Q and A

pathfinder · #1 February 28th, 2001, 07:02 AM

codo--you prolly right. I usually don't bother counting such minutia...all my ships go boom.....

DirectorTsaarx · #2 February 28th, 2001, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by capnq:
15 sweepers is good...

until you find a minefield with 16+ mines.

After you lose one minesweeper ship, try sending in two together; if you lose both, try three, etc.

I think Mine Sweeper III's sweep 7 mines each... so 15 sweepers would clear 105 mines... Haven't checked MS V's yet (haven't researched that far).

Sinapus · #3 February 28th, 2001, 06:42 PM

Minesweepers sweep mines according to their level, unless I missed something in the latest patch.

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DirectorTsaarx · #4 February 28th, 2001, 09:04 PM

Sinapus, you're right. I was thinking 7 because I have 7 sweepers on my minesweeping ships. Which means 15 MS III's would take out 45 mines... still a pretty good number, and much better than just 15...

mottlee · #5 March 1st, 2001, 12:05 AM

Hmmm I think you do not under stand (or I don't) the mark V sweeper sweeps 5 mines and I have 15 on a ship, So it should take out 75 mines and with 2 ships at 75 thats 150 yet I still lose them
Mott

Sinapus · #6 March 1st, 2001, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by mottlee:
Hmmm I think you do not under stand (or I don't) the mark V sweeper sweeps 5 mines and I have 15 on a ship, So it should take out 75 mines and with 2 ships at 75 thats 150 yet I still lose them
Mott

So either it's a bug, or you're dealing with an AI that lays mines like I do. (And adjusted that limit in settings.txt to have more than 100 mines per sector.)

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Daynarr · #7 March 1st, 2001, 01:52 AM

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Originally posted by mottlee:
Hmmm I think you do not under stand (or I don't) the mark V sweeper sweeps 5 mines and I have 15 on a ship, So it should take out 75 mines and with 2 ships at 75 thats 150 yet I still lose them
Mott

Is there a possibility that you have put Mine Layer components on those ships instead of Mine Sweeper components.

If not, you may have found a bug. You could send a mail to MM with the description of the problem and with the save game (save game is VERY important).