Many (semi) newbie questions...advice requested.

[DirectorTsaarx]

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
Which means the Anti-Matter Torps are fairly weak, but the Quantum Torps are among the better heavy weapons. IIRC, the Quantum Torps have pretty good range as well; don't recall the ranges on the Anti-matter torps.

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Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
AFAIK, quantum torps are merely an extension of AM torps with more powerful warheads. As you research torpedo tech, AM torps turn into quantums.

Levels 1 - 5 give you torpedoes with increasing range and a slowly rising damage, then levels 6 - 10 give your torpedoes increasing damage only.

It's just like the electric discharge vs the lightning gun. Exact same thing, just a different name halfway through.

Thus, you can't really compare them like two different weapons. I only included them as seperate entries because they have a different name.

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It's been a while since I bothered with the AM/Quantum Torps, mainly because the AM Torps are fairly weak, and I don't want to bother researching long enough to get to the Quantum Torps. I discussed them as separate weapons because I couldn't remember if they're in the same weapons family, thus allowing you to upgrade an AM torp to a Q torp. Or if they're like the High-Energy Weapon series, which (IIRC) doesn't allow upgrading from Ripper Beams to Incinerator Beams to WMGs.

[This message has been edited by DirectorTsaarx (edited 25 June 2001).]