Storms and tricks with 'em

Laurus · #1 May 6th, 2003, 06:07 PM

Greetings,

My Eternal enemy, the deceiver of all deceivers, really messed me up recently by utilizing storms. He was building Ringworlds underneath Opague storms and I didn't even know it! IN A SYSTEM I HAVE COLONIES IN! Ok OK I shoulda had some good scanners, but What are some other good storm tricks? How many types of storms are there?

Thanks
L-

Chauron · #2 May 6th, 2003, 06:15 PM

I thought you could only build ringworlds around stars?

Fyron · #3 May 6th, 2003, 06:25 PM

If you build a storm over a star, it will obscure any ships in the sector. I forget if it obscurs the star too or not.

Laurus · #4 May 6th, 2003, 06:39 PM

NO KIDDING!?! any type of storm over a star and the enemy can't see my ships in that system??

Amazing! are you sure? wow.

Anyone ever tried putting a shield nullifying (sp) storm over a colony? Planets don't have sheilds but ships do right? so eliminating the ships sheilds seems like a good idea.

Gryphin · #5 May 6th, 2003, 06:45 PM

You find yourself in a system where you are out classed by local forces
If there is is a damaging storm (or asteroid field)
If you can reach it befor they reach you
You will loose but the other ships might be damaged also.
I assume this type of damage does not skip shields so this tactic is not very useful once they are wide spread. Still it shows spunk.

Ragnarok · #6 May 6th, 2003, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Laurus:

Anyone ever tried putting a shield nullifying (sp) storm over a colony? Planets don't have sheilds but ships do right? so eliminating the ships sheilds seems like a good idea.

If I'm not mistaken if there is a storm that eliminates shields in a certain sector then all items in that sector have no shields, planets, ships, bases, etc...