Missile Adjustments

[matthewhively]

Questions:

• does gamma warhead affect mines? The Description says it does.
  • If it doesn't maybe there should be another tech that does.
  • maybe change the name and tech description to be a thermonuclear warhead (eg, fusion started by fission). That makes better logical sense. WTF is gamma?
• ~Do the node & nanite & corrosive missiles scale in damage with warhead tech? That is kinda weird if they do???~ NO, see warhead_dam_scale

TODO

• Probably rename heavy planet, to just heavy missile, then it'll enable heavy planet missiles, and heavy missiles in large mounts on ships/platforms.

• Need to figure out how to segregate the tree into multiple semi distinct parts.

  • Missile Tech: Heavy Planet, Dumbfire, Corrosive, Nanite, MultiWarhead, Micro Fusion, Interceptors, Kinetic Kill (with neutronium)
  • Warhead Tech: Shaped Nuke, Gamma, Fusion.... etc
  • Mine tech: cloaked, leap, grav, implosion (see below for details)

Mine Details: Nuke, Fusion, Antimatter will unlock automatically with the corresponding warhead tech (but not auto-upgrading, because I don't think thats possible) Probably make 2 versions (fusion/AM) for the advanced mines.

See #72 #28

[matthewhively]

What is the the difference between WEAPON_MIS_MIRV and WEAPON_MIS_MIRV_WARHEAD also WEAPON_MIS_PLANET_MIRV and WEAPON_MIS_PLANET_MIRV_WARHEAD

[matthewhively]

Use this as some sort of justification for reworking Gamma warheads. https://qr.ae/pNKMCV <<< how nukes would work in space

[matthewhively]

Add a swarmer missile to overwhelm PD Different from Mirv, this will fire multiple volleys (like dumbfire), but with guidance. Low damage though. Large mount only.

It would also be interesting if I could rig up something like "burster" but for missile. (wonder if it would just work?)

It would also be nice to tweak missile speeds, so its MUCH MUCH harder to kite against missiles. Kiting WITH missiles is ok, but even AM ships running away from missiles should probably NOT let the missiles just time out before hitting you. Maybe boost missile speed & TTL. Make sure to reference ship speeds, and set the missiles comfortably FASTER than them. Missiles should probably be as fast as drones at least.... Maybe to make up for it, lower the missiles turning rate? Then maybe destroyers could dodge them by side-stepping them?