weapons question

[d0b]

I hadn't really put any of these weapons into use (except the anti-proton beam) because in a few moves the types of weapons I could get doubled so it was a bit confusing. Thanks for the help

[LGM]

Phased Polarians cannot bypass Phased Shields (Shields 6+ technology).

Besides the slow reload of Null Space, they can be costly. In a game with a low ship limit, they tend to rule, because cost does not matter. In a game with a high ship limit, someone could defeat a Null Space fleet with a swarm of little, harder to hit ships.

Null Space have a range of 5, which is not good, but it is adequate. Ph Pol are 6. Anti Protons are 8. I never use Mesons, so I cannon remember.

Specialty Weapons are something else to consider. Engine killing are good. Weapon Kill are only range 3 and expensive and reload slow. You might as well use Null Space.

Here is one thing to consider about Null Space. they will not take out the defensive armor components (Scattering Armor and Stealth armor), where as a Phased Pol will. Once those are gone, your to hit chance will jump up 30%! Of course the Null Space will hit any ECMs and Sensors.

If the target does not use Armor or Shields, then other weapons have higher damage yield than Null Space weapons.

I myself would like to see some sort of shield that hinders Null Space.

[capnq]

Phased Polarians cannot bypass Phased Shields

Note that Phased Polaron Beams still can damage Phased Shields; one of my newbie misimpressions was that Phased Shields were totally immune to PPB.

[ June 28, 2002, 17:36: Message edited by: capnq ]

[Suicide Junkie]

I myself would like to see some sort of shield that hinders Null Space.

Buckytube Gel in my Pirates&Nomads mod does just that.

[Gandalph]

Meson bLasters have a range of 6. My Corrian Commonwealth use them as primary weapons. The small meson bLaster does 20 at 2 and only uses 3kt of space allowing for 2 per large fighter and, in stacks of 20, can be quite devastating.