Noobie Question(s)

[couslee]

from newbie faq:

6.3.3 Shields Skipping. As is well documented the "Weapon Only" damage type skip all shields and armour and get straight to the component.

Can I have a clarification. Does it ingnore the protective shields in place during combat (IE 600/600),? Or does it skip the shield/armor components and hits the target component after existing shields are depleted. ?

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by couslee:
from newbie faq:

6.3.3 Shields Skipping. As is well documented the "Weapon Only" damage type skip all shields and armour and get straight to the component.

Can I have a clarification. Does it ingnore the protective shields in place during combat (IE 600/600),? Or does it skip the shield/armor components and hits the target component after existing shields are depleted. ?

Both. Neither. Umm what was the question again.

OK. No shield stops the weapon destroyer. It only damages weapons on the ship. So it ignores shields, armor, shield generators, the bridge. Shields remain in place when it's done.

The shield disrupter does the same, bypasses all shields, destroys the shield generator, and ignores all other components. Shields are depleted as the generators disappear.

For balance reasons, the engine destroyer doesn't skip shields, it does damage shields, once they're gone, it burns out engines leaving an immobile hulk -- that can still shoot back if it has supply storage.

[ January 18, 2003, 16:53: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[dbt1949]

How does one make a ring world? And what's up with the cable and gravitational units? How are they used?

[Fyron]

You have to have 11 Starbases to build a RW, and 21 to build a SW. On one Starbase, there needs to be the Ringworld Generator (or Sphereworld Generator). A RW requires 5 Gravity Plating and 5 Hyper Density Cable components in the same sector as the Generator (and a SW requires 10 of each). These comps only fit on Starbases. So, once you get all of them built in the same sector as a star, select the Starbase with the Generator, and then do Stellar Manipulation. You'll have an option to Build RW or Build SW.

[dbt1949]

Thanks! What kind of systems qualify to have one built in?

[ January 19, 2003, 06:23: Message edited by: dbt1949 ]

[Slick]

Originally posted by dbt1949:
Thanks! What kind of systems qualify to have one built in?

any one with a star.

[dbt1949]

Thanks! I'll try it out.