Glory Device

[nuffersp]

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When the glory detonates, it can take 50 lyrs of minefields?

Does it take all minefields whether they're cloaked or not?

Do the minefields that blow up because of the glory device, damage
ships, fighters, pods, etc?

Porthos

 

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In my experience...

>When the glory detonates, it can take 50 lyrs of minefields?

Yes.

>Does it take all minefields whether they're cloaked or not?

Yes.

>Do the minefields that blow up because of the glory device, damage
ships, fighters, pods, etc?

No. The mines are essentially swept, not detonated.

 

[nuffersp]

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Thanks for the information.

I'm fighting a Stormer for the first time. I'm playing the Lizards.

 

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nuffersp@yahoo.com wrote:
> Thanks for the information.
> I'm fighting a Stormer for the first time. I'm playing the Lizards.

Well, not that I've been able to pull it off, but your best Lizard
tactic against the Stormer GD ship is probably to set up a scan
perimeter (of Eros perhaps) to make sure you see them coming in, and
then intercept and kill them -- away from your mines. You should be
able to intercept and kill them with 190-speed Saurians fairly easily.

The problem, of course, is that the Nefarious is cheap, so expect to
see lots of them, which means you'll need lots of fast Saurians.

-- Karnak Prime

 

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David,

You are right, of course, and thanks for the clarification...

but what I was thinking was that a 190-LY ship like the Saurian (with
Eros scanner support) would be fast enough to kill the Nef *before* the
GD was switched on. Since Nef's move at 110, and GDs clear mines at
50LY radius (I am presuming that means the mine center is within 50LY)
then the Nef player would not switch on the GD more than 160LY from the
target point, which means if you scan the Nef anywhere more than 160LY
away from the target point, you have a chance the following turn to
kill it, because it won't have the GD on yet. So, if you can manage to
scan the 161-271 LY region (e.g., Eros with 400 scan range), and have
some Saurians scattered around near the 160 range to intercept, then
the GD wouldn't be on yet, and Nef would be in the VCR.

Then again, I haven't yet tried it in this way, so please feel free to
point out any errors.

Of course, boarding is also an option, but Saurians are a lot easier to
come by then T-Rexes.

-- Karnak Prime

 

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A related question...

Does the GD blast happen before or after minelaying occurs? If it
happens after then it is a devestating device clearing existing and any
newly dropped minefields. Anyone know?

compcomplex...

nuffersp@yahoo.com wrote:
> When the glory detonates, it can take 50 lyrs of minefields?
>
> Does it take all minefields whether they're cloaked or not?
>
> Do the minefields that blow up because of the glory device, damage
> ships, fighters, pods, etc?
>
> Porthos

 

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That should work...

 

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compcomplex wrote:
> A related question...
>
> Does the GD blast happen before or after minelaying occurs? If it
> happens after then it is a devestating device clearing existing and any
> newly dropped minefields. Anyone know?
>
> compcomplex...
>
> nuffersp@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>When the glory detonates, it can take 50 lyrs of minefields?
>>
>>Does it take all minefields whether they're cloaked or not?
>>
>>Do the minefields that blow up because of the glory device, damage
>>ships, fighters, pods, etc?
>>
>>Porthos

After when there where no new changes in the last 4-5 hosts.

Bye-Bye JoSch.

 

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Defintely after,
It is quite a useful attack tool,
Really clears minefields and any new ones just layed that turn cloaked
or not.
Does damage to any ships in that 50ly radius as well.
I found setting up minefields cloaked further out then
your main minefield front line can help to reduce the effect
but only for a turn or two as the stormer player usually changes his
tactic then to accomodate for hidden minefield front lines.
Cloaking 1 line of minefields for a turn or 2 and then another line
alternating can confuse but does nothing to preventing a determined Nef
attack. Only seems to help if limited numbers of Nefs.