I finally thought of a use for drones!

rextorres · #1 January 24th, 2003, 04:30 AM

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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Warp point DEFENSE?!? You mean like really, really big mines? But wouldn't they run out of supply? Or do you put a solar panel on them...

edit: That's IT! The solution to the mine balance problem! Implement mines as small drones! Then they have a chance of being shot down!

Do drones move when they are launched - just have a ship that can launch all the drones? If not then you'd have to put solar panels. If so then at a warp point they are right on top of a fleet before the fleet gets a chance to fire their main weapons. So if you have a combined defense of drones and MS weapons then the PDC can't get them all. One drone can take out a BC or less and severely damage a BB and above.

Krsqk · #2 January 24th, 2003, 06:10 AM

"Emmissive armor was fixed in a recent patch. It is no longer broken."

Don't say that too loudly. We don't want another debate.

Fyron · #3 January 24th, 2003, 10:31 AM

The damage thing that was broken with it is no longer broken. It lowers damage by its value, as it should.

Wardad · #4 January 24th, 2003, 06:19 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
The damage thing that was broken with it is no longer broken. It lowers damage by its value, as it should.

On units also?

Q · #5 January 24th, 2003, 10:49 PM

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Originally posted by Wardad:
On units also?

As far as I know: no!
Units do not have armor or shields. They just have a total of hit points/damage resistance.
See this topic:
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...=006819#000003

[ January 24, 2003, 20:51: Message edited by: Q ]

Dralasite · #6 January 24th, 2003, 11:57 PM

Thanks for the link. Thats too bad it doesn't work on units.