Massive Waste of Planetary Space?

[jimbob]

typical example of an imbalance easily rectified by moding

[Baron Munchausen]

This is the beauty of Space Empires. You can mod it yourself with little trouble because all the settings are in text files! Sure, set it to produce 25,000 shield points and reduce the cost by half or so. BTW, there is apparently no difference between the 'planetary shields' ability and regular shields, so you could make it produce phased shields, as well.

[Suicide Junkie]

P&N has six levels of planetary shield tech.
The first three give 20k, 50k and then 75k phased shields.

The other three are researchable without finding ruins, and are weaker Versions of the above.

[se5a]

well we could get aaron to make it more worthwhile in the next patch???

[Phoenix-D]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
Also, if I have a planet on the edge of my empire, then I include a shield to make sure no one destroys my planet.

This shield does not protect against planet-killing weaponry.

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by jimbob:
typical example of an imbalance easily rectified by moding

Absolutely. The Proportions mod makes every large city provide some shield points.

Hit it {link}

[PvK]

Proportions also offers heaps more and better planetary shield facs. The unmodded ones are practically useless because they are so weak.

PvK

[ November 21, 2003, 21:24: Message edited by: PvK ]