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[Hanzoku]

It only stays yellow while Aurora is open, at least. I'd have been more annoyed if it was a permanent change.

[Dutchling]

It goes away if you close Aurora properly.

[RedKing]

What are these things that are marked "LP1" or "LP2" in the same color text as a Jump point??  Keep finding them in new systems and can't determine what they are.

I believe they're called Langarge points? Something like that? Long story short, they're basically in-system jump-points (if I'm remembering correctly).

Lagrange points. And yes, they function like JPs, except for intrasystem jumps.

And as of 6.0, auto-pathing will actually take advantage of them! Oh frabjous day!

Civilian colonies in far binaries (with LPs) are actually feasible now!
Also means that survey ships running on auto will take advantage of them, which is pretty awesome. In larger systems, that can be a huge fuel savings (which is way more important now with the engine efficiency changes).

[Wrex]

So, about what range am I looking at for a mid range anti-ship missle?



Also, Is there any way to gain a longer range on your beam fire controls? A far Gamma laser in 80cm's massively outranges a single fire control. Will adding more extended the range, or....?

[USEC_OFFICER]

Also, Is there any way to gain a longer range on your beam fire controls? A far Gamma laser in 80cm's massively outranges a single fire control. Will adding more extended the range, or....?

Build a better fire control. Or if that doesn't work, make it bigger. Fire controls are considered as separate entities, so stacking won't increase the range (though it will allow you to spread your fire at different targets). If that still doesn't work, then research more range. And if you can't, then you're pretty much boned.

[Flying Dice]

Depends on tech. Usually 80m km is standard "medium" range for me until I've got the tech to launch multibillion km strikes.

You can use the range modifiers when designing the FC. They go up to 4x.

[Metalax]

Also, Is there any way to gain a longer range on your beam fire controls? A far Gamma laser in 80cm's massively outranges a single fire control. Will adding more extended the range, or....?

No adding more does not extend the range. Assuming you are already using the 4x size, 4x range modifier, the only way to extend their range is to research the firecontrol range techline. Note that this caps out using a 4x firecontrol at 1.4 million km, slightly under 5 light seconds. This is because Steve did not want to have to handle beam weapon fire travelling over multiple increments.

Lasers with a higher range can still be useful as it reduces the damage falloff.

[Wrex]

Mmm. So about missles, the high dakka approach seems to be superior. About how many launchers should I put on, say, a mid size missle cruiser? Assuming half size launchers for space.

[Flying Dice]

Define "mid-sized".

[Wrex]

About 5000 tons, ish. I'd say 10,000 tons is pretty heavy for a military vessel.

[Flying Dice]

See, that's why clarity is necessary. For me, 10k tons would be a very light destroyer; a mid-sized cruiser would be somewhere around 25-35k tons.


For a ship that size, I'd say around 12-6 0.5x size-4 launchers with an equal number of box launchers. Naturally, it depends on the size of the missile you're firing (and thus the size of the launcher).

[Wrex]

Mmm, I see. I tend to prefer lighter, heavier hitting craft I can mass produce, but that comes from relying on beam weapons too often.

[Wrex]

So, double posting, bad karma. In my defense, I've never tried a craft quite like this before:

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Strike class Recon Frigate    2,750 tons     356 Crew     5457 BP      TCS 0.275  TH 7.5  EM 2250
13636 km/s    JR 3-50     Armour 5-17     Shields 75-300     Sensors 105/105/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 18
Maint Life 3.14 Years     MSP 1240    AFR 60%    IFR 0.8%    1YR 189    5YR 2840    Max Repair 1125 MSP

Strike Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 3750 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 3
Military Stealth Engine E0.5 (2)    Power 375    Fuel Use 5%    Signature 3.75    Armour 0    Exp 1%    Hyper Capable
Fuel Capacity 70,000 Litres    Range 916.3 billion km   (777 days at full power)
Omega R300/15 Shields (5)   Total Fuel Cost  75 Litres per day

30cm C25 Plasma Carronade (2)    Range 240,000km     TS: 25000 km/s     Power 24-25     RM 1    ROF 5        24 12 8 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
Strike Fire Control S01 175-25000 (1)    Max Range: 350,000 km   TS: 25000 km/s     97 94 91 89 86 83 80 77 74 71
Strike Class Reactor PB-1.5 (1)     Total Power Output 60    Armour 0    Exp 35%

Thermal Sensor TH1.4-105 (1)     Sensitivity 105     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  105m km
EM Detection Sensor EM1.4-105 (1)     Sensitivity 105     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  105m km
Cloaking Device: Class cross-section reduced to 0.5% of normal

Compact ECCM-10 (1)         ECM 100

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

You may have noticed I.....did a -bit- too much research. Anyway, the theoretical point of this vessel is to function as the metaphorical twist of the knife: a light craft capable of extreme stealth, to be used against enemy fleets after the main battle is joined. It can also be used against enemy non-combatant vehicles. It works...but it's not quite optimal. More survivability than I expected, though. Version 5.6 by the by.

[Bremen]

No matter how stealthy it is, it wont get into effective plasma range (point blank) undetected. It's also very slow for the tech level, has no targeting sensor, and the jump drive is too large.

If you added some engines and a sensor you'd have a good stealth commerce raider, but I don't think those ships would be very useful in fleet engagements.

[Wrex]

....I forgot the sensor. I knew I was missing something.

Mmm, It could use a fleet tender. Make it double as a coilier so it can actually hit things undetected.