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torpedo weapons and bombarding torpedo weapons
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:24 am
by ggm
can anyone tell me if bombarding torpedo weapons can also be used against ships?
their stats seem to have both anti ship and planet damage...
ggm
RE: torpedo weapons and bombarding torpedo weapons
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:01 am
by Gertjan
dunno, good question though!
RE: torpedo weapons and bombarding torpedo weapons
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:06 am
by Okim
No. It is clearly stated in its characteristics that it has no normal damage. Only bombard damage.
Game considering old torpedo to be obsolete rather than of a different class compared to bombs is obviously an overlook. Bombardment weaponry was added few weeks before the release after all...
RE: torpedo weapons and bombarding torpedo weapons
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:16 pm
by ggm
okim,
while it is true that the nuclear devastator has ship damage of 0, the plasma desolator has both planet and ship damage (30). I have not tested it to see if it fires on enemy ships. I was wondering if anybody has...
ggm
RE: torpedo weapons and bombarding torpedo weapons
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:05 pm
by Interesting
The problem is that, even though both are considered Torpedos.
Once you research a bombard torpedo and click on a ship design who uses torpedo to "UPGRADE", it will change all the anti ship torpedo weapons and replace it with anti colonies torpedos.