Planet destroying

[JonahFalcon]

According to the readme.txt:

DESTROYING PLANETS
In order to completely destroy a planet, you will need a Stellar Converter on at least one ship that survives until the Bombardment Phase of Space Combat. In addition, the device must be mounted on a Very Heavy Mount or something heavier in order to be considered a Planet Destroying Weapon (it's possible, though unusual, to build a Point Defense version of a Stellar Converter).

If you have a Planet Destroying Weapon and are bombarding a planet, the Destroy Planet button will be enabled.

I have yet to build a stellar converter... I'm going to have to test this one out.

[Sarxis]

OMG!!!! This is a delicious surprise!!! And everyone was talking like this was out.

Test it quick! And see if it means 'reduce to fine granules of space dust', or just 'glass'.

[JonahFalcon]

Heh. I'm playing in an XL galaxy and isolating myself. I'll let you know. There are some other surprises in the readme.txt (such as how magnate civs work.)

[Sarxis]

lol I'll have the game myself before you get a chance to use one then!

[GePap]

Point defense Stellar converter? And this is useful against?..missiles the size of battleships?

[JonahFalcon]

Read the readme text - it's POSSIBLE, though odd.

[viciouscycle]

Maybe useful for fighters? Wow... a PD steller converter... that is just... sick.

[JonahFalcon]

Fighters can't support a stellar converter. I think the minimum size ship would be a frigate or even a light cruiser. I'll find out.

[Harry Seldon]

I thought they cut the stellar converter because it was an 'ultimate weapon.' That's be cool if they put it in. I remember Rantz posting a while back to say planet busting was out. I'd bet the SC can only glass a planet, not blow it up. I'd also bet it works a hell of alot faster than lasers.

[Epistax]

I don't think it should be removed, but obviously because of the way it works, it should have an extremely low space/damage and cost/damage ratios. They could have also added a "Super *****ing Heavy Mount" for lasers, and make that stellar converters, because that's exactly what it is.

[rhofman]

That's called a spinal mount.

[JonahFalcon]

I'm annoyed. I was going to build a planet destroyer by being a distant world so I could develop in solitude... and got burned by losing from someone being elected to the Orion Senate. Blah. (grumble)

[Killazer]

GePap..... mine is bigger than yours......

[Kc7mxo]

So, planet destroying is in. . . . is planet construction?