Question about point defense cannons.

Q · #1 July 27th, 2005, 08:32 AM

I have the impression that no matter how many PDC you have on a ship you can't shoot down more than one missile at the same time. I observed that with my ship as target but also when I attacked a starbase: when I fire two missiles at the same time one of them always did hit the starbase in spite of its 4 PDC.
Is this correct? If so I would consider it a bug.

Phoenix-D · #2 July 27th, 2005, 02:20 PM

All the PDCs will fire at the same target, yes. That's what lets the others get through. So in stock adding more PDCs will only help against fighters.

Suicide Junkie · #3 July 27th, 2005, 09:42 PM

The PDCs will fire on the nearest threat until it is destroyed.

But they also have a small delay between one cannon firing and the next.
If you put enough cannons on, you can get a continuous stream of PDC fire, and knock out lots of missiles.

Salvo · #4 July 30th, 2005, 05:00 AM

Also try modifying their range and rate of fire. This can increase / decrease their effectiveness drastically.

Also, when placing them on you ship, keep them as far apart as possible. That will make them stagger their shots more.

Anyone try making them beam weapons?

Phoenix-D · #5 July 31st, 2005, 02:57 PM

Beam weapon PDCs don't work very well. They work fine on fighters but the moment they fire on a seeker the game crashes.