Hi, a couple of quick newbie questions:
From what I'm reading in the tutorials and wiki, gauss cannons, railguns, and CIWS are considered "beam" weapons, and don't require magazines; magazines are for missiles only. Is this right?
Also, is there an easy way to automate asteroid mining, like you can automate surveying? The prospect of guiding my ships manually through hundreds of those little rocks does not appeal to me. I wouldn't be playing this game if I weren't a little bit anal, but there are limits!
What's the difference between a search sensor and an active missile control? All I see in the design screen is that missile control has a much longer range. Is it more limited somehow?
Does point defense see what kinds of missiles are coming at it and prioritize, or can I spoof it with lots of tiny dummy missiles and couple of big shipkillers mixed in?
There'll be more questions as I think of them, I'm sure, but that's it for now. Thank you!