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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0001222AI War 1 / ClassicBug - OtherNov 9, 2010 9:25 pm
ReporterLancefighter Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version4.030 
Summary0001222: Tractor beams dont scale by shipcap properly
Descriptionmk1 tractors ALWAYS hold 30 units, no matter the scaling, however they have differing costs and hp as caps change.
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keith.lamothe

Nov 9, 2010 7:44 pm

administrator   ~0003104

Just to check: the number of tractor MkIs you can build scales with the ship cap, right?

Or is that not happening?

Lancefighter

Nov 9, 2010 7:47 pm

reporter   ~0003105

Yes, i can build more (and they cost less) on high caps

keith.lamothe

Nov 9, 2010 7:49 pm

administrator   ~0003106

Ok, that's working as designed then: a high-cap tractor MkI can tractor roughly 15% of a shipcap-worth of fighter MkIs, a normal-cap tractor MkI can tractor roughly 15% of a shipcap-worth of fighter MkIs, and a low-cap tractor MkI can tractor roughly 15% of a shipcap-worth of fighter MkIs.

Make sense?

Lancefighter

Nov 9, 2010 8:16 pm

reporter   ~0003108

I confess, i never actually thought about that.

keith.lamothe

Nov 9, 2010 8:19 pm

administrator   ~0003110

Believe me, I did ;) Had to think through all kinds of cases like what about paralyzers, engine-damage-stuff, etc, do they need to scale their number-of-shots and/or rate-of-fire to be able to maintain effectiveness, etc... the answer was no, because the number of distinct targets was dropping or increasing in the same proportion as their own numbers.

Of course, that breaks down when interacting with non-scaled stuff, though generally that stuff is immune to those effects anyway.

True, the Riot gets a bit of the short end of the stick on high and a bit of a boon on low. But the difference isn't really that big.

TheDeadlyShoe

Nov 9, 2010 9:23 pm

reporter   ~0003128

Obviously we need a riot starship that can mount twice as many modules. :X

Lancefighter

Nov 9, 2010 9:25 pm

reporter   ~0003130

a bit of a bump on the tractor beam turret wouldnt hurt, ive never actually built one over a forcefield :\

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Nov 9, 2010 7:26 pm Lancefighter New Issue
Nov 9, 2010 7:44 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0003104
Nov 9, 2010 7:47 pm Lancefighter Note Added: 0003105
Nov 9, 2010 7:49 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0003106
Nov 9, 2010 8:16 pm Lancefighter Note Added: 0003108
Nov 9, 2010 8:19 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0003110
Nov 9, 2010 8:19 pm keith.lamothe Status new => resolved
Nov 9, 2010 8:19 pm keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed
Nov 9, 2010 8:19 pm keith.lamothe Assigned To => keith.lamothe
Nov 9, 2010 9:23 pm TheDeadlyShoe Note Added: 0003128
Nov 9, 2010 9:25 pm Lancefighter Note Added: 0003130