Bombs, for bombers.

[Friday]

Well there is potential there - just need more work.

The idea of different bomber weapons is a good one (and in the general bomber thread most people voted yes to different types of bomber weapon).

Trouble is its such a new concept there is a lot to consider - in terms of implementation and balance.

1) IMPLEMENTATION:

- Slow
- Used at close range
- Heavy Damage
- Large Blast Radius


2) BALANCE:

- Ensure only the ships we want using it...use it!

This is actually a perfect example to use with CARGO BALANCE. Giving this ordnance a cargo value will restrict how much all ships with a mine launcher can carry. It automatically limits lighter craft to only a couple of them (or even none at all depending on how much cargo they take up).

If it is intended that bombers only carry a few of these - then give them a cargo value of say, 30-50.

Note that this potentially makes Freighters into 'bombers' - if they can get close enough to a cap to drop them!


- Ensure it is only used against the ships it is intended to be used for.

Use this against fighters? If it is very slow then a fighter should be able to evade it.
A ship thrusting at 200 will take 1.5 seconds to travel 300. A detonation delay of two seconds should be enough to reach minimum safe distance.
The device should be unstable - if a CD can detonate it, it makes it suicide to use it against a CD carrying ship head on.

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