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VB6 Aurora => VB6 Mechanics => Topic started by: user-unknown on September 28, 2011, 05:25:44 PM

Title: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: user-unknown on September 28, 2011, 05:25:44 PM

Are NPR missile launchers subject to the same rules as the player?  I am currently fighting a Precursor fleet - their longest range Active Sensor that I can detect is 62m km, however as soon as they got to 90m km the game went into combat increments and their missiles have now reached my fleet.  My longest range missile is 67m km so I was hoping to hit them and knock out their Fire Controls while their missiles were still heading towards.  Fairly confident I can stop all their missiles, but will use up lots of counter missiles!

So anyway, anyone know how they launched missiles without me detecting an equivalent range active sensor?  I thought longer range sensors were easier to pick up on EM?

Title: Re: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: Beersatron on September 28, 2011, 07:04:51 PM

There is a variance in the sensor range reported to you, Steve is cruel :)

Title: Re: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: ardem on September 28, 2011, 07:45:33 PM

I didn't know that, that s pretty awesome. I love not know everything!

Title: Re: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: Jacob/Lee on September 28, 2011, 08:15:31 PM

Quote from: Beersatron on September 28, 2011, 07:04:51 PM

There is a variance in the sensor range reported to you, Steve is cruel :)

I am perfectly okay with this considering how badly NPRs allocate research at times, and how bad they are in general.

Title: Re: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: sloanjh on September 28, 2011, 08:31:41 PM

Quote from: Beersatron on September 28, 2011, 07:04:51 PM

There is a variance in the sensor range reported to you, Steve is cruel :)

Yep - IIRC the range reported is based on an assumption that they've got EM sensitivity of 10.  So if they're very high tech expect the range to be much bigger.

John

Title: Re: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: user-unknown on September 29, 2011, 03:57:23 AM

Heh, nice - that makes perfect sense :)

Anyone know of a way to display ranges assuming a different sensitivity, or do you just eyeball it? (I've salvaged the class before and know what EM Sensitivity they have, think I disassembled all the actual arrays I found though.

Title: Re: NPR Missile Launches?
Post by: sloanjh on September 29, 2011, 08:32:28 AM

Quote from: user-unknown on September 29, 2011, 03:57:23 AM

Anyone know of a way to display ranges assuming a different sensitivity, or do you just eyeball it? (I've salvaged the class before and know what EM Sensitivity they have, think I disassembled all the actual arrays I found though.

No way - you need to eyeball it.  The ability to do so would make a nice suggestion for the official suggestions thread though (NOT a new thread).

John