phased shields?

Taera · #1 April 17th, 2003, 12:11 AM

fighters are never worthless. if you make tonns of them, they have to go PDC. When they do, well, storm them with your battlecruisers.

Taera · #2 April 17th, 2003, 12:16 AM

re: worthlessness of shields: if you dont research shields pity on you cuz ID's are soon to cripple your ships. There are only three standard weapons that skip all shields - NSP, Tachyon and SD. NSP... well some say this cannon rocks but when facing it all you need is distance. Its costly and has a low range, plus a ROF3. Tachyon is quite expensive too but effective... but shooting a cannon (if hit) once in three turns on low range is aint a problem. SD is neither.

All those weapons are expensive and difficult to use so shields are quite useful. Besides, they always regenerate. Which is good.

Phoenix-D · #3 April 17th, 2003, 12:27 AM

"re: worthlessness of shields: if you dont research shields pity on you cuz ID's are soon to cripple your ships."

-standard- shields are almost useless because PPBs are so powerful and common. The upper level Phased shields work nicely (upper level, mind- you get better protection out of armor if you use the lowers)

Phoenix-D

Cyrien · #4 April 17th, 2003, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
upper level, mind- you get better protection out of armor if you use the lowers

Unless facing a Crystal race.

maud'dib · #5 April 17th, 2003, 12:46 AM

stupid question , ID's = ?????

Suicide Junkie · #6 April 17th, 2003, 12:48 AM

Ionic dispersers, I believe.

The engine destroying weapons; they don't go through shields.

Fyron · #7 April 17th, 2003, 12:48 AM

Ionic Dispersers. Research Propulsion 4 and then Engine Overloading Weapons.

Bad SJ, posting half a sec before I did!

[ April 16, 2003, 23:49: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]