Aurora 4x

VB6 Aurora => VB6 Mechanics => Topic started by: Drgong on July 23, 2016, 07:24:42 PM

Title: Mines and sensors
Post by: Drgong on July 23, 2016, 07:24:42 PM

Can you build a mine that launches missiles based off a thermal contact? or do you need to have a active sensor on the mine as well?

Title: Re: Mines and sensors
Post by: AL on July 23, 2016, 07:53:39 PM

IIRC the mine can have thermal sensors only, but the warhead stage needs onboard actives.

Title: Re: Mines and sensors
Post by: sublight on July 23, 2016, 09:18:32 PM

Thermal-only should work. I've used passive-only when blindly firing missiles so I know actives aren't required on warhead stages.

Title: Re: Mines and sensors
Post by: Iranon on July 24, 2016, 11:25:13 AM

Keep in mind that passive sensors have no IFF though.
Deploying Thermal mines and beam-based jump gate monitors together may be problematic.

Title: Re: Mines and sensors
Post by: bean on August 08, 2016, 01:42:23 PM

Quote from: Iranon on July 24, 2016, 11:25:13 AM

Keep in mind that passive sensors have no IFF though.
Deploying Thermal mines and beam-based jump gate monitors together may be problematic.

They have IFF, but it only recognizes you.  IIRC, it goes after anyone who isn't you, regardless of who or what your relationship with them is.