True Solar Sails

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by Joachim:

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Originally posted by Renegade 13:
Just one question: Why the defensive minus???

I guess its to simulate the HUGE size of the sails if you were going to be even vaguely realistic about it. Hence really easy to hit.

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Just so.

Originally posted by Puke:
once the sails are destroyed, does the penalty go away?

Yes - but so does your movement.

Originally posted by Puke:
either way, this significantly penalizes heavily shielded or armored ships. would be best to pack on weapons or use leaky armor so that you are sure that the solar sail is the first thing to go in combat.
you could also imagine that the solar sail gets folded or detatched in combat, as in battletech.

My idea for this component is to have a viable propulsion alternative for ships that would (most likely) not be engaging in combat.