A Long-Awaited Return to Thrawn's Revenge!

[@maciejkamil]

So destroying devastators before they breed top much is now primary objective for NR in Dark Empire era.

[@moirakadhan745]

That's a super cool dynamic actually, yeah

[@therealjoshuacaleb4873]

I am currently dealing with his. It kinda sucks as empire of the hand

[@coruscant100]

@@therealjoshuacaleb4873 EotH is so disappointing in my eyes. They have a decent space fleet, but man their ground forces leave a lot to be desired. They need some buffing.

[@andrewperkin7192]

​@@coruscant100 Corey and team are working on eoh ground forces for future releases

[@Tomreese130]

Now please do a national geographic documentary on the life cycle of the World Devastators, in the voice of David Attenborough of course.

[@scarecrow4607]

The World Devastator Dreadnought Silencer 7 surrounds itself with Capital Classes of its flock. Down at the watering hole they take their time to rest. Meanwhile the Frigate Class World Devastators will have to wait their turn.

[@zygo0]

The hungry hungry world devastator, my favorite children’s book

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

My boi Palpatine really made Minecraft a viable strategy.

[@SoApost]

I will call my first World Devastator, George! And I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him!

[@Quintus_Fontane]

"You done a bad thing, George!" - Rebels, probably.

[@cr90captain89]

@@Quintus_Fontane *proceeds to eat them to grow big & strong.*

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

I really like that concept, especially how suprisingly balanced it seems to be!

[@Meravokas]

Gotta be careful in the battle you take the baby to!

[@toddkes5890]

True. If the game set it where the Battlecruiser could make multiple babies then things would get 'interesting' for the NR. Or if the World Devastator could use its internal factories to build upgrades for other ships, or build additional fighters, or harvest from a world to cover its own maintenance and that of other ships, or modify its weapons loadout based on what the player chooses, etc.

[@JPOGers]

Another reason the Dark Empire is my favorite era

[@DIEGhostfish]

Tactical level ability being the "eat things" ability that used to be modeled as Piet's hero ability, or a "burn materials to spawn umptillion TIE Droids?"

[@Drave_Jr.]

Problem is Battlecruiser Devastators wouldn't be able to use TIE Droid Swarm.

[@aspergersftw7927]

​@@Drave_Jr.Maybe the battle cruiser could have a different ability than the the smaller ones

[@shadowslayer205]

I think this is the closest we can get to eldritch horror in Empire at War without making an Aboleth mod, nicely done.

[@autumngottlieb3071]

I can't wait to have the Beloved Queen of the Stars as a Galactic Alliance Chief of State option

[@LordVader1094]

@@autumngottlieb3071 Still would make more sense than Natasi Daala lmao

[@patrickfiller5197]

This is really cool, I just hope that the AI Empire doesn’t show up with 37 battlecruiser world devastators out of nowhere.

[@JPOGers]

Are you kidding that’d be awesome. Honestly a real testament to the ai’s capabilities

[@kR-qj7rw]

Why not it's fun to slap the ai around specially when they have it fleets

[@Meravokas]

Here's the thing. If it has the frigate with it... You nuke that and run, and then that's -all- they will ever have again. Also since the AI uses auto resolve. There's not a grand chance of the AI running away in that manner. Not saying it can't, but auto resolves are brutal when it comes to losses, particularly of smaller ships.

[@connorgormly3236]

Man I’ve been fallowing this mod for so many years I started with timpidea’s runs of the game and Judy never stopped to see these ships come to foruition is pretty great

[@lord_snowsavoy4020]

They're back baby

[@walkerhartge9177]

Add a world devastator that works like cloning facilities but opposite where it is faster build time but costs more to build ships.

[@nemesis1st]

They don't build anything, except themselves, automatically

[@Albert_C]

No

[@cr90captain89]

@@Albert_C it actually makes sense as wd's are essentially planet eating factories, plus you only get it though an easily killable frigate stopping the cycle. there has to be a worth while trade off for that risk if you are unable to make more.

[@Chedring]

Def looking forward to breeding.

[@your.local.loyalist3368]

They should be able to destroy any ground forces, that'd be a time-saving feature

[@Redditor6079]

Yeah but it'd have to have a high price to it in order to be balanced. Destroying ground forces with it would also make the planet uninhabitable

[@Glennstevenson822]

Incredible, such a good mechanic added for what was a very difficult ship to adapt. They look absolutely perfect too, the level of detail is stunning. You were already the best mod, but you’ve completely redefined what was possible within the game. Kudos!

[@Kola_Snake]

Aww. Little children ships.

[@virgiljianu7166]

They grow up so quick, don't they? One day they're just a baby, still learning the way of ship destruction/consumption, the next they are taking down their own ships while having baby ships of their own.

[@sergeyoneill1344]

Baby devastator, cutest thing ever!! ❤

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

Om Nom Nom Nom

[@wbfscv331]

Yeah baby, that's what I've been waiting for, that's what it's all about!

[@christophmahler]

Fine implementation of existing mechanics (salvage kill counter) toward a unique, lore friendly gameplay innovation !

[@CoreyLoses]

It actually doesn't connect to the salvage mechanic at all, there's nothing you can change or tie into with that.

[@christophmahler]

@@CoreyLoses "It actually doesn't connect to the salvage mechanic at all" Oh, okay - then congratulations to have scripted another solution !

[@TubaOverlord1701]

Instead of a tactical ability, maybe the battlecruiser could have a galactic level ability to siphon industrial production from enemy worlds

[@gastonarce]

Or using the siege mechanic, destroying a planets random building every cycle

[@tinyveil]

Hope you’ll add a mechanic for them to swallow worlds and build fleets similar to the star forge. Kinda surprised thats not there already.

[@indyli65]

I always liked in the dark empire comics how the Devastators bulldoze moncala. i kinda hope there is a ground version of the Devastators but I also feel like it would be kinda overpowered.

[@Sephiroth144]

YEAH BABEE! Let the nom-nom-nom begin...

[@Platinum-f3j]

Sounds good keep up the good work and have a Great day :)

[@tednugent1100]

It would be hilarious if the baby devastators were boardable so I could steal one as the NR :)

[@leonardoantonini4464]

It would be cool to have them spam like a ton of weak-ass Tie Droids alongside one or two squadrons of badass Shadow Droids. I know, they're corny as hell, but they're part of our beloved old canon nonetheless. And they're still a better concept than the super-silly Viper X-1 aUtOmAdOnS

[@No-ki3iy]

@coreyloses Would be cool if the Devastator collects the points of the fleet cap points of the ships he destroyed.

[@nemesis1st]

They're based on unit categories - bigger unit -> more points

[@cr90captain89]

@@nemesis1st i think he's talking about your fleet cap limit in battle increasing by raising it every time you kill an enemy unit with it present. for example say you have 300 cap, you destroy a unit worth 38 pop. (either during or after battle ) add a permanent bonus of 38 to the cap. now you have 338 cap in consequent battles & thus can deploy more units into battle. (cap resets to default if wd responsible for the increase is destroyed, balanced by having persistent damage like the SSD's)

[@nemesis1st]

@@cr90captain89 Even if it was possible, we'd never do such thing

[@cr90captain89]

@@nemesis1st oh i know, it was just clearing up what he was talking about. even i can see that it's a terrible idea gameplay & balance wise.

[@Pastry656]

My favorite Superweapon~ ❤️‍🔥

[@Albert_C]

Why was Interdictors' reinforcement blocking radius removed😮

[@TonyFong-c4j]

If only phoenix rising's upgrade system and alliance's engineers was in this mod.

[@totalnerd5674]

Could you make it so that the already adult battlecruisers can continue to gather material, and then spawn another baby? Or would that be too OP?

[@DIEGhostfish]

Too OP I think.

[@Marinealver]

Sun Crusher when?

[@M0tr1ch]

very nice !!

[@212th_Bricks]

Lets go

[@nordrlond]

Looks like a cool mechanic for generic Jedi, when a padawan gets xp for level up into a knight, and knight into a master and spawn a new padawan, but how I can see there's no replacer script for ground units?

[@CoreyLoses]

One of the important factors here is that there's only one object of each upgrading type at the same time so it's not great for other veterancy.

[@kibblez7713]

I wonder if this means we are about to get a Preview playthrough with the World Devastator? hmmmm........

[@razoredge2550]

so is there eh chance to get a new world devastator if you lost all of them?

[@Rogue_Tiger]

Im so confused about any of this. How does board work also?

[@CassidyxK]

Will the scrap count stay if you retreat from a battle?

[@nemesis1st]

Yes

[@crazyguy1mania537]

Maybe I missed it, but will world devastators be kept once the dark empire era ends? Or do they just despawn

[@The_Real_Alpharius]

They are kept, I'd imagine. You don't lose any units except heroes when you change eras.

[@antonisauren8998]

Is Errant Venture a shiny Star Destroyer?

[@totalnerd5674]

So a World Devastator can get funky... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@bones0013]

Will you add survival mode to thrawns revenge

[@autumngottlieb3071]

Do they gain material specifically from their participation in the battle, or can you just drop them at the back of the map while other stuff puts itself at risk and have it grow?

[@CoreyLoses]

The latter (though you're wasting a good chunk of power). There's not really a great way to determine if things are part of killing specific things.

[@ttv_notkorbi3398]

F´´´´´´ck accidentally lost Silencer-7 before he was able to push out a new Babie devastator and i don't have any saves before that

[@The_Real_Alpharius]

Sadge. You know you can use an autosave, though?

[@grim4733]

Tactical level ability could just be tractor beam but I guess that seems pretty basic and kinda lame. Maybe it could be the ability for the capital level and the frigate gets a different one and the big boy gets something cooler/more threatening

[@darman12able]

Shield drain ability for battlecruisers? Like the one the Keldabe had in base expansion.

[@nemesis1st]

We're not using tractor beams

[@redenginner]

Can we deploy them in ground battles?

[@nemesis1st]

no

[@DIEGhostfish]

Do you have to win to keep the materials gained or can you retreat if it looks like thr baby might be in danger?

[@CoreyLoses]

You can retreat, the material stays collected. If you get over 100 it can be less than ideal to retreat because the upgrade will put it at an allied planet rather than keeping it with the fleet.

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@CoreyLoses Very useful to know.

[@shockblast76york89]

Question does that mean world Devastator’s are coming to skirmish?

[@Darkstar1282]

When does this update come out? I ask because I'm in the middle of a GC and want to know if it is worth continuing.

[@CoreyLoses]

It's still over a month away

[@davidkuk9885]

@CoreyLoses any idea on when we will see raid fleets again?

[@dangerbeans9639]

What about a system where only one devastator can a actually absorb materials at a time and if a full evolved WD absorbs 100 mats it spawns a baby. Not being able to spawn anymore if one dies sounds kinda corny, like you cant actually use them until they’re maxed out.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

It's still just another flawed superweapon, boyos, so be ready to always SPAM AT IT!!!!!!

[@bman3794]

I wish with all my heart I could download all the EAW mods but I’m not the most tech savvy person 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kR-qj7rw]

do you have empire at war bought on steam?

[@michaelbishop3923]

MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@StarBornMichael]

Can they help with the Economy in game like in some mods.

[@laverniustucker8198]

I wanna see some first order stuff

[@commondirtbagz7130]

Wait does this mean I don’t need a mod?

[@kR-qj7rw]

What?

[@commondirtbagz7130]

@@kR-qj7rw I’ve been using a mod to have the world devestator.

[@-JA-]

🙂👍

[@devastator3255]

The laser effects feel like a downgrade from 3.2, less visually distinct and further from the currrent movie-esque look which I've come to love

[@DIEGhostfish]

I don't see the difference

[@kR-qj7rw]

they changed it but they are much ,more clear now tf you are saying the ones in current TR were amde in like 2019-20 the new ones in the video and FOTR .3 are just easier to see

[@CoreyLoses]

Video compression doesn't do any favour to projectiles compared to what you actually see in-game.

[@admiralcasperr]

Wow these lasers look bad

[@skillissue3574]

first

[@ManoraManYT]

The New republic the new dominant force in the galaxy for now soon I the true heir to Palpatine’s throne I Palpatine II shall reign with my mighty Children Ships they will grow up so fast and vast soon I shall rise and the galaxy will be within the eye of Palpatine

[@MarMarBunbun]

breeding you said?