Why does my mine sweeper get killed by mines?

[Slick]

Originally posted by Tough Guy:
I have a sweeper with 10 sweeping components. When I cross a warp point where there are apparently mines, it destroyed 10 mines but was destroyed in the process.

What gives??

First, please read section 8.4 of the Newbie FAQ:

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=23;t=005518

But to answer your question, a minesweeper component level X sweeps X mines. You had 10 minesweeper level 1's which swept 10 mines. Apparently there were more than 10 mines in the sector so you swept 10 and got bLasted by the remainder.

The highest level of minesweeping component in the default game is 5, which means that each MS5 component will sweep 5 mines.

The default maximum number of mines in a sector is 100 per empire. It is best to make fleets capable of sweeping at least 100 mines. If more than 1 empire allies together, they can heavily mine a sector with 100 per empire.

Slick.

[ February 18, 2003, 00:52: Message edited by: Slick ]