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by ibgames

EARTHDATE: June 11, 2017

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CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS

by Hazed

Alan has coded in one of the remaining issues to do with ship fighting, and now if you have more than one of a particular type of weapon, your ship’s computer will automatically fire the least damaged one. This is important because if your weapon is damaged, it will do less harm to your opponent – and this applies to both lasers of all kinds and missile racks.

That means there is a reason to have more than one of any kind of weapon. For example, if your weapon of choice is a quad laser then get more than one to make sure you are not left weaponless in the middle of a fight. Of course, that means paying out extra money, not to mention taking up cargo space, so it’s always going to be a trade-off.

Don’t forget that if you have a single laser it can be designated as defence to fend off missiles, so when you choose your weaponry it’s worth adding a single laser even if you can afford multiple quad lasers.

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