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For example, let's say your ship is equipped with missiles. And, let's say your missiles travel at a speed of 1K (thousand) meters per second. So, if your ship is 10K meters from a target when you fire a salvo of missiles, it will take them 10 seconds to arrive. But that's if both you and your target are standing still. Which you are not, so the game computes a time based on your mutual speeds and directions. Or, if you are using a projectile turret (think: big guns on a naval battleship), the turret will have to turn to track its target. This takes some time, so the speed of the target and the speed of the turret both figure into the likelihood of a hit. | For example, let's say your ship is equipped with missiles. And, let's say your missiles travel at a speed of 1K (thousand) meters per second. So, if your ship is 10K meters from a target when you fire a salvo of missiles, it will take them 10 seconds to arrive. But that's if both you and your target are standing still. Which you are not, so the game computes a time based on your mutual speeds and directions. Or, if you are using a projectile turret (think: big guns on a naval battleship), the turret will have to turn to track its target. This takes some time, so the speed of the target and the speed of the turret both figure into the likelihood of a hit. | ||
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| Missile || within range, never misses || you can be dead before they get there || | | Missile || within range, never misses || you can be dead before they get there || | ||
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In addition, weapons can do one or more of four types of damage: kinectic, thermal, explosive and/or electromagnetic pulse (EM). For more details, read the article on [[Damage_info|Damage Types]]. | |||
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| Laser Beam || none, draws on ship's capacitor || best range || less accurate at short range || | | Laser Beam || none, draws on ship's capacitor || best range || less accurate at short range || | ||
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