[Deathstalker]

Quote: 'Also Deathstalker, how did you re-do your mounts to extend the range???'.

If you mean, what line to use then its the 'Range modifier' in the CompEnhancement.txt files, positive to increase range, negative to decrease range. If you mean my actual stats I increased some of the ship mounts but for the others it is as follows:

Light Weapon Platform Mount: -1 range, 1/2 size and cost, 1/2 damage.
Large Platform Mount: +2 Range, +15% to hit, x2 damage.
Heavy Platform Mount: +3 Range, +25% to hit, x3 damage.
Massive Platform Mount: +4 Range, +35% to hit,

Satts:

Mini Mount:, -10% to hit, 1/2 size and damage and cost.
Normal: +1 Range, +5% to hit.
Large: +2 range, +15% to hit,
Hvy: +3 Range, +25% to hit, 120kt size.

Basicly I added a 'small' range increase, this makes say the Meason BLaster VI have a range of 8 for a Large Mount Platform, or Range 12 on a Massive Mount, which IMO is quite good enough. Satts may need to be tweaked though, as they often launch 'behind the planet', which makes them worse than useless.

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