Has anyone ever conquered a ringworld full of weapon platforms?

Atrocities · #1 April 14th, 2003, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by mottlee:

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Originally posted by Atrocities:

I returned to the system and blew up the remaining star. I conqured the ring world.

Score 1 for you

You had better believe it.

Karibu · #2 April 14th, 2003, 06:05 PM

I have noticed that targeting limit, though I have thought that it is a bug which was repaired in the Last SEIV gold patch. I could be wrong in this, though. I find it wrong if planet can not target more than 10 ships at one round. If player see the effort to build up the required defences, he/she should not be punished because of that by limiting planet firing for no obvious reason. If 10 target is maximum, the about 100 ship fleet is enough to conquer world like that.

[ April 14, 2003, 17:06: Message edited by: Karibu ]

Slick · #3 April 14th, 2003, 07:16 PM

In a 4X game, planet defense can never be made stronger than fleet offense. If this were to happen, eventually defenses would be too strong for empires to expand and conquer each other and the games would end in stalemates.

Slick.

Fyron · #4 April 14th, 2003, 08:23 PM

Ripper Beams and Shield Depletors? Just use Wave Motion Guns and Max Range. That should keep your ships out of range.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 April 14th, 2003, 08:36 PM

you didn't conquer it, you destroyed it.

ZeroAdunn · #6 April 14th, 2003, 10:17 PM

Yah, I have to question the ripper beam defense too. Mainly because of the bonus to hit against planets, any long range weapon will easily desimate that ringworld.

Karibu · #7 April 14th, 2003, 10:26 PM

I was meaning ripper beam to be used in weapon platforms (it makes 250 damage and takes IIRC 60 kt space, best damage/space-ratio I know). But in battle, planet has superior range. If I recall correctly, Wave Motion Gun has range of 14 when set in large weapon platform and massive mount. That outguns everything ships can send against planet except missiles. I hardly consider missiles as a serious threat (three large weapon platforms full of PD takes care of about any missile attack).