Vorton Projectors: Difference between revisions

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In areas of space where [[crimewatch]] is in effect, the projectors will respect [[safety settings]], and with full safeties enabled will only bounce to legal targets. As a consequence, however, bounces from this weapon can initiate Limited Engagements with suspects and outlaws, even if they were not targeted.

Vorton Projectors uniquely use their own set of attributes, only affected by Vorton Projectors themselves, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems, and related skills. That said, Vorton Projectors are not affected by '''anything else''':

Vorton Projectors uniquely use their own set of attributes, only affected by Vorton Projectors themselves, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems, bonuses of EDENCOM ships, and related skills. That said, Vorton Projectors are not affected by '''anything else''':

* Core gunnery skills and missile skills do not affect Vorton Projectors, with this set of weapons instead having its own equivalents for {{sk|Gunnery}} and {{sk|Missile Launcher Operation}} (root prerequisite, -cycle time), {{sk|Rapid Firing|}} and {{sk|Rapid Launch}} (-cycle time), {{sk|Sharpshooter}} (+optimal range), {{sk|Surgical Strike}} and {{sk|Warhead Upgrades}} (+damage), and a skill combining {{sk|Target Navigation Prediction}} (+explosion velocity) with {{sk|Guided Missile Precision}} (-explosion radius).

* All modules that affect turrets or missiles do not affect Vorton Projectors.

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=== Vorton Projectors ===

The primary weapon equipped by EDENCOM ships. Vorton Projector is considered a long-range weapon system with extremely long optimal range even with most short ranged ammo, probably intended to avoid chaining your own entities near your ship.

The primary weapon equipped by EDENCOM ships. Vorton Projector is considered a long-range weapon system with extremely long optimal range even with most short ranged ammo, probably intended to avoid chaining your own entities near your ship and other allies Vorton Projector users.

Inconsistently, the Meta Level of all Vorton Projectors is 0 in the Compare Tool. Compact and Scoped variants are Meta 0 too despite other variants of other weapon systems using Meta 1 to 4.

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 In areas of space where [[crimewatch]] is in effect, the projectors will respect [[safety settings]], and with full safeties enabled will only bounce to legal targets. As a consequence, however, bounces from this weapon can initiate Limited Engagements with suspects and outlaws, even if they were not targeted.
-Vorton Projectors uniquely use their own set of attributes, only affected by Vorton Projectors themselves, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems, and related skills. That said, Vorton Projectors are not affected by '''anything else''':
+Vorton Projectors uniquely use their own set of attributes, only affected by Vorton Projectors themselves, Condenser Packs, Vorton Tuning Systems, bonuses of EDENCOM ships, and related skills. That said, Vorton Projectors are not affected by '''anything else''':
 * Core gunnery skills and missile skills do not affect Vorton Projectors, with this set of weapons instead having its own equivalents for {{sk|Gunnery}} and {{sk|Missile Launcher Operation}} (root prerequisite, -cycle time), {{sk|Rapid Firing|}} and {{sk|Rapid Launch}} (-cycle time), {{sk|Sharpshooter}} (+optimal range), {{sk|Surgical Strike}} and {{sk|Warhead Upgrades}} (+damage), and a skill combining {{sk|Target Navigation Prediction}} (+explosion velocity) with {{sk|Guided Missile Precision}} (-explosion radius).
 * All modules that affect turrets or missiles do not affect Vorton Projectors.
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 === Vorton Projectors ===
-The primary weapon equipped by EDENCOM ships. Vorton Projector is considered a long-range weapon system with extremely long optimal range even with most short ranged ammo, probably intended to avoid chaining your own entities near your ship.
+The primary weapon equipped by EDENCOM ships. Vorton Projector is considered a long-range weapon system with extremely long optimal range even with most short ranged ammo, probably intended to avoid chaining your own entities near your ship and other allies Vorton Projector users.
 Inconsistently, the Meta Level of all Vorton Projectors is 0 in the Compare Tool. Compact and Scoped variants are Meta 0 too despite other variants of other weapon systems using Meta 1 to 4.