New Strategy: Drones with Subverters !

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In all the discussion of the talisman + virus + subverter I have question about the subverter itself. How does the "damage" of the subverter relate to its ability to convert an enemy ship? Is it a percentage chance that it will succeed? Does the "damage" relate to enemy tonnage, or some such thing?

I have wondered about the virus/subverter combo. My reasoning for it's was that a ship controlled by a MC is not completely free of a crew. It just doesn't require the same number of crew that need the bridge, life support and crew quarters. If/when a MC is taken out, this skeleton crew can run the ship. That is why the ship can still move (albeit only 1 space) and shoot, as well as any other ship functions. A long time ago I played against someone where my virus/subverter combo worked. However, it generally only did so against heavily-damaged ships, I mean very heavy damage. I'd seen some ships get hit (without that talisman, the accuracy of that weapon seems to stink!) and not be affected.