[thorfrog]

Yep, alot of ideas from Scifi or animi. I think earlier low tech weapon would really make a difference in variety.

Rail Guns - Range 15, dam 30, reload 3 turns, make them large and bulky. Good for artillary type strikes.

MIRVs- Multiple warheads in one missile. Probably work best in a drone when available. Not sure how to implement. Maybe just make smaller ship missiles with lighter warheads. So you can now just launch swarm attacks.

Laser Batteries-range 3, dam 15 small ton, Lot of small beam weapons.

Mass Drivers- range 8, dam 200, bulky weapon for only large capital ships, like a combination radiation/napalm bomb. Your throwing astroids at planets.

I'll try experimenting with modification.