Noobie Question(s)

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by couslee:
from newbie faq:

6.3.3 Shields Skipping. As is well documented the "Weapon Only" damage type skip all shields and armour and get straight to the component.

Can I have a clarification. Does it ingnore the protective shields in place during combat (IE 600/600),? Or does it skip the shield/armor components and hits the target component after existing shields are depleted. ?

Both. Neither. Umm what was the question again.

OK. No shield stops the weapon destroyer. It only damages weapons on the ship. So it ignores shields, armor, shield generators, the bridge. Shields remain in place when it's done.

The shield disrupter does the same, bypasses all shields, destroys the shield generator, and ignores all other components. Shields are depleted as the generators disappear.

For balance reasons, the engine destroyer doesn't skip shields, it does damage shields, once they're gone, it burns out engines leaving an immobile hulk -- that can still shoot back if it has supply storage.

[ January 18, 2003, 16:53: Message edited by: Arkcon ]