• From: Denver, CO
  • Registered: 2005-03-27
  • Posts: 3,578

Topic: Semi-Modulating

Proposed new Starmada weapon trait:

Semi-Modulating (MdS): These weapons utilize various means to bypass low-level shielding, but are not powerful enough to completely overcome higher levels.

A semi-modulating weapon treats targets with a shield rating of 3 or less to be completely unshielded. However, higher shield ratings are reduced by 1 (i.e. from 4 to 3, or from 5 to 4).

Multiplier: ×1.6

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

mj12games's Website

  • Registered: 2006-01-17
  • Posts: 740

Re: Semi-Modulating

This looks fascinating. 
Piercing +1 costs x1.5.  The Semi-Modulating only costing x1.6 seems to be a great deal and should render Piercing +1 obsolete.

  • Registered: 2005-12-28
  • Posts: 195

Re: Semi-Modulating

Having just played with Mds on some experimental phasers (played Star Trek's Federation-style ships), against Beowulf's ships no less and despite losing (because some math teacher cannot add and had too many points  :shock: ), I think the pricing is too low.

  • Registered: 2018-05-27
  • Posts: 129

Re: Semi-Modulating

I don't think this would be applicable to the SFU (my particular area of interest), but in principle, it sounds like it would generate some interesting play situations. It would be cool to design some ships for a hypothetical race and try them out against various SFU ships.

  • Registered: 2018-07-09
  • Posts: 136

Re: Semi-Modulating

Interesting but I'd price it at x1.8, maybe even x2.0