Hyperdrive too easy!

[CautiousChaos]

I've been playing WW for a few days and what I've noticed is that once I have hyperdrive, the rest of the game is a cakewalk. I can zip all over the place without any worry about time, so my scores invariably are much higher than without.

Is this everyone else's experience? Is there a way to mod hyperdrive so that it costs more to operate or has a random chance of failing or moving you to another star?

-cc

[Professor_Spatula]

Perhaps the hyperdrive could have a limited number of 'charges' or a limited range. Going too far or using it too much results in structural damage like when you go through black holes. I agree it does make exploration and travel easy, but sometimes it saves the day: numerous are the campaigns I've had where I've been unable to get anywhere thanks to large amounts of nebula and no suitable drives, and then suddenly, a year before I'm due back home and I find the hyperdrive. It unbalances play as much as the Particle Vortex Cannon, but saying that I use both whenever I find them!

[CautiousChaos]

So right on the particle vortex cannon. I found it yesterday and plugged it into my science vessel. I made a mess out of just about everything that I came into contact with. Fun in a way, but linked with having hyperdrive, it was a walk in the park with a really nice high score.

-cc

[ZylonBane]

You wanna talk brutal-- try DUAL PVCs sometime. Can be tough to get a game with the PVC and a Timeless Bauble, but when you do... heheheh...

[nihilix]

Dual PVCs with the cloaker and the Sardion Optimizer. Even the Yellow Kawangi are toast (if you can dodge the nova cannon, that is...)

[Nukenin]

Think of the hyperdrive as scoring a Yahtzee in the dice game of the same name. When it happens, you end up with high scores.