Nova's and their like

[Firebird]

2 Bombers can take on a capital and likely win (provided they can dodge), a single bomber can take on a cap if configured with all shield remover guns and dual novas. Otherwise tends to be a draw with the bomber dodging and the capship recharging.

But...
the same all shield buster and novas setup is also very successful against fighters. As it stands the setup can kill a heavy fighter with full lvl 8 armor in one pass. How to fix?:unsure:

Brainstorming Ideas:
Splash damage.
Good - forces the bomber to use the weapon from a distance otherwise can nuke himself.
Bad - spash does different amounts of damage (Vanilla and non-vanilla).

Make shield busters same speed as nova.
Good - Can't take a fighter out in one shot
Bad - capships find novas impossible to dodge and bomber accuracy increases.

Have fighter hulls immune to nova
Good - Makes bomber setup specifically for capships
Bad - Not sure if even possible

Slow nova down.
Good - Makes harder for distance one shot kill.
Bad part - Bomber still kills fighter by close proximity shot, even easier for capships to dodge.

Lower nova damage.
Good - Can reduce such that fighter can survive.
Bad - much less effective against capships.

Increase fighter armor.
Good - Can increase to point where fighter can survive better.
Bad part - lengthens fights, fighters too strong.

Increase fighter shield.
Good - Lasts longer against shield busters
Bad part - lengthens fights, still have one shot kill.

Decrease nova damage, increase refire rate, uses more energy, bomber gets more energy.
Good - lower to point that fighter with armor can survive one shot by dual novas (say 1/4 hull left)
Bad - faster refire gives bomber more chances, but energy supply can curb that such that effectiveness against caps remains the same, extra energy allows bomber better ability with guns

That's what I thought up.

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