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[Lightningfalcon]

What is a good range to aim for with missiles? Should I just go for the limet of my active sensors?

[Rince Wind]

I usually go for 60mil km at the beginning. Then add 100mil km+ missiles later, when they can still do decent damage. My fighter missiles usually have around 20mil km range. That is with size 6 launchers.
Then make a fire control that can reach out about 30-50% farther, to compensate enemy ECM.

I have no idea what your active sensor range is.

[Dorsidwarf]

How do I remove geo-teamed asteroids from my colony list?

[bluephoenix]

How do I remove geo-teamed asteroids from my colony list?

Open the summery tab, click on the asteroid you want to remove and click "abandon". The button is on the bottom right corner.
Make sure you have removed everything from the asteroid before you do that though.

[gomez]

also make sure you have the correct colony selected, and not earth

[Karlito]

Another question: Will adding water to a planet via terraforming installations cause the planet's hydrosphere to increase in extent?

No.

[AlStar]

Story Time:

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

Spoiler: Apocalypse-class Cruiser (click to show/hide)

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Apocalypse class Cruiser    14,000 tons     315 Crew     2029.91 BP      TCS 280  TH 510  EM 60
1821 km/s     Armour 3-51     Shields 2-300     Sensors 6/6/0/0     Damage Control Rating 4     PPV 47.04
Maint Life 1.2 Years     MSP 408    AFR 348%    IFR 4.8%    1YR 293    5YR 4391    Max Repair 192 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1   
Magazine 372    Cryogenic Berths 200   

102 EP Ion Drive (5)    Power 102    Fuel Use 41.96%    Signature 102    Exp 8%
Fuel Capacity 2,000,000 Litres    Range 61.3 billion km   (389 days at full power)
Gamma R300/288 Shields (1)   Total Fuel Cost  12 Litres per hour  (288 per day)

Twin 20cm C0.75 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (2x2)    Range 144,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 20-2     RM 4    ROF 50        10 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4
CIWS-80-N (4x6)    Range 1000 km     TS: 8000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Fire Control S03 72-6000 (1)    Max Range: 144,000 km   TS: 6000 km/s     93 86 79 72 65 58 51 44 37 31
Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Technology PB-1.1 (5)     Total Power Output 24.75    Armour 0    Exp 10%

Size 6 Missile Launcher (50% Reduction) (8)    Missile Size 6    Rate of Fire 300
Size 1 Missile Launcher (4)    Missile Size 1    Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC91-R10 (1)     Range 91.1m km    Resolution 10
Missile Fire Control FC20-R1 (1)     Range 20.2m km    Resolution 1
Trickshot S1 AMM (100)  Speed: 21,600 km/s   End: 21.7m    Range: 28.2m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 158/95/47
Dart S6 ASM (45)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 148.4m    Range: 106.8m km   WH: 18    Size: 6    TH: 60/36/18

Active Search Sensor MR9-R1 (1)     GPS 160     Range 9.6m km    MCR 1.0m km    Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor MR115-R100 (1)     GPS 19200     Range 115.2m km    Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH1-6 (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  6m km
EM Detection Sensor EM1-6 (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  6m km

ECCM-1 (1)         Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Spoiler: The Story (click to show/hide)

I took a taskforce consisting of three Apocalypse-class Cruisers to the home system of an NPR known as the Kingdom of Mountain. We transited into the system without meeting opposition (which was surprising, since a previous scout had run into a picket sitting on the jump point), and set course for the planet that was most likely their home system. Before getting more than a quarter of the way, we encountered the first enemy ship - Pralaya class, 8,750 tons. As we closed within range of our Dart missiles, 12 more ships, of 6 separate classes, all 8,800 tons, appeared on active sensors.

Thankfully, the technology level of the Mountainites appeared to be below that of ours across the board - their ships were all about 600 km/s slower than our own, and their anti-missile systems were equally unprepared - each of our cruisers only needed to fire a single volley of Darts to smash any given enemy ship into scrap.

Just as we finished with the final ship and moved to pick up the POWs for interrogation, two more ships appeared - giants which weighed in at 17,600 tons. One got unlucky, and a single volley of Darts pierced armor and caused a missile storage to explode, taking the entire ship with it. The second, however, remained.

Out of Darts (note to self: Apocalypse Mk II will contain both an additional magazine, and will probably only hold 50 AAMs, instead of the 100 loaded in the Mk I), we closed to 20 million kms and peppered the remaining ship with Trickshots until its active sensors fell, at which point we closed to point blank and fired a full volley of  20cm Ultraviolet Lasers, which put the final ship out of its misery.

Well content with the devastation we'd caused (and out of ASMs), we picked up all the POWs - enough to overfill the emergency cryogenic storage of the ships - and headed out system.

On the route back home, about half way between the Mountainite home system and Sol, we ran into another 7 ships - all 8,800 tons. Determined to not die with a single missile left in our stores, our ships belched forth the several hundred remaining AMMs in a flurry of (minor) destruction. We caused damage, but were unable to destroy any ships.

We were still faster then our opponents, so our brave captains set course straight into the enemy formation, determined to rip them apart with lasers. However, we had finally closed within Mountainite missile range - volleys of 16 size 5 missiles started coming in a constant stream.

We feared the worst, but it turned out that our CIWS and energy systems were more than a match for the missiles - those that weren't blown apart in a hail of gauss were vaporized by strength 10 lasers at point blank range.

I'm actually still mid-fight, but at this point, we've weathered half a dozen volleys without a single missile getting through, and even if we miss one, I think my shields should be able to tank it. We'll have to see if they've got anything nasty when we close to energy range, but I'm currently hopeful that entire the fleet will be returning to Earth to refit and rearm.

That turned out longer than expected - any thoughts on my ships? They're doing fine against these schlubs, but I wouldn't mind hearing any feedback.

[Mini]

I'm actually still mid-fight, but at this point, we've weathered half a dozen volleys without a single missile getting through, and even if we miss one, I think my shields should be able to tank it. We'll have to see if they've got anything nasty when we close to energy range, but I'm currently hopeful that entire the fleet will be returning to Earth to refit and rearm.

That turned out longer than expected - any thoughts on my ships? They're doing fine against these schlubs, but I wouldn't mind hearing any feedback.

Careful when you get to AMM range, those will probably be able to get through your defenses. Similarly, if they still have missiles left at this point, when you are close enough that their missiles hit you in their first 5s of movement you won't be able to intercept them (except probably with CIWS) because the turn order has them be fired, move, and hit before sensors happen.

[Rince Wind]

If you only bring 150 AMMs for the whole fleet, you can just leave them at home, imo. (not quite, of course, you can last against a few ships with them)
I'd add a dedicated escort so you wouldn't need any AMMs on the Mk. II cruiser. You also save up on the launchers, the fire controls and, depending on your configuration, on the AMM sensors.

[coleslaw35]

Is it possible to terraform asteroids?

[Vendayn]

Is it possible to terraform asteroids?

I've seen low gravity asteroids, but I didn't test it to see. I know you can terraform low gravity comets to be habitable and even start a custom race on one, but low gravity comets are super rare, took me ages to generate one lol.

[EuchreJack]

Is it possible to terraform asteroids?

I've seen low gravity asteroids, but I didn't test it to see. I know you can terraform low gravity comets to be habitable and even start a custom race on one, but low gravity comets are super rare, took me ages to generate one lol.

No.  As seen previously, I've tested in considerably.  No matter what you do, the "low gravity" tag will remain.  However, Vendayn and myself have proven that terraforming Comets is possible (provided you have a race capable of tolerating the low gravity).  And unlike asteroids, you can gen comets.

To be technical, the inhabitable comets are the ones with gravity at the high end of the spectrum.  Below .001 or so and things start to get messy (errors and such).

[coleslaw35]

Below .001 or so and things start to get messy (errors and such).

The reason I was asking was because of my half a million population on Vesta. Vesta has a gravity of 0.03, So I COULD terraform Vesta?

[AlStar]

Actually, it looks like as of 7.10 you can:

Populated Asteroids

Currently, all asteroids are listed as low gravity and unsuitable for populations (except for automated mines, tracking stations, etc.) unless they use underground infrastructure or orbital habitats.

As someone pointed out on the forum, some asteroids have gravity that falls within the habitable range. This is more apparent since the human default gravity range was expanded.

Therefore in v7.10, asteroids with a gravity of at least 0.02G are treated like any other body when assessing colony cost. So now you will be able to establish normal populations on larger asteroids. They still won't have atmospheres but those could be added via terraforming.

This will also make the bioengineering of low gravity species much more useful.

[coleslaw35]

Actually, it looks like as of 7.10 you can:

Populated Asteroids

Therefore in v7.10, asteroids with a gravity of at least 0.02G are treated like any other body when assessing colony cost. So now you will be able to establish normal populations on larger asteroids. They still won't have atmospheres but those could be added via terraforming.

Aaaaay lmao, Vesta here I come.