Heavy Mount?

woodelf · #1 January 30th, 2001, 04:47 AM

I've been playing since X-mas and it just hit me that the computer ship designs have an H in the upper lefthand corner of some of their weapons signifying a heavy mount. My question is: where is the tech for me to research this? I've looked at the tech tree to no avail.

Thanks

Resident Alien · #2 January 30th, 2001, 04:51 AM

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Originally posted by woodelf:
I've been playing since X-mas and it just hit me that the computer ship designs have an H in the upper lefthand corner of some of their weapons signifying a heavy mount. My question is: where is the tech for me to research this? I've looked at the tech tree to no avail.

Thanks

Based on ship size. e.g. Light cruiser can use Large mount.

See CompEnhancement.txt and VehicleSize.txt for full details.

woodelf · #3 January 30th, 2001, 05:11 AM

Thanks. A month later and I finally notice that key on the ship construction screen.

I'm going to assume that with the heavy mount, ect it's worth the trade in size for the damage that is delivered.

woodelf · #4 January 30th, 2001, 05:18 AM

Thanks. A month later and I finally notice that key on the ship construction screen.

I'm going to assume that with the heavy mount, ect it's worth the trade in size for the damage that is delivered.

Lerchey · #5 January 30th, 2001, 06:06 AM

yes, it's worth it. The multiple for damage done is greater than the multiple for mass increase. I don't recall the numbers off the top of my head, but it's something like 1.5 mass for a 2x damage weapon. Thus, if were going to put in 3 for 3x damage, you can now put 2 in the same "space" for 3x damage. And the bigger the mounts get, the better the multiplier.

John

Atrocities · #6 January 30th, 2001, 08:12 AM

Don't feel bad, I did not notice it either until X-mas, and by then, I had already had the game since mid Nov. D'oh

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