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Re: DS2 VTOL vs ADS

From: jon@g... (Ground Zero Games)
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 12:02:06 +0000
Subject: Re: DS2 VTOL vs ADS

>At 08:00 AM 1/27/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>I played my first DS2 game last Saturday and had a blast! I had a
group
>>of 4 grav tanks flying over cultivated terrain. My opponet had tracked
>>tanks and had to stay  to the roads. I was OK until the Artillery
fell.
>>:-/
>>
>>But we did have a quesiton. A VTOL in High mode with GMS/H (range 48")
>>can strike any Air Defence Unit without fear of the Air Defence System
>>(range 36"). Did we miss something? Are there suggestions on how to
>>resolve this?
>
>	 Yes the VTOL is immune from the Air Defense System...	His GMSs
are
>subject to Air Defense and Point Defense fire.  I reccommend that you
buy
>the GMS/air that I posted a while back, or a VTOL with a weapon to
engage
>the other VTOL...
>
>Gort, Klaatu barada nikto!

Agreed, this is a bug that we need to fix. Opinions on how, anyone?
Would
simply allowing anti-air systems to engage VTOLs if they are in HIGH
mode
do the trick, or would it be too lethal for the VTOLs for game balance?

Player input gratefully received!

Jon (GZG)

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