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New Players => The Academy => Topic started by: Paul M on August 24, 2015, 07:24:52 AM

Title: Fighter Only Fire Controls
Post by: Paul M on August 24, 2015, 07:24:52 AM

I have designed a "Fighter Only" fire control system and when I was building my FAC prototype I used it then never got a message saying it was no longer applicable once the mass of the FAC exceeded 500 tonnes.  Is this an error?  Are fighter only fire controls supposed to be available for FACs?  The FAC in question is 700 tonnes and may go to 750 tonnes before it is built.  I am considering just developing a new one which is better suited to the performance of the FAC anyway but I'm curious how this is supposed to work.

Title: Re: Fighter Only Fire Controls
Post by: Erik L on August 24, 2015, 07:29:29 AM

Quote from: Paul M on August 24, 2015, 07:24:52 AM

I have designed a "Fighter Only" fire control system and when I was building my FAC prototype I used it then never got a message saying it was no longer applicable once the mass of the FAC exceeded 500 tonnes.  Is this an error?  Are fighter only fire controls supposed to be available for FACs?  The FAC in question is 700 tonnes and may go to 750 tonnes before it is built.  I am considering just developing a new one which is better suited to the performance of the FAC anyway but I'm curious how this is supposed to work.

FAC are > 500 < 1000

Title: Re: Fighter Only Fire Controls
Post by: Paul M on August 24, 2015, 07:51:41 AM

Yes, but is a fighter only fire control supposed to be available to a FAC or not? 

Fighters are <=500 tonnes, and I would have assumed that once the mass exceeded 500 tonnes I should have gotten an error message that the fire control could no longer be used.  The Fighter x4 tracking speed bonus is a huge bonus after all.  I could apply the x0.5 tracking speed modifier and really reduce the size of the fire control:  if it is legit to use it on a FAC.

Title: Re: Fighter Only Fire Controls
Post by: Viridia on August 24, 2015, 08:57:00 AM

It's not. Just as the name implies, it has to be added to a design the game classes as being a fighter. Say the fighter's 475 tons, the modules 50 tons. Once it's on it's gone past that 500 ton limit for fighters and is an FAC, so it can't use it.

Title: Re: Fighter Only Fire Controls
Post by: Paul M on August 24, 2015, 01:30:42 PM

Ok this topic can be elimitated Erik...I am blind, just looked and there is a message "this design includes a fighter only component"  ....I was expecting something more obvious...
Question definitively answered...

Title: Re: Fighter Only Fire Controls
Post by: Erik L on August 24, 2015, 02:48:34 PM

We can leave it for others who might have the same issue :)