Missile countermeasures come in various types and shapes; some will disrupt a missile’s guidance system while others will try to get a missile to explode before it can reach its target. Quite obviously, they protect ships against missiles. Missile countermeasures come in three different types.
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Missiles
Missiles are projectiles containing both a propulsion system, a guidance system and some explosive materials. While they inflict quite a lot of damage, missiles are usually bulky, and they can be stopped using appropriate countermeasures. Some missiles exist in different variants, depending on their guidance and propulsion systems. This is not the case for all [...]
Ship design
In Beta 5 we only considered four predefined types of ships: Ground Assault ships, fighters, cruisers and battle cruisers. Moreover, any technological advance which improved ship characteristics was immediately available on all ships once the technology was implemented. This system is very simple and easy to manage, both for game internals and players. However it [...]