Nerf novax aim speed, beam lifetime, and rebalance costs#7123
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station cost is reduced in proportion to 4k mass of pgens, which is about enough to sustain the 3750e/s avg energy cost if the power is built with energy storage adjacency (which you need for the power fluctuation from firing anyway).
Ratio 14.2 -> 13.8 -> 25 This makes you pre-build the energy which will be used to fire the novax.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThis PR rebalances the Novax Center experimental satellite’s weapon, sensing, and economy values. The Orbital Death Laser is tuned for shorter lifetime, slower aiming, higher damage, and energy consumption. Omni sensing is replaced with Sonar, and the base station’s costs and build time are adjusted. ChangesNovax Center Balance Adjustments
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In `@units/XEA0002/XEA0002_unit.bp`:
- Line 148: The BeamLifetime value (BeamLifetime) is currently 5.3 which,
combined with the weapon Damage (Damage = 90), reduces the total volley damage
below the documented 4860; update BeamLifetime to 5.4 so that BeamLifetime *
Damage * (number of beams per volley) matches the expected total volley damage
(preserve the intended volley damage calculation by setting BeamLifetime = 5.4).
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This is alot of changes if it all doesn't get approved, perhaps just start with the duration and aim time changes. |
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17-17: 💤 Low valueMinor: Improve clarity of sensor swap rationale.
The phrase "to partially keep that interaction" is awkwardly phrased. Consider restructuring for better clarity—e.g., "to maintain that interaction" or "to better preserve that interaction."
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- Line 17: The phrase "to partially keep that interaction" in the changelog
entry is awkwardly worded and reduces clarity. Replace this phrase with a
clearer alternative such as "to maintain that interaction" or "to better
preserve that interaction" to improve the readability and flow of the sentence
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Description of the proposed changes
Inspired by Caliber's novax rework.
Discord discussion
Reducing aim speed and lifetime nerfs the OP retargeting that could kill 7 shields or tons of t2 fabs in the 8 second lifetime.
Cost is rebalanced by moving mass cost into the form of an energy drain to fire the novax. This means that novax timings are the same but there are additional power generators to defend, especially when making many novaxes, so there are more vulnerable locations for artillery/units to attack, which requires greater investment in shields and engineers to defend. The energy ratio is increased so that players build the power for firing the novax before they build the novax.
Testing done on the proposed changes
The forum thread has details on the economic numbers and the impact of aim speed. Basically it can kill 50% less shields/t2 mass fab mex caps.
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