Something broken with Kamikaze in new patch?

[capnq]

Odd part: While the Combat results show 45% damage, The ship was good as new.

That's not odd at all; it's an artifact of the way component damage is tracked. 45% of the total punishment a colonizer can take isn't enough to destroy a colony module, so it's "repaired" when the combat ends.

You see the same effect when a ship's shields aren't penetrated, or an armor component isn't destroyed.

[Gryphin]

Thanks capnq,
"repaired" when the combat ends"
That is some repair crew!

[brettben]

I have the same problem in 1.78; dedicated attack ships (design type: attack ships) running to the far corners when set to a "ram" strategy. Here are the particulars:

Strategy: Primary - Ram, Secondary - Ram, Targeting Priority - Nearest, Nearest, Nearest, Nearest (I have tried some others, no dice), no type priorities.

Ships are equipped with B, CQ, LS, max engines, OA3, and a supply bay. I have tried putting one weapon (DUC or a warhead) on them; with the DUC they close to point blank and fire without ramming, with the warhead, on the first turn they close with the enemy, then run away. J Any ideas?

[PvK]

No ideas - I've been seeing them work in 1.78 in a couple of different PBW games, and haven't run into the problem (so to speak). Hmmmm.

PvK

[brettben]

Well, I restarted the game, and now it works like a charm! Dunno what I did.

[Ruatha]

Ramming colony ships?
I must update my colonizers strategy, that's just wonderful, giving them some fighting spirit!

[oleg]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
Ramming colony ships?
I must update my colonizers strategy, that's just wonderful, giving them some fighting spirit!

Yeah, this is a trademark of Rage colonizers. First time I saw Rage colony ship near my systems, I sent boarding ship eagerly awaiting non-breathing slaves. It was squashed like a mosquito.
Rage rules.