• Registered: 2006-02-10
  • Posts: 13

Topic: Question on Drones

Howdy All!

Had a chance to mix it up the other day in a weekend Starmada battle.  Lots of fun (as expected).

Quick question came up on the special equipment - drones.

Are the drone racks able to fire each turn (up to their max or 10, as shown in the rules)?  Or, are they like fighters, in that once the maximum are launched, you're out?

I suspect - and played - the former ... that is, the drone-equipped ship can keep firing drones each End Phase (unless / until they start to loose drone racks to incoming fire).

Thanks!

  • Registered: 2005-03-31
  • Posts: 54

Re: Question on Drones

I'd say it is rather the latter, in that if you have 20 drones on board and you use them they are considered "spent" afterwards. If not then I'm rushing to equip my fleets with drones given their low cost!!!

While I think that the concept of a 'inexhaustable Q-weapon' (like sunbursts, drones, marines, etc) is interesting the main problem I guess would be the fast cluttering of the playing board.

  • Registered: 2022-11-15
  • Posts: 1,286

Re: Question on Drones

The drones are expended per the rules.  They are denoted as similar to cruise missiles and once they attack their target, they're gone.

  • Registered: 2006-02-10
  • Posts: 13

Re: Question on Drones

Cool!  Thanks for quick responses, folks.  Much appreciated!