[killface]

Is it possible to create a primary weapon for a turret which will targets bombs ONLY?  I'm aware of the turret-set-target-order function, which I can use to force given turrets to target bombs PRIMARILY.  My problem comes in the fact that once the bombs are dealt with, the turrets go on to target the fighters that launched them.  I'm attempting to create a small cruiser that defends its larger bretheren against bombs exclusively.  I could create a beam weapon and beam protect the enemy fighters, but I was hoping to avoid that route.  Ideas?

[killface]

Wow, no bites?  I can't believe it!

[Droid803]

Mostly because none of us have any ideas.
And besides, what is wrong with attacking fighters.

[Zoltan]

Wow, no bites?  I can't believe it!

The question has been proposed in the past, and satisfactory solutions were lacking. Of course there are various ways that you can make a weapon worthless against fighters, while retaining its ability to destroy bombs.

[Bob-san]

Why not make it do 0 shield damage and a few HP worth of hull damage?

[blowfish]

You should make it do at least 50 hull damage, since that's how many HP bombs have.

[Zoltan]

You should make it do at least 50 hull damage, since that's how many HP bombs have.

I didn't think that HPs mattered for bombs; I just thought it was the contact, though I could be wrong.

[blowfish]

That's what I thought too at first.  The code says differently though.

[colecampbell666]

You should make it do at least 50 hull damage, since that's how many HP bombs have.

You should make it do at least 50 hull damage, since that's how many HP bombs have.

I didn't think that HPs mattered for bombs; I just thought it was the contact, though I could be wrong.

That's what I thought too at first.  The code says differently though.

The bombs in  INFR1 have tons of HP.

Code a new type of "Bomb only" turret.

The "B" key is used to track bombs and then if there are none, bombers. Have the turret use this somehow.

[blowfish]

The bombs in  INFR1 have tons of HP.

No they don't.  Bombs have 50 hitpoints no matter what (though there were plans to impelment custom HP for bombs).  I have heard, however, that bombs don't have real collision detection, so you have to shoot straight through the center for it to hit.  That is probably what you are experiencing.

[Zoltan]

No they don't.  Bombs have 50 hitpoints no matter what (though there were plans to impelment custom HP for bombs).  I have heard, however, that bombs don't have real collision detection, so you have to shoot straight through the center for it to hit.  That is probably what you are experiencing.

I knew that bombs don't use normal collision detection, but I thought they were destroyed by shots that hit "close enough" (as in a fixed radius).

[Retsof]

I noticed you could hit a cyclops with a "close enough" shot, but the rebel bomb (that little thing that looks a bubble popping when it hits) is nearly impossible to hit.

[killface]

Alright, how about this one...is there any NON-weapon way to make bombs explode in mid-flight?  I'm 99% sure that the answer is no...but I gots to try.   

[JGZinv]

Wouldn't that be just a modified form of flak then?

[Retsof]

Alright, how about this one...is there any NON-weapon way to make bombs explode in mid-flight?  I'm 99% sure that the answer is no...but I gots to try.   

Uhhh, you could run into it  

[blowfish]

That's always fun ... unless you have damaged shields or are playing Blue Planet

[Nuke]

wouldn't mind having this flag for secondaries. thought about a fast bomb busting missile that could be carried by interceptors. only problem is making the ai use it properly. i see no reason why it cant apply to both prims and secondaries. i did make a bomb that launches a bunch of dummy bombs that can occupy a ship's turrets long enough so that you can land a real bomb.

[Retsof]

I made a small missile that does nearly no damage but has a short emp effect that can't really do anything to your fighter but will dissable bombs. *gasp*

[BengalTiger]

Question about bombs:

Is there a way to encourage the AI to use a weapon to disable and disarm stuff?
I'm thinking of something like the "bomber+" flag that encourages AI to use weapons with it against bombers.

[Titan]

wouldn't a laser turret for this role be properly considered as a 'point defence turret'?