Strawberry Vanilla MOD

[Phoenix-D]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
Considering how cheap armor is for its effectiveness, I'd say its not weak. Aside from the need to repair after battle, of course..

Armor is only a viable alternative to standard shields when PPBs are in use. Otherwise... it is too weak. It can help a little against mines, where shields are useless, but mine sweepers are really cheap anyways, so that is not much of a benefit. Sure, shield depleters can do a lot of damage to shields, but you need a few of them to take out shielding on bigger ships. Use Armor III instead of Phased Shields V to prevent SD damage, and you will find your ships die much more easily. All I am saying is that armor should be a better alternative to shields than it is now. It just dead ends rather early (not counting the ECM armors and such, which are fairly weak in the hit point area).

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Armor III is better than any shield up to III, and much easier to research than Phased III. It does end too earlier, but remember I said for the cost.

[Fyron]

I think you missed the point... you are not at all disagreeing with anything I said. My suggestion was to provide a real alternative to just using pure shields after a while. Adding more levels of armor can do that.

[se5a]

phew, I am halfway through the stock balance mod thread, *** you guys can waffle on...

[Fyron]

Why thank you.

[se5a]

opinions!
do you think that PDC should be changed?
I will be changeing the fighters defencive bonuses with engines and afterburners. but I need to work it in with the PDC if I am going to change them aswell.

so,
are pdc to good at shooting down missiles?
if so how much so, and what do you think needs to be done to change it.

[Fyron]

I like the change of making 2 different PDC components, one that targets fighters and another that targets missiles, both at 20kT.

[se5a]

I thought about that when I saw it in adamant. interesting idea, but I think it would be changeing the flavour a little to much...