Has anyone ever conquered a ringworld full of weapon platforms?

Phoenix-D · #1 April 15th, 2003, 05:01 AM

"Ripper Beams and Shield Depletors? Just use Wave Motion Guns and Max Range. That should keep your ships out of range."

It has its uses. Also remember that platform mounts get a bonus to range, so if the planet can hit you at max range, the rippers will be quite nasty. Also if the sphereworld is build on a warp point network, where you ships warp in at point-blank range..

Phoenix-D

Taz-in-Space · #2 April 15th, 2003, 05:10 AM

Hmmm, in my opinion, a ringworld full of Weapon platforms is not the best use of space.
Much better to add some fighters and drones to the mix.
And why would someone with a ringworld not have a few defence bases and a defence fleet as well?

Urendi Maleldil · #3 April 15th, 2003, 05:25 AM

Now a ringworld full of cargo facilities and fighters- that would be a force to be reconned with.

It also has offensive capability within the system.

Cyrien · #4 April 15th, 2003, 05:29 AM

Would probably cause an integer overflow as well.

Suicide Junkie · #5 April 15th, 2003, 05:33 AM

You can just launch the fighters into space, and still have the weapon platforms on the ground.

Same with sats.
You just need to save enough space on the ring to store the fighters between construction and deployment.

Karibu · #6 April 15th, 2003, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by primitive:
Karibu,
Seems like the "Return to Hell" game will be the venue of some epic battles.
There should be plenty of chances to perfect the planetary attack. So far I have 17 ringworlds, all of them with several orbital shipyards building WP's and other defences.

With the max 10 ship targeting by planets it seems like there is need for a more combined defence (and attack). This is going to be interesting

You have 17 ringworlds? Well, more for me to take over

Well, RTH may well be the greatest massacre in SEIV history. I think only reasonable way to take those off is to blow up the star in system, if there is any. Currently I have about 500 ships but if you are building like I do (making dozen bases in orbit) and some nasty drones also, to get there the attacker will have to plough through blood. Of his own.

primitive · #7 April 16th, 2003, 01:04 AM

You won’t find any suns to blow up in my home cluster. Also got plenty of those orbital spaceyards to get the navy ready.

I have done some tests, and it isn’t really that hard to take out a well defended ringworld. But it will cost way more than it’s worth. It's much more cost effective to just pick off all the smaller planets and just blockade the ringworld(s).

BTW. Does anybody know if there is a limit to the number off troops I can use on a planet to keep the happiness up ?