Combining up to 3 structures to create additional options with engineers

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If you are one of the people that just outright doesn’t like engineers, please don’t harass this post with such.

It’s been asked that more structures be made available for engineers, but the question is always “how to reduce their spam”.
I suggest adding various types of fortifications, without putting them directly on the build wheel. INSTEAD, you make them by combining various fortifications that already exist. Examples include

  1. Sandbag base
  • a second sandbag on top will increase durability and make it taller
  • adding a third sandbag will add a window and increase durability yet a bit more. OR a barbwire can be added to create a tall wall of sandbags with an outer layer of barbwire.
  1. MG nest base
  • sandbags will add a window from which the MG can shoot, and increases durability.
  • adding an ammo box reduces cooldown on the MG
  1. AT Gun base
  • sandbags can be added to increase side cover AND make it more durable, and less susceptible to area explosives. A direct hit still takes it out. DOING THIS REMOVES ITS ABILITY TO MOVE.
  • an added ammo box increases the max ammo capacity.
  1. AAA GUN base
  • adding sand bags increases durability to area explosives, however it forces it to aim higher, making it only really useful against aircraft
  1. Ammo box base
  • sandbag makes it more durable and resistant to area explosives.
  • additional ammo boxes greatly increase the supply of ammo it can provide
  1. Spawn beacon
  • first set of sandbags makes it unable to be destroyed by small arms fire. A second set of sandbags makes it fairly resistant to area explosives.
  • an ammo box can be added and give anyone that spawns there an extra mag for their primary.
  1. Czech Hedgehogs
  • barbwire can be added to do damage to those running by.

*references to area explosives means explosives that land a bit of distance away, rather than on or adjacent to object

All combined fortifications also combine their deconstruction time, making it more effective in most cases to use AT weapons, TNT, Explosive packs, or vehicles to break them.

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Overall good suggestions, I just don’t want hedgehogs to be even more broken indoors by adding wire to them.

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My hope is that if they implemented these changes, you would hopefully never see the hedgehogs indoors ever again.

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well the reason people build hedgehogs indoors is because they’re immune to detpacks

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Oh I know. Sandbags leveled up multiple times via the method I suggested should be at least RESISTANT to explosive packs. Meaning if they are too far, it doesn’t effect them.
Mid-distance breaks them down to lvl 1 again, so they aren’t rendered completely useless.
Only direct throws (landing adjacent) would knock them out entirely.

Same goes for bombs, HE shells, and artillery.

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Also, I would like to note, two of the reasons I personally use hedgehogs indoors:

  • they are taller than sandbag walls, and make for decent cover
  • I often use them to frame in my MG nest, so I’m less likely to get shot from the sides. (Again, this issue is solved with the posted suggestion.)
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While I am for a more interesting variety to build stuff, how would this combining of various fortifications would look like?

I prefer more leniency/variety to existing structures - editing the length, height and sharpness of sandbags, brabed wire…

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It would be pre-existing models like it is now. (It’s easier for the game to process). Just more options.