does religious *need* the talisman?

[Suicide Junkie]

Didn't someone do a mod replacing the Tailsman with a mount? Using the mount for the weapon didn't change the size or damage, but increased the accuracy and cost? Seems like I remember that being talked about.

I'm sure more people have done it, but what I did was make a talisman mount that added 20% size, +999% accuracy, and no damage. I then bumped up the size of the regular talisman to 150kt.

So you can either use regular weapons for greater power per shot, or you can use talisman mounts to ensure every shot hits.

Whether it is worthwhile or not may depend on how much ECM the enemy is carrying, the sensor tech of the religious race, and the strategies they are employing.

For small ships, the mounts will be best, and for larger ships the 150kt talisman will eventually outdo the mount.