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New Players => The Academy => Topic started by: Jacob/Lee on August 20, 2011, 11:37:16 PM

Title: Box Launchers?
Post by: Jacob/Lee on August 20, 2011, 11:37:16 PM

So... Erm... What are 'box launchers' exactly? I know they're related to missiles and that's it.

Title: Re: Box Launchers?
Post by: Erik L on August 20, 2011, 11:49:10 PM

Quote from: Jacob/Lee on August 20, 2011, 11:37:16 PM

So... Erm... What are 'box launchers' exactly? I know they're related to missiles and that's it.

They are max reduced size launchers.

Title: Re: Box Launchers?
Post by: Jacob/Lee on August 20, 2011, 11:50:18 PM

Quote from: Erik Luken on August 20, 2011, 11:49:10 PM

They are max reduced size launchers.

Alright, thanks :)

Title: Re: Box Launchers?
Post by: Father Tim on August 21, 2011, 01:53:24 AM

They are also not reloadable by the mounting ship itself.  They can only be reloaded inside a Hangar Bay or by colony-based Maintenance Facilities (or Modules).

Title: Re: Box Launchers?
Post by: Thiosk on August 21, 2011, 05:18:22 PM

The way I use them is put a boatload of them on a fast attack craft (or fighter).  That way you fling more missiles in one go, and then run them back home.  Max damage/space ratio, but one shot only.

Title: Re: Box Launchers?
Post by: Panopticon on August 21, 2011, 05:30:39 PM

I tend to run them on most of my ships, I have 5-10 normal launchers and a decent magazine, then something like 50-100 box launchers, this allows for more flexibility I find, I can launch small salvos for the times I need those, and I can do a really huge one for when I need to bust shields or depopulate a planet or something. Or even mid sized ones that can scale as needed to test enemy point defense or something.