Posted by: Bgreman
« on: December 13, 2012, 04:30:39 PM »Shows what I know. I didn't know you couldn't mount shields on PDCs.
A PDC is exactly like a ship, except for the following:
1) Immobile. Once constructed (or assembled from pre-fabbed sections), it is stuck at that location forever.
2) Extra, free armor.
3) A few components, if designed as PDC-only, get a minor bonus (beam fire controls, missile launchers).
Thus, you treat them exactly like ships (including managing them using Task Groups).
But it's hard to determine where they are. I thought I had built one on Mars. I paid all the mineral cost for doing it but it doesn't show up on the system map or F6 but the pop of Mars are happy now because all their defense needs are satisfied.
Apparently I cannot load missiles and sensors on board a cargo vessel. Does that means there is no way to move weapons and weapon components between colonies or bases? I guess I could build a collier to move the missiles but I'm not sure how to transport the FC sensors and Beam turrets and FC from Earth to Mars. It would be quite inconvient to have to build Ordnance Factories and CF on Mars when I have stockpiles on Earth already.
I find the extra minerals required at the destination to build these an unnecessary micro-management hassle. If its a cost issue, roll it up into the manufacturing process. I just SM the minerals needed at the destination if I need them.