Minefields

NullAshton · #1 February 12th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Mines 'ram' the opponent, and thus need structure. Just a bit of structure in itself won't do damage, which is where the warheads come in.

Of course... mines with no warheads do take less time to build... possibly use mine duds to mess with minesweepers, and in multiplayer games(and the rare mod with visible mines)freak the heck out of people when they see you have mines all over the place.

aegisx · #2 February 12th, 2007, 07:13 PM

thanks, good to know. I would have been surprised when they just fly though my warheadless minefields

Ironmanbc · #3 February 12th, 2007, 08:48 PM

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aegisx said:
thanks, good to know. I would have been surprised when they just fly though my warheadless minefields

Well that itself is why ya need to put warheads on mines

GuyOfDoom · #4 February 12th, 2007, 09:05 PM

I just wanted to check, but with Minesweepers do you have to actively use them? Like give them a sweep order to do so?

If that's the case then how would the opponent ever get by mines if you always put them on the far side of wormholes.

Baron Grazic · #5 February 13th, 2007, 12:14 AM

Another Mine question, Is there a limit to the amount of mines allowed in 1 sector?
I ask because my fleet could sweep 110 mines, but I got damaged heading thru the warp point anyway. se5a?

Phoenix-D · #6 February 13th, 2007, 12:54 AM

In stock the limit is 100 per hex.

GuyOfDoom · #7 February 14th, 2007, 02:44 AM

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I just wanted to check, but with Minesweepers do you have to actively use them? Like give them a sweep order to do so?

If that's the case then how would the opponent ever get by mines if you always put them on the far side of wormholes.

Never got an answer.

Atrocities · #8 February 14th, 2007, 02:58 AM

Mine fields are evil. Avoid them. Be wary of any empire that deploys them while holding a peace treaty with you! You might just wake up one day with your homeworld surrounded by mines and your former ally demanding your unconditional surrender. Followed soon afterward by your death, and public display of your severed head on a pole outside of your former palace.

Kamog · #9 February 14th, 2007, 03:11 AM

A minesweeping ship will automatically sweep mines when it enters a sector. You don't have to give it an order to sweep mines.

Phoenix-D · #10 February 14th, 2007, 03:11 AM

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GuyOfDoom said:

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I just wanted to check, but with Minesweepers do you have to actively use them? Like give them a sweep order to do so?

If that's the case then how would the opponent ever get by mines if you always put them on the far side of wormholes.

Never got an answer.

You just run them into the minefield and they sweep automatically..