Has anyone ever conquered a ringworld full of weapon platforms?

Slick · #1 April 14th, 2003, 07:16 PM

In a 4X game, planet defense can never be made stronger than fleet offense. If this were to happen, eventually defenses would be too strong for empires to expand and conquer each other and the games would end in stalemates.

Slick.

Fyron · #2 April 14th, 2003, 08:23 PM

Ripper Beams and Shield Depletors? Just use Wave Motion Guns and Max Range. That should keep your ships out of range.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 April 14th, 2003, 08:36 PM

you didn't conquer it, you destroyed it.

ZeroAdunn · #4 April 14th, 2003, 10:17 PM

Yah, I have to question the ripper beam defense too. Mainly because of the bonus to hit against planets, any long range weapon will easily desimate that ringworld.

Karibu · #5 April 14th, 2003, 10:26 PM

I was meaning ripper beam to be used in weapon platforms (it makes 250 damage and takes IIRC 60 kt space, best damage/space-ratio I know). But in battle, planet has superior range. If I recall correctly, Wave Motion Gun has range of 14 when set in large weapon platform and massive mount. That outguns everything ships can send against planet except missiles. I hardly consider missiles as a serious threat (three large weapon platforms full of PD takes care of about any missile attack).

primitive · #6 April 15th, 2003, 12:28 AM

Karibu,
Seems like the "Return to Hell" game will be the venue of some epic battles.
There should be plenty of chances to perfect the planetary attack. So far I have 17 ringworlds, all of them with several orbital shipyards building WP's and other defences.

With the max 10 ship targeting by planets it seems like there is need for a more combined defence (and attack). This is going to be interesting

Phoenix-D · #7 April 15th, 2003, 05:01 AM

"Ripper Beams and Shield Depletors? Just use Wave Motion Guns and Max Range. That should keep your ships out of range."

It has its uses. Also remember that platform mounts get a bonus to range, so if the planet can hit you at max range, the rippers will be quite nasty. Also if the sphereworld is build on a warp point network, where you ships warp in at point-blank range..

Phoenix-D