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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0009344AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Balance TweaksNov 20, 2012 9:42 am
ReporterTechSY730 Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version5.070 
Fixed in Version6.007 
Summary0009344: Spire Railcluster Polycrystal hull seems strange with light hull damage bonus
DescriptionThe Spire Railcluster has a polycrystal hull. A rather strange choice (as the rail cluster doesn't really fit the "bomber archtype", but whatever), but fair enough. It's nice to see Spire stuff that doesn't have medium as its hull type.

However, this choice seems odd when you consider the standard counter to polycrystal stuff, standard fighters, and their light hull type. The Spire Railcluster has a 3x bonus to light hull types, meaning they are good at countering their own counters. And thanks to the large number of moderately strong hits of the railcluster, it usually gets the upper hand in fights verses fighters, even when you consider its own low ship cap.

As the light hull type bonus sort of fits their role (a counter to large number of weaker ships), could they maybe get a different hull type? (preferably one that the bomber doesn't have a bonus against)
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Bognor

Sep 23, 2012 9:46 pm

reporter   ~0028488

It's actually not rare for a bonus fleet ship to get a hull bonus against the triangle ship that counters it (or would otherwise counter it). The same is true of MLRS, Raiders, Teleport Battlestations, Munitions Boosters, Vorticular Cutlasses, and Deflector Drones.

Lilli

Sep 25, 2012 12:41 pm

reporter   ~0028495

To add to what Bognor said, vampires are immune to their triangle counter. I think they have refractive hull tpye, but they have an immunity to missile ammo.

keith.lamothe

Nov 20, 2012 9:42 am

administrator   ~0029027

For 6.007 the railcluster has a composite hull :)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Aug 23, 2012 6:20 pm TechSY730 New Issue
Aug 24, 2012 10:56 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Feature Suggestion
Aug 24, 2012 10:56 am tigersfan Status new => considering
Sep 23, 2012 9:46 pm Bognor Note Added: 0028488
Sep 25, 2012 12:41 pm Lilli Note Added: 0028495
Nov 20, 2012 9:42 am keith.lamothe Note Added: 0029027
Nov 20, 2012 9:42 am keith.lamothe Status considering => resolved
Nov 20, 2012 9:42 am keith.lamothe Fixed in Version => 6.007
Nov 20, 2012 9:42 am keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed
Nov 20, 2012 9:42 am keith.lamothe Assigned To => keith.lamothe