New to SE 4

[Q]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Do some calculations to get a rough comparison. Use this formula:

Damage / Rate of Fire / Tonnage

The higher this value is, the more damage the weapon does. It factors out differences in component size and rates of fire.

I prefer the formula (Damage x Range) : (Rate of fire x Tonnage). Otherwise short range weapons get overrated.

[Arkcon]

The phased polaron beam is almost pure liquid murder against AI opponents. The ability to skip normal shields is great, and the AI won't respond with any sort of good plan.

[Krom]

Thanks for the input. I will consider your advise.

Krom

[capnq]

This ancient thread {link} includes a table of weapon Ratings that Suicide Junkie compiled. These Ratings are damage at max tech/tonnage space/reload rate.

[Fyron]

Originally posted by desdinova:
Fyron, on that calculation what range's damage do you use or do you calculate for each range.

I do range 1 and the Last range square. Get something like 1.7-1.3 for weapons. Weapons with no attenuation are normally better at long range, and those with attenuation are better at short range. So, you have to take that into account to compare them.

[Atrocities]

I have uploaded a zip file containing 10 images for you to take a look at. They show all the weapons in GOLD, and their range and damage values at said range.

Weapons Range/Damage Zip

[Krom]

The pictures are perfect Atrocities.

Krom