Minesweeper Question
 

I searched through the forums but couldn't find an answer to this specific question & thought I would ask it here http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Let say you are attacking two planets (in different squares). Each is covered with 100 mines & you plan on attacking both in the same turn. If your fleet has mine sweepers that can handle 100 mines will it clear both planets on that same turn? Or after the first 100 mines will you then get hit with the next 100?

Thanks for any assistance you guys can give me.

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

You can only have 100 mines per sector. So the mine sweeper will clear those 100 mines. If you then move to a new sector, the mine sweeper will clear those mines as well. The mine sweeper works regardless until it has hit its maximum ability.

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

So if you have 101 mines in the secter and can only sweep 100, the last mine damages a ship. Not sure if it damages shields or armor, though.

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

How would you have 101 mines in a system if the limit is 100 mines per system? *Non modded games of course*

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

Each empire can launch 100 mines in a sector.

Mines ignore shielding entirely. They damage armor first like everything else (unless you mod in armor skipping mines, of course).

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

The mines, if they've been launched from 2 planets owned by two empires, aren't orbiting each planet per se, but are all in one sector, so it all happens in one move. In that case, you'll need mine sweeping capability to get them all.

If your hopping between planets in two different sectors within one silmutaneous turn, then the minesweepers are availible to work on each sector individually.

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

It'll sweep both planets. Mine sweeping components can sweep their stated number of mines each time they enter a new sector. So you're good! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

...What happens if you mod in shield damage from mines?

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

You can't. That happens to be hard-coded. I guess ships are assumed to not have their shields up when not expecting combat?

Re: Minesweeper Question
 

It would make sense - Do any non-combat effects affect shields?