it carries a meaningful expense, shipfac is (deliberately) a bit overtuned, and ground units would barely be able to interact with underwater amph, most ground units on a Surfboard are uncompetitive in combat on sea.
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* Since it carries a meaningful expense, shipfac is (deliberately) a bit overtuned, and ground units would barely be able to interact with underwater amph, most ground units on a Surfboard are uncompetitive in combat on sea.
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* Despite that, it would have been scary to buff Surfboard due to a few units that would abuse its mobility (think of Moderator, for instance).
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* Despite that, it would have been scary to buff Surfboard due to a few units that would abuse its mobility (think of Moderator, for instance).
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*
In
the
"bring
a
land
army
to
the
other
side
of
a
body
of
water,
without
exposing
it
to
AA
fire"
role
it
is
wildly
outperformed
by
Djinn.
Djinn
scales
with
army
size,
doesn't
have
to
expose
itself
to
surface
fire,
and
doesn't
have
to
expose
its
payload
until
it
is
ready
to
deliver
it.
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*
In
the
"bring
a
land
army
to
the
other
side
of
a
body
of
water,
without
exposing
it
to
AA
fire"
role
it
is
wildly
outperformed
by
Djinn.
A
single
Djinn
can
handle
quite
large
armies
fairly
quickly,
doesn't
have
to
expose
itself
to
surface
fire,
and
doesn't
have
to
expose
its
payload
until
it
is
ready
to
deliver
it.
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It might have hung around in ZK despite not being very useful, but the other problem with Surfboard was that a unit being able to fight while in a transport is a unique and special case. Any time a change was made to the mechanics of the game, one always had to ask the question "but what about Surfboard?" to avoid introducing unintended behaviour. Eventually the development cost of maintaining a unit which saw next to no use became too great to justify.
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It might have hung around in ZK despite not being very useful, but the other problem with Surfboard was that a unit being able to fight while in a transport is a unique and special case. Any time a change was made to the mechanics of the game, one always had to ask the question "but what about Surfboard?" to avoid introducing unintended behaviour. Eventually the development cost of maintaining a unit which saw next to no use became too great to justify.
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Troop Idea: Ship Transport