Unit Customisation

[EddySaf]

Instead of ripping other units, the avatar should just be able to upgrade these weapons, just buy em.

I think the ripping from other units adds to the particular character of the Avatar.

[=LEVIATHEN=]

I think the ripping from other units adds to the particular character of the Avatar.

Exactly. And it also fits into the Nod character.
GDI is the more humanistic faction (slightly if at all). Nod couldn't care less if they sacrificed a beam cannon to give their Avatar two lasers.

[Zocom7]

Adding customization makes the game go complex. Like in Warzone 2100 I had played recently, it contains lots of unit customization designs and upgrades to use with.

I like the idea but I think EA would probably never do this to C&C.

[EddySaf]

Exactly. And it also fits into the Nod character.

Yeah that certainly does also fit into the Nod character. That can even be seen in the Nod Intel Database with this, and note the last sentence regarding kill the crew and rest easy.

Unlocked: Slovenia, comandeer technology with an Avatar
Excerpt from the Avatar Crew Briefing

You have the privilege of piloting one of the most fearsome and capable weapon systems in the arsenal of the Brotherhood. You command a bipedal combat walker that stands ten meters tall, an all-terrain war machine so intimidating that its very presence on the Battlefield strikes fear into the hearts of GDI troops.

The base laser weapon on the Avatar is very effective against vehicles and structures, but the Avatar can be upgraded with significantly more combat power. Nod Engineers have built a unique capability into the Avatar: It can adapt key systems from other Nod vehicles for its own use. You can remove the Stealth Generator from a stealth tank, the stealth detector from an attack bike, the anti-infantry flame-thrower from a flame tank, or the beam cannon from an artillery vehicle and use them immediately. An Avatar can equip itself with all four secondary systems. Although the Avatar destroys the donor vehicle and kills the crew in the process of recovering the new system, rest easy in the knowledge that the dead have given their lives for the Brotherhood.

[=LEVIATHEN=]

^Ah, good ol' brutal Nod technology...

[Garbarsardar]

I can see a limited amount of customization working for some units, but I don't think every unit should have upgrade options, and they should actually be upgrade options this time, not stuff like the Avatar cannibalism. That function would've been good if you could rip enemy vehicles apart and steal stuff. Making it possible to only rip your own was just a hassle and silly.

[Lauren]

You can riip enemies apart if they are Nod vehicles. Would have been better imo if you could also rip off for example Railguns from GDI units and Plasma Disks from Scrin units

[AdmiralQ]

You can riip enemies apart if they are Nod vehicles. Would have been better imo if you could also rip off for example Railguns from GDI units and Plasma Disks from Scrin units

very true

[Commander32]

You can riip enemies apart if they are Nod vehicles. Would have been better imo if you could also rip off for example Railguns from GDI units and Plasma Disks from Scrin units

Yeah they should've done it this way...

[RedShocktrooper]

I instantly thought of how DropShock handles unit mods. You have the basic unit, and then you can put between 1 and 4 modifications on said unit to make it more effective, and I'd love this in a more tactical Command & Conquer game with a focus on Unit vs. Unit instead of Commander vs. Commander.

I'll use one of DropShock's units, a cannon/missile combination MBT called the Tiger, assuming this particular one can have four mods.

In the first slot, I'll put in some extra armor. The second, a laser, the third a second cannon, and the fourth another set of extra armor. I've effectively doubled what this unit is capable of, but I had to purchase/build/recover the mods separately from the tank.

Making it work in C&C would probably see you taking it to some facility, or as an upgrade to your Weapons Factories that allows you to build mods alongside units.