Re: PBEM design thoughts wanted (again)

From: ericsum@aol.com (EricSum)

Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Forgive my haste in my first post. I have every intention of renaming the
weapon classes, those were just the first three that came to mind while
designing the initial database.

>Are you going to allow beam weapons (or
>short range missiles) to shoot down missiles?

Only if the player has an Aegis weapons computer installed on his ship.

>Why two types of missiles and only one type of beam weapon?  >How about
kinetic weapons (ie regular guns/mass drivers/sand >throwers...)?

I intend to rename the weapon classes. Initially players will have only lasers
and missiles on their ships, which is why I went with those names. Over time
players will obtain better weapons through development, discovery, and
interaction with aliens civilizations.

>As is, dual role fighters are currently less useful in combat since
>you don't know what they are going to target.  I'd also suggest >having
>flights/wings of fighters that operate as a group (ie having all of
>your dual role fighters go after the ennemy's lone bomber is a >waste...)

Agreed and thanks for pointing that out. One solution that I am considering is
to have the game check the ratio of interceptors to bombers, and have 2
fighters go after each bomber and any left over will target the big ships.

- Eric

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Re: PBEM design thoughts wanted (again)
dkass@cco.caltech.edu (David Michael Kass)
Sat, 07 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0000