[Nodachi]

There is no solution because there isn't a problem. AS does not rule the game. It's a short ranged one-shot-wonder. To use it effectively your ships must either have the durability or speed to close the range and hit what they target. The counter to it can be built by anyone who researches it, Master Computer.

The problem is the perception of the weapon's power in a select few situations. As a warp point ambush weapon hell yeah, it kicks butt. A crew insurrection on a ship, in a fleet of ships, armed with the AS is super-effective. Those two cases can make the AS seem a lot more powerful than it really is, but only because the combat starts at point blank range.

[ October 10, 2002, 15:23: Message edited by: Nodachi ]