IWantOffLineGame Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Many people have asked me how I get so many Damage Overcharges, so I thought I would make a map with some added screenshots to show everyone where they are. The first map is of Kuat Mesas death match. Map Screenshots of power ups by number: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 The second map is Lost Shipyard death match. Map Screenshots of power ups by number: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 So there it is that is where the super clusters of Damage Overcharges spawn, I hope that helps clear up how a veteran pilot knows where they all are. I knew where they are, but not the spawn rates. Sometimes a DO respawns right away and at the same location. I looked for a power-up guide on Dulfy, but thx for doing it here, even though you failed me in letting me know the spawn rates. It's always fun being killed right after getting a DO or crashing trying to get one. If I can't find one, I'll just scoope up all the others in hopes a DO repawns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 I knew where they are, but not the spawn rates. Sometimes a DO respawns right away and at the same location. I looked for a power-up guide on Dulfy, but thx for doing it here, even though you failed me in letting me know the spawn rates. It's always fun being killed right after getting a DO or crashing trying to get one. If I can't find one, I'll just scoope up all the others in hopes a DO repawns. I've actually been working on trying to figure out spawn rates for a long time, the problem is they seem fluctuate and I can't figure why. At first I thought it was map dependent but that isn't true either. My best guess at this point is they spawn 1min - 1min 30 seconds, after you picked up the last one. I haven't seen one spawn faster then 1 minute yet, but it also isn't always 1 minute. I am still working on it though and if I figure it out I'll let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyGStatus Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Can we petition to have our old DO back? I miss one-shotting bombers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantOffLineGame Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Can we petition to have our old DO back? I miss one-shotting bombers ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I am really... is it fair all other ships get 1-shot, but not the bomber? Bombers need to be 1-shot as well, or the other ships will QQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Honestly now that I've played more games with it, I do miss the old DO, the new one doesn't really make me wanna go across to the map to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommmsunb Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) I found a new ultra-rare one underneath the arch in Kuat Mesas it's #13 http://i.imgur.com/QZZT4GB.png I'm calling it 13 because I've seriously out of sooo many games only seen it once. I should also add I've never seen any other power up come from there. Also, lol I forgot how mad people got in this thread. Edited December 31, 2014 by tommmsunb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunewalker Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I found a new ultra-rare one underneath the arch in Kuat Mesas it's #13 http://i.imgur.com/QZZT4GB.png I'm calling it 13 because I've seriously out of sooo many games only seen it once. I should also add I've never seen any other power up come from there. Also, lol I forgot how mad people got in this thread. I think I have seen a shield there, but I could be mistaken it could have been right next to that spot..... who knows. will keep my eye out though for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommmsunb Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 OH I just had a TDM with the starting cluster having 5 DOs in it. It was absolutely hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 I found a new ultra-rare one underneath the arch in Kuat Mesas it's #13 http://i.imgur.com/QZZT4GB.png I'm calling it 13 because I've seriously out of sooo many games only seen it once. I should also add I've never seen any other power up come from there. Also, lol I forgot how mad people got in this thread. The thing is every single other power up that isn't in the super cluster then 10 I put on my map has a chance to spawn as a rare Damage Overcharge. We don't know the chance of it becoming a Damage overcharge but I'd wager its something like. 33% Engine overcharge, 33% Weapon overcharge, 33% Shield overcharge, 1% Damage overcharge. Only 1 of the 10 in the Super cluster can be up at anytime and it will always be a Damage Overcharge. However all the other powerups on the map could theoretically all be Damage Overcharges if the stars aligned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommmsunb Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) The thing is every single other power up that isn't in the super cluster then 10 I put on my map has a chance to spawn as a rare Damage Overcharge. We don't know the chance of it becoming a Damage overcharge but I'd wager its something like. 33% Engine overcharge, 33% Weapon overcharge, 33% Shield overcharge, 1% Damage overcharge. Only 1 of the 10 in the Super cluster can be up at anytime and it will always be a Damage Overcharge. However all the other powerups on the map could theoretically all be Damage Overcharges if the stars aligned. Considering how I've never seen any powerup in that spot before I'd wager it's a 1% chance of even existing. Edited January 1, 2015 by tommmsunb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fractalsponge Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Something has happened with DOs recently. I've had matches where there have been many more than there used to I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archonitek Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thanks Drako. Although TBH, I'd rather a list of where blaster overcharge is. Never one around when I need to replenish my pods lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thanks Drako. Although TBH, I'd rather a list of where blaster overcharge is. Never one around when I need to replenish my pods lol. Hehe, sadly there is no way to predict any of the other power ups, Damage Overcharge is the only one with a super cluster. All the other power ups are part of much smaller clusters that are really close to each other. This is why the power ups are always spread out across the map instead of being all in one corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verain Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 It's also much easier to find anything but a DO, as there are usually a zililon powerups active, with each having an equal chance of being shield, weapon, or engine. In practice, the engine ones usually get eaten, so anything near where the action is is much more likely to be a shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyGStatus Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Oh He Who Knows Thy GSF, What the heck is with the increase in DOs? There's definitely been an uptick lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Oh He Who Knows Thy GSF, What the heck is with the increase in DOs? There's definitely been an uptick lately. I've been playing quite a bit lately and I haven't felt that at all, everything feels the same to me. Are you sure you didn't just hit a string of rare DO's or something a few games in a row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fractalsponge Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I've noticed it as well, as I mentioned, in several matches. Not really enough of a sample size to say for sure, but those matches definitely had a very large number of DOs. And if I am noticing more DOs, there must be more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakhathKilrathi Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Bump for visibility. This is a really useful thread that most players can benefit from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Mikaboshi(Plasticx) and I have been working on names for each Damage overcharge spots for calling in voice. Heres what we came up with. Kuat Mesas 1: North 2: Cliff 3: Ledge Center 4: Ledge East 5: Globe East 6: Globe West 7: Shelf 8: Pillars 9: Bridge or Land Bridge 10: South Lost Shipyards 1: North 2: B2-Low 3: Star Destroyer 4: Asteroid 5: Star Destroyer 6: Asteroid 7: Space Debris or Space Junk 8: East 9: West 10: South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatPoison Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Not that it ultimately matters, but you are missing at least one location in Kuat Mesas from your map. But... perhaps that can be my little secret since it is not a very common spot for it to appear. I've snagged it less than five times from that spot since TDM has been around. Oh... and sometimes there are two DOs at the start of a map, and occasionally there may be two DOs present in the match later on. I'm not sure if they are spawning together, but that's not real important either... in earlier statements about the frequency of DOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Not that it ultimately matters, but you are missing at least one location in Kuat Mesas from your map. But... perhaps that can be my little secret since it is not a very common spot for it to appear. I've snagged it less than five times from that spot since TDM has been around. Oh... and sometimes there are two DOs at the start of a map, and occasionally there may be two DOs present in the match later on. I'm not sure if they are spawning together, but that's not real important either... in earlier statements about the frequency of DOs. Any single power up has a rare chance of being a DO, that's how multiple DO's can spawn at the same time. It's also how DO's can appear in areas I have not marked on my maps. My maps are only of the Super clusters on both maps that can ONLY spawn DO's. The devs confirmed this is how it works. On each map there is 1 super cluster that is way bigger and spread out then all the other normal clusters. The super cluster can only ever have DO's. The normal clusters can have any of the power ups and can sometimes though rarely have DO's aswell. After all the games I've played and how I'm able to predict exactly where the DO's will be everytime, I'm confident that both Super clusters on each Deathmatch map have 10 spawn points. If you have gotten DO somewhere else it's because a normal cluster spawned a very rare DO for you. Best to test if the power up you think is in the Super cluster: keep checking that spot and if any other kind of power up spawns where you saw the DO then it was just a normal cluster rare spawn. I hope that clears things up, I have a link to the actual dev post that spawned these maps in my first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendul Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The average person struggles with cardinal directions. People tend to do better with specific addresses or landmarks. Just a suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 The average person struggles with cardinal directions. People tend to do better with specific addresses or landmarks. Just a suggestion. Then they can use whatever names they want to come up with. We wanted names for us to use on voice for each of them and these seemed simple and perfect for us. We just thought we would share in case others were looking for easier names to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickDagles Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The difference between cliff, ledge, and shelf is not immediately apparent to me, but I like the idea of having a set nomenclature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkolich Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 The difference between cliff, ledge, and shelf is not immediately apparent to me, but I like the idea of having a set nomenclature We struggled with those 4 spots actually, we didn't want to use the same word twice for spots. The idea being if you only heard Ledge in mumble and not the second part this way you still only have 2 spots to look at to find it. This should make it much easier to communicate where the DO is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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