Look, i know that there are many catalyst posts and stuff but no one is going to look at them so i decided to create a new one.

My catalyst idea
cost 20 res to upgrade
lasts 10 seconds
increased walk/shoot speed
paranoia hearing (this idea is a great idea)
jump higher
faster reload
Temporary disables Parasite or gets rid of it, however you see fit.
The marine cannot get stomped nor webbed,( adrenaline makes you stronger)


how will catalyst be used?

One time use in 4th wpn slot? marine can activate it
Works when you see an alien?
Activates upon losing health ( kinda like the CO resupply medpack thingy)
Commander can drop it? (it has to be cheaper) 1 or 2 res is good

Commander can drop it for free! but has a limit ( will depend on team)
its like this X= catalyst packs and Y = # of players on marine team
X=Y
X=2/3 Y
X=1/2 Y

one of those should be good!
comm cannot drop more then the max limit of catalyst pack unless they are used up or recyled

New ways for catalyst to be used in CO!
ONe time use in 4th slot
Works like a medpack, you get a medpack and catalst pack when your hit
when use see an alien

I hope the NS team changes the catalsyt into something useful

Very interesting. So far I like it...

If paranoia hearing = NS's version of the TFC "halucinate" effect then I guess so.

Remember catpacks are a cheating incentive, so adding in things that if removed or added all the time give you an unfair advantage then there will always be a cheating tool to do that. Part of the reason why I orginally opposed catpacks was that they were an incentive for cheating. (MT on the otherhand is a good disincentive for ESP cheats)

I'd like to see it activate when you get to 15% HP or less remaining.

i HIGHLY like the idea of hearing being dissoriented during catpacks. faster reload has already been put out there, dont know the devs standpoint on it but it should be in game.