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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0024389AI War 2Bug - GameplayFeb 4, 2021 4:54 pm
ReporterKahuna Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status closedResolutionwon't fix 
Product VersionBeta 2.726 Tech Tuning 
Summary0024389: Tesla Torpedos can't harm Tractor Turrets
DescriptionTractored ships always being in range of the source of the tractor beam does not seem to apply to Tesla Torpedos. Instead, the Tesla Torpedos seem to simply explode without damaging the Tractor Turret.
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Kahuna

Feb 4, 2021 2:23 pm

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TractorBug.save (377,823 bytes)

RocketAssistedPuffin

Feb 4, 2021 2:39 pm

reporter   ~0060455

Range of Tractor Array: 3,360

Range of Tesla Torpedoes explosion: 2,800

So the weapon of the Torpedo is being considered in range, but the AoE doesn't actually go that far.

Chris_McElligottPark

Feb 4, 2021 4:54 pm

administrator   ~0060456

Yeah, this... seems pretty accurate. On AOE explosions, I suppose that we could check to see if something like "if my parent ship is tractored, then its tractor source is automatically in range." But I think I'd rather chalk this up to being a unique weakness of this particular kind of ship.

The ability to aim your gun more properly and fire down the tractor beam makes sense to me. But the ability to have your explosive range expand and hit a specific target out of range -- but not all the other things in that wider range -- doesn't make thematic sense to me.

This is funky for sure and not something I'd thought about, but it seems in keeping with how I'd expect this to work.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Feb 4, 2021 2:23 pm Kahuna New Issue
Feb 4, 2021 2:23 pm Kahuna File Added: TractorBug.save
Feb 4, 2021 2:39 pm RocketAssistedPuffin Note Added: 0060455
Feb 4, 2021 4:54 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Feb 4, 2021 4:54 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => closed
Feb 4, 2021 4:54 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => won't fix
Feb 4, 2021 4:54 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0060456