Underappreciated Weapons

[Sinapus]

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Originally posted by Deathstalker:
5: tie: Meason BLaster/DUC damage that is not reduced by range!

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Actually, the Meson BLaster V and VI edges out the DUC V. DUC costs less research, though, so my usual strategy is to research to DUC V, then switch to Meson BLasters V and VI when I manage to research them.

[CW]

I tend to put wormhole beams on my "Fleet Auxiliary" class of multi-purpose transports. This single class of ships do everything from laying mines/satellites to transporting population/troops to carrying out emergency repair/resupply on crippled ships and curing level 5 plagues, so I expect them to spend quite a bit of time travelling by themselves. A wormhole beam, a combat sensor plus high speed make them virtually uncatchable, by the AI at least.

A side note on the ship: all the extra gadgets cut the cargo capacity to the bare minimum, but nothing is stopping me from taking *two* ships to do a job right? This all-in-one approach helps cut down the micro-management down a lot. You might want to try it yourselves.

CW

[This message has been edited by CW (edited 05 July 2001).]