MInes: How to build them, how to deploy them

[Bowden Russell]

List,
Try as I might, I cannot build or design mines (the type that blow up ships). I've read the CD manual and the short rule book and I cannot find any way of bulding mines although I have been able to research them to the type II Version.

I did read on the list that you must design them first but I have been unable to do so.

I have the full Version of the game and it is Version 2.0.

Thank you for your assistance.

Bowden Russell

[Taqwus]

Prereqs:
Mine tech, which you mention you have. 5 levels max.

Explosive warheads tech, to put something in the mines. 3 levels max. You might as well go for 3 first, because it's a fairly cheap area and it's strangely hard to kill an organic or crystalline ship w/ 100-pt warheads.

Select the 'Design' menu, then 'Unit Designs', then create a new design, selecting Mine. Choose your favorite mine size, fill it with warheads. The VehicleSize.txt file, if memory serves, hints that at least at one point intentions were to include other components, which may shift the balance towards large mines; for now, I prefer small, since sweepers sweep a certain fixed number of mines regardless of mine size.

Then you'll want a minelayer -- design a ship w/ one minelaying component and a number of cargo bays (i.e. transport hulls are good for this). Cloaking is also good, 'natch. One minelaying component will lay unlimited mines per turn outside of combat, anyway.

[Bowden Russell]

[quote]Originally posted by Taqwus:
[b]Prereqs:
Mine tech, which you mention you have. 5 levels max.

Explosive warheads tech, to put something in the mines. 3 levels max. You might as well go for 3 first, because it's a fairly cheap area and it's strangely hard to kill an organic or crystalline ship w/ 100-pt warheads.

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Perhaps I'm wrong then. I have to first research Mine tech? I already have Mine Warhead II but I need some other technology to put the warheads in? Boy, this sure is frustrating. They really need a better tutorial/strategy guide.

Please confirm I need more then just Mine Warhead technology.

Bowden Russell

[Taqwus]

Yup. You need at least level 1 in Mines, for which you need 1 level of Construction.

IIRC the Explosive Warheads area also gives you Cobalt Warheads (for kamikaze ships), but this isn't too useful.

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[Bowden Russell]

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Originally posted by Taqwus:
Yup. You need at least level 1 in Mines, for which you need 1 level of Construction.

IIRC the Explosive Warheads area also gives you Cobalt Warheads (for kamikaze ships), but this isn't too useful.

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Thanks for your help! I found out how to do it.

Bowden Russell