[President_Elect_Shang]

Excellent point about the anti-matter engine. I was waiting to see if anyone was going to point that out. I see where you are coming from with the laser/capacitor analogy but the fundamental problem remains. Using supplies per shot means some form of conversion process is going on in there at the very instant the weapon is fired and it happens every single time! Now if you want an example of how supplies and ordinance should be used take a look at the SFTC or the SFTC-Lite if you prefer the SE5 style component progression with levels. All missile weapons use ordinance only and that is the missiles they are firing. No beam weapon uses supplies or ordinance except the X-Ray Laser Emitter. However it tells you in the description this is a bomb pumped weapon; nuclear bomb that is. That's why to use the X-Ray Emitter you have to mount an X-Ray Detonation Chamber too. There isn't any AI support for either version; however, even as we speak I am writing the AI. It is a ground up job so it will take a little time.

Yes I know level 35 is crazy. I always play with the wp located anywhere. I think it was SE3 that I first tried a game with no wp? Well maybe it was SE4; anyway it sucked! That option hangs around more for the modders use I think.