Question, Armor and mines

[Jmenschenfresser]

Do your ships automatically avoid sectors with these mines, like they do with storms of the same ability?

Not allies. I mean your own ships.

[Q]

This sector damage ability seems indeed very interesting, but I don't know if mines are the right vehicles for it. In my opinion it is very strange to have weapons that are more dangerous for your allies and yourself than for your enemies who can sweep the mines. But what if you put them on satellites or make a component for bases?
As Geoschmo pointed out the damage has to be quite low otherwise you could end up with a undefeatable defense for a sector.

[oleg]

Can you detect if sector has damage ability due to this mine by clicking on map ?

[Q]

Any more observations on this Geoschmo?
Especially the question if the damage ability can be seen and if ships avoid automatically the sector are very important points. Have you observed this??

[geoschmo]

I haven't tested that yet Q. I will let you know though.

[Mister Cat]

Well, why not throw away damage altogether and have mines sap a stack's movement points or supplies? Or at least introduce mine-only components that do so, via high-level mine research. Said components could also (via suitable handwaving ) make the mine more/completely resistant to sweeping.

[Q]

Originally posted by Mister Cat:
Well, why not throw away damage altogether and have mines sap a stack's movement points or supplies? Or at least introduce mine-only components that do so, via high-level mine research. Said components could also (via suitable handwaving ) make the mine more/completely resistant to sweeping.

That would be very nice, but it would require new abilities/damage types that can only be introduced be MM. Therefore send your idea to them.