True Solar Sails

[Captain Kwok]

Originally posted by Renegade 13:
Just one question: Why the defensive bonus???

That's hardly a defensive bonus...it's a 75% penalty to defense.

[Phoenix-D]

that way if you loose your engines in combat you're easier to hit.

EDIT: or not.

[ May 07, 2004, 02:29: Message edited by: Phoenix-D ]

[Joachim]

Originally posted by Renegade 13:
Just one question: Why the defensive bonus???

I guess its to simulate the HUGE size of the sails if you were going to be even vaguely realistic about it. Hence really easy to hit.

[Renegade 13]

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:

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Originally posted by Renegade 13:
Just one question: Why the defensive bonus???

That's hardly a defensive bonus...it's a 75% penalty to defense.

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Whoops. I think I mighta screwed up with my typing

[Puke]

once the sails are destroyed, does the penalty go away?

either way, this significantly penalizes heavily shielded or armored ships. would be best to pack on weapons or use leaky armor so that you are sure that the solar sail is the first thing to go in combat.

you could also imagine that the solar sail gets folded or detatched in combat, as in battletech.

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by Joachim:

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Originally posted by Renegade 13:
Just one question: Why the defensive minus???

I guess its to simulate the HUGE size of the sails if you were going to be even vaguely realistic about it. Hence really easy to hit.

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Just so.

Originally posted by Puke:
once the sails are destroyed, does the penalty go away?

Yes - but so does your movement.

Originally posted by Puke:
either way, this significantly penalizes heavily shielded or armored ships. would be best to pack on weapons or use leaky armor so that you are sure that the solar sail is the first thing to go in combat.
you could also imagine that the solar sail gets folded or detatched in combat, as in battletech.

My idea for this component is to have a viable propulsion alternative for ships that would (most likely) not be engaging in combat.

[geoschmo]

Even though the description says they use solar winds to generate extra movement, a star in the system is not required for solar sails to work. The ability for them is just the ordinary extra movement ability. Same thing if you change that to standard movement in your mod. Either way they will work in systems with no sun, or with black holes.

Edit: Ok, I see what you are doing. You make the sails create energy and store just enough to keep them moving as long as you have a star to create the energy to begin with. Interesting.

Of course you would still have 1 point of movement in a system with no star. Sargasso Sea?

[ May 07, 2004, 12:13: Message edited by: geoschmo ]