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August 15th, 2002, 10:06 AM
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Re: 1.78 Settings.txt question
BM, you just made my brain hurt really bad.
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August 15th, 2002, 11:36 PM
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Re: 1.78 Settings.txt question
I believe that entry makes the previously hardcoded defense penalty for planets moddable.
It means that an attacking ship will almost never miss a planet, but now modders can change the value of "almost". 
The two entries before that have interesting implications; unmodded seekers have a +40 defense bonus, and a planet's weapons platforms have a +30 attack bonus.
[ August 15, 2002, 22:41: Message edited by: capnq ]
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August 16th, 2002, 03:56 PM
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Re: 1.78 Settings.txt question
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I believe that entry makes the previously hardcoded defense penalty for planets moddable.
It means that an attacking ship will almost never miss a planet, but now modders can change the value of "almost".
The two entries before that have interesting implications; unmodded seekers have a +40 defense bonus, and a planet's weapons platforms have a +30 attack bonus.
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I assume the weapon platform bonus would be added to the mount bonus? That makes large weapon platforms VERY scary - a massive weapon platform mount has an 80% attack bonus (IIRC), and adding another 30% makes the total bonus 110%... add combat sensors and planetary assaults become quite dangerous. 
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August 16th, 2002, 04:03 PM
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Re: 1.78 Settings.txt question
Oh I smell a trap. 
Sure, come on over and take this planet.  It has no defenses.
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August 16th, 2002, 04:41 PM
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Re: 1.78 Settings.txt question
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makes the total bonus 110%... add combat sensors and planetary assaults become quite dangerous.
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True, but you have to remember that WP mounts have a range bonus, especially on the larger mounts. Every square range means 10% knocked off that 110%, and it is ultimately the ships and not the planet that control the range. |
August 16th, 2002, 07:19 PM
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Re: 1.78 Settings.txt question
Yes, but...a planet with heavy mount weapons will have a 110% chance to hit (before rounding) at range 10--instead of 0%. Comes out to 99% from ranges 1-11, minus defender's ECM. Don't even think about putting talismans on your WPs.
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