Somethings - Page 3

capnq · #21 October 18th, 2002, 09:09 PM

Pirates & Nomads has 10kt and 5kt Versions of Supply Storage, among other things.

Gryphin · #22 October 19th, 2002, 01:59 AM

SJ, Hmm, evil and if it works seemingly unstoppable.
I'll try to mod / build / test that for grins and the experiance.

Speaking of mods:
I hate loosing 10kt of space on my ships.
I'm guessing I can
Give a 10kt size to any component
I can see a reduced capacity 10kt:
Cargo Bay, PDC, Armor, ECM?, Combat Sensors?,
Any suggestions?
Questions:
Should a modded component cost more than the Fractional reduction in space?
IE if the 20kt Version cost 200 mineral, should the 10kt Version cost 100 or 125?

Should a "Swiss Army Knife" component cost more than the sum of its parts?
IE: 20kt ECM + Combat Sensors + Aux Bridge cost more than the sum of each of them separately?

Gryphin · #23 October 21st, 2002, 07:05 PM

Armored Weapons Platforms
Situation:
Large Weapons Platform with 10 Scattering Armor III on it
Attacked by a Weapon that does 100 points per hit
How many hits will it take befor it starts to hit the planet?
On a ship it would have to account for 10 x 150 of armor.
My impression is on the planet it is only accountng for the kT of the platform.
Am I reading this wrong?
Thanks

Suicide Junkie · #24 October 21st, 2002, 07:14 PM

Ignoring the fact that Scattering armor is a really bad choice for armor on any unit (Standard armor is much better; even Stealth is a bit better than scattering)
The amount of damage required to kill the platform and start hurting the planet is the Armor hitpoints + Internal hitpoints + shield points on the platform. All three are combined to get a single value for the strength of the platform.

Gryphin · #25 October 21st, 2002, 07:42 PM

Let me guess:
The reason Standard Armor III is better than Scattering or Stealth Armor is Hit points per Kt?
The advantage of Scattering and Stealth on a ship is the ECM provided. On a planet the ECM is pointless.
:: Slaps For head :: Wish I had analyzed this long ago.
:: Note to self, Ask more questions. Don’t be so *amned determined to figure it out on my own. ::

Phoenix-D · #26 October 21st, 2002, 10:22 PM

For that matter even on a ship there's no reason to mount more than one Stealth and one Scattering armor. One piece gives you the bonus, then you can switch to something more effective.

Phoenix-D

Gryphin · #27 October 26th, 2002, 01:36 AM

:: Galactic Bash Turn ::
Home system down, Turn will be in by Saterday Noon :: Sorry abot the delay.
< Insert strong vulgar language expressing huge amounts of frustration >