A few random suggestions for Mods

Taz-in-Space · #1 April 13th, 2003, 06:21 AM

I had a few thoughts about new components and thought I'd 'float' them and see if anyone thinks they are:
1)Doable
2)worthwhile

A fighter weapon that can target seekers. As far as I know, no Mod has a fighter weapon that will target seekers. With such a weapon you can have Anti-seeker fighters. At least in Tactical.

A new mine warhead that does damage to engines or shields only. IS this doable?

New components for drones that target a planet's
shipyards or resupply base. We already have such components for ships.

Viral warheads for drones. For those really 'sick' civilizations.

[ April 13, 2003, 05:23: Message edited by: Taz-in-Space ]

Suicide Junkie · #2 April 13th, 2003, 06:46 AM

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fighter weapon that can target seekers. As far as I know, no Mod has a fighter weapon that will target seekers. With such a weapon you can have Anti-seeker fighters. At least in Tactical.

I once discussed the possibilities of such with Geo... you could have capital ships slugging it out with missiles from long range, while the defense fighters provide missile cover.
Assault fighters could be made so they can't hurt the warships directly, but by attacking the defense fighters, leave the enemy open to missile strikes.

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A new mine warhead that does damage to engines or shields only. IS this doable?

not shields only, since shields do not protect against mines anyways, but shield generators only would work. Pirates & Nomads has such weapons, plus Tachyon (weapons-only) mines and null-space mines.
Very handy; capturing is so much easier when they can't fight back

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Viral warheads for drones. For those really 'sick' civilizations.

Just throw a plague bomb on a drone. One less turn for planetary point defense to shoot it down, since it will fire from medium range.

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New components for drones that target a planet's shipyards or resupply base. We already have such components for ships.

You should be able to toss one of those smart bomb components on a drone, and it should work.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 April 13th, 2003, 07:39 AM

ram warheads on a drone, for cruise missiles?

Fyron · #4 April 13th, 2003, 08:01 AM

Drones are supposed to be used as cruise missile-like objects already.

Ed Kolis · #5 April 14th, 2003, 02:18 AM

Actually, Plague Bombs are Ship\Base components only... dunno why, they'd make a nice addition to a drone's armament... put one high level plague bomb and a bunch of anti-planet warheads on a drone and if the warheads don't wipe out the colony the plague will soon!

narf poit chez BOOM · #6 April 14th, 2003, 09:48 AM

don't have gold, so was guessing. thx, now i don't have to guess so much

JLS · #7 April 14th, 2003, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
A fighter weapon that can target seekers. As far as I know, no Mod has a fighter weapon that will target seekers. With such a weapon you can have Anti-seeker fighters. At least in Tactical.

AI Campaigns fighters Target seekers, then again I also raised seekers Weapon Seeker Dmg Res a bit as well.

[ April 14, 2003, 13:09: Message edited by: JLS ]