One of the players in a PBW game that I am hosting just reported this nasty bug. I suggest that people discuss whether Drones be used in games until this is fixed.
> There is a bug in the game in how it handles Drones and Minefields
> which became evident Last turn.
>
> To confirm the bug, do the following in a test game:
> 1) Put up a minefield around a planet for Player A. (I used 105
> mines in my test)
> 2) Built one small Drone for Player B.
> 3) Targeted above planet with above Drone.
> End result:
> A) Minefield 'triggered' and *all* mines went off. I.e. Minefield gone.
> B) Drone 'survives' and goes on to attack planet.
>
> End result - 1 small Drone clears entire Minefields better than a
> fleet of Minesweepers - and is one heck of a lot cheaper (although
> not reusable).
[ July 29, 2002, 06:12: Message edited by: LGM ]