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Not Nuke mines, that's a bit over the top probably.
And incredibly expensive to use.
new mine launcher would make sense, so the damage is not over the top, and it would likely make it easier to make the mines last longer as it would be a brand new weapon, and not an altered one.
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Also the ship wouldn't be able to hold that many of the mines, due to it's size.
So for use in real combat, it needs to be small.
Its meant to be large as its a mine*field* layer.
curious:
Maybe better to give it ~3-2 mine slots but with special made mines in them, like gb forward guns, that mines can't be brought anywhere only with that ship in package.
good idea, stops people getting hold of them without the ship, also, if we make it have 2-3 launchers, make them launch smaller, less damaging mines than regular launchers, though it launches them in large amounts in a spray, kinda like a cluster mine launcher, that way it poses slightly less threat to smaller ships as their size and speed attract less mines, than a larger slower ship.
EDIT: on second thoughts they still need to be buyable, in case they are destroyed, i also believe that you should have the option of mounting either anti shield or anti hull,
and maybe even a choice of anti cap/anti fighter
anti cap = larger mines, 3 mine spray, attracted only to caps/gunboats
anti fighter = small mines, 6-7 mine spray, attracted only to fighters/bombers
[clusters of mines count as single ammo, as its a cluster of them launched at once]
if they give only two mine launcher slots, the minelayer would have to choose 2 of the four options
Anti cap: shield
Anti cap: hull
Anti fighter: shield
Anti fighter: hull
In addition, if we put them in a new class, we could stop other ships getting them.
an alternative to this is to make them energy based, and give the ship a huge energy storage andthe mines a huge drain
Lastly, these ships would need a large mine capacity, fairly larger than that of a regular ship
Dont forget, its a dedicated mine layer, thats its only job, no need to stinge on its ammo, otherwise its useless
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