Burst Pods
From: Jaime Tiampo <fugu@s...>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:09:16 -0800
Subject: Burst Pods
I tried writing this earlier but netscape crashed and the message never
actually got sent, so here's most of what I originally said.
I'm still rattling the burst pod idea around in my head. I don't like
the idea of using more then 1 biomass for a pod, but I can't see any
other way of balancing it.
The Phalon PBLs are:
Size Mass Cost
1 5 15
2 10 30
3 15 45
4 20 60
5 25 75
Two leading "costs" for the burst pod are:
Size Biomass Energy
1 2 10
2 4 20
3 8 40
4 16 80
Size Biomass Energy
1 3 12
2 6 18
3 9 27
4 12 36
5 15 45
The other alternative is to limit the burst pods to a class 1 PB only.
I'm sorta leaning towards that idea. I'd probably make it 2/10 but 3/12
is probably better
Burst Pods:
* requires X biomass/Y energy
* max range 24mu within launcher's arc
* acts as Phalon PB