Anti-Raid starship...

[Sunshine!]

I think what you'll want to do these days is build a Logistics Starbase on any planet you think might have Raidship incursions.  It'll slow Raid Starships to 44, and increase all your ships speeds by 50 for a mk1, so your fleet will be able to outpace and engage raid starships.

[Rustayne]

Oh, right, they were made immune to aoe, weren't they?

Hmm, what about Fortresses?

Raids are also immune to Missiles aka Fortresses.  So unless you got a super fort on that planet, fortresses are useless against raids.

[carlosjuero]

Yeah, a massive fortress that can smash entire waves is useless against Raid Starships... but conversely, those same raid starships die pretty quickly when being pounded by ~30 MK II fighters.

Oh, right, they were made immune to aoe, weren't they?

Hmm, what about Fortresses?

Raids are also immune to Missiles aka Fortresses.  So unless you got a super fort on that planet, fortresses are useless against raids.

[keith.lamothe]

Ah, figured they might be immune to missiles... well, at some point we're going to make fortresses have modules (that's the plan anyhow), so they'll be able to mount a mix of weaponry and get around most immunities that way.

[Spikey00]

(Deflector drones can be a great ship if used accordingly to their HP and range/attack.)

Ah, figured they might be immune to missiles... well, at some point we're going to make fortresses have modules (that's the plan anyhow), so they'll be able to mount a mix of weaponry and get around most immunities that way.

!

Everything is going to end up with a module!  Hooray!

[keith.lamothe]

Oh goodness no, only a few existing things are actually getting modules... actually I think fortresses are the only existing unit planned to be "retrofitted" in this way.

[CogDissident]

Woo! fortresses certainly do need a retrofit (see the plethora of problems in my recent bug-list post). Good to hear.

[Spikey00]

(That was exaggeration.)

Heh, though I thought command stations were to be done the same; oh wait, I'm assuming that's in its own category.

I hope this doesn't mean that the AI usage of forts become an even greater nightmare.  =\

[Lancefighter]

i see no reason why the AIs forts should be any less a nightmare to the player than the player's forts should be to the ai 

[keith.lamothe]

i see no reason why the AIs forts should be any less a nightmare to the player than the player's forts should be to the ai 

The AI doesn't complain nearly as much... wait, which way should that motivate me?

[Lancefighter]

Ahh, carebear tears.. sweet tears 

[carlosjuero]

Why does that sound morally wrong, slightly disturbing, and possibly illegal? ;-p

Ahh, carebear tears.. sweet tears 

[keith.lamothe]

Why does that sound morally wrong, slightly disturbing, and possibly illegal? ;-p

Ahh, carebear tears.. sweet tears 

Moreso than his sig?

[Lancefighter]

Why does that sound morally wrong, slightly disturbing, and possibly illegal? ;-p

Ahh, carebear tears.. sweet tears  

Moreso than his sig?

Hey that sig took a while to put together!
edit >.> what are the profile pic requirements? is that really the largest it will go?

[Vinraith]

Modular fortresses? Now there's an exciting bit of news!