Meson vs. Anti-Proton

Suicide Junkie · #1 March 14th, 2002, 12:31 AM

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Actually WMG has 30% bonus (which means that it will always have AT LEAST 30% chance of hitting target - no matter what) and torpedoes don't have any bonus

That minimum to-hit thing has been fixed for gold.

It is now just a straight +30%.

Fyron · #2 March 14th, 2002, 12:46 AM

Fixed? I consider that breaking it. I liked being able to give weapons a higher minimum to hit bonus. I guess the Target Acquired Gunnery Mount in Deathstalker's Mount Mod will have to be beefed up a bit (say, +1000 to hit bonus).

dumbluck · #3 March 16th, 2002, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
That minimum to-hit thing has been fixed for gold.

It is now just a straight +30%.

ummmmmmmmmmm.... ok? When did it not have +30%? Are you saying that combat sensors don't affect it anymore?

Fyron · #4 March 16th, 2002, 10:58 AM

He's saying this: Before Gold, WMGs had a minimum of 31% chance to hit at any range at which they could shoot, regardless of whatever other modifiers would be in play. You could have -180% or so, and you'd still have a 31% chance to hit. AM torpedoes had a minimum of 11% (I think), and so on. Weapon mount bonuses did this too. In Gold, the minimum chance to hit has been "fixed" so that the weapon's chance to hit doesn't affect it. If you have Combat Sensors I and a WMG, you will still get a +25% and a +30%, for a total of +55%, to hit bonus. You will no longer have the increased minimum to hit, it will now be 1%.

dumbluck · #5 March 16th, 2002, 11:08 AM

Ahhhhhh! I see!!! Comprehension has been achieved!!!

Thanx for clearing that up, IF.

Fyron · #6 March 16th, 2002, 08:27 PM

No problem! Glad I could help.

Taera · #7 March 16th, 2002, 10:57 PM

Actually Mesons were trown away in SEIV as they both cost more to research, weaker and have shorter range than APB. Same to torpedoes - only the latest quantum torpedoes can do a lot of damage, others are weak. It is better to research lvl.12 APB than research lvl.5 mesons or lvl.10 torpedoes. Back in SE3, my Meson-Torpedoes destroyers were unstoppable.
Organic brings that back . . . .