Plasma torpedoes

[Mormota (OP)]

Tell me everything! What are they, what special rules apply, how do you make them?

[Charlie Beeler]

A search of the Spoilers sub-forum will provide everything you need to know.

[Mormota (OP)]

I couldn't really find any hard rules about it, just some random discussion with the assumption people already know what they are. While we are on it, I'd also like to learn about absorption shields.

[TheDeadlyShoe]

Plasma torpedoes are infinite ammo missile launchers whose shots decay over range. They're also extremely difficult to destroy via antimissile weaponry, scaling with how much warhead strength they have remaining.

[PTTG]

Might want to fix that. QUEST COMPLETED

[Mormota (OP)]

If I understand it right they always have the same speed of 80 000 km/s, is that correct? And what about absorption shields?

[Charlie Beeler]

Since the two techs being asked about are not available to players through reseach only any further discussion needs to be taken to the spoilers topic.

[Mormota (OP)]

I have no idea how to move topics.

[Steve Walmsley]

I have no idea how to move topics.

I think he meant, ask the question in the spoilers topic. Otherwise you might inadvertently spoil the game for those who want to find out about this type of thing while playing rather than learning everything beforehand

Steve

[Erik L]

I moved it.

[Mormota (OP)]

Ah, thanks. I think I got what absorption shields are, but I'm not entirely sure just how they're different from normal shields.

[Erik L]

Ah, thanks. I think I got what absorption shields are, but I'm not entirely sure just how they're different from normal shields.

Think PA panels in SFB.

[Mormota (OP)]

Uuuh. I have no idea what you mean.

[Steve Walmsley]

Uuuh. I have no idea what you mean.

PA Panels were a technology used by the Andromedan Invaders in a game called Star Fleet Battles. The Aurora Invaders are loosely based on the SFB Andromedans and Absorption Shields are loosely based on PA Panels. The mechanics of Aurora and SFB are totally different so it is more a matter of flavour than anything else.

Steve

[Vanigo]

If you haven't played SFB (and I know I haven't), they work like this:
They're fairly similar to normal shields, but with several huge advantages: They power up instantly, have much better strength per hull space, and much faster regeneration. I think they also have different EM signature characteristics when damaged, but I'm not sure about that. They also have one minor disadvantage and one potentially serious one: small amounts of damage will leak through, even on the first hit (I'm not sure how much), and if they get beaten down and then destroyed by internal damage, they cause massive secondary explosions. Also, I think each component is 10 HS instead of 1.