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Old 04-18-2018, 04:22 PM   #78
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Default Re: [Spaceships] Missile shield vs. ramming: two questions

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It's not really a strategy, it's a somewhat unwanted side effect (there tends to be a limit on practical aspect ratio for drilled holes).
Just so. Beam spreading is an unwanted side effect, not a fast route to increased damage.

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Also, the way Spaceships scales beam damage (cube root of beam energy) means it must be generating wider holes at higher beam energies.
Right, so be careful about applying a "hole width" multiplier to a base damage that already reflects hole width.
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