Plasma Pods (was Re: S'V Seekers)

> Jaime Tiampo wrote:

> > > Plasma Burst Pod:

Having looked at this again it's far too cheap.

Using that same doubling scale as the stingers do for mass would be better:

G'day Jaime,

> Using that same doubling scale as the stingers do for mass would be

Sounds like a good idea in principle, but I haven't had a chance to give it a
hard think. How do the numbers stack up vs what the Phalons use (sorry can't
remember off the top of my head).

Cheers

> Beth.Fulton@csiro.au wrote:

Using that same doubling scale as the stingers do for mass would be better:

Size Biomass Energy
1       1       5
2 2 10 3 4 20 4 8 40 5 16 80

The Phalon PBLs are:

Size Mass Cost 1 5 15 2 10 30 3 15 45 4 20 60 5 25 75

hmm... before Oerjan gets me for the costing, starting the SV pods at base 4
might be better.

Size Biomass Energy 1 4 20 2 8 40 3 16 80

Though looking at it, it might be too much. The pods also have only
1/3rd the firing arc and 6mu less range, but they can fire everyturn.

Size Biomass Energy 1 2 10 2 4 20 3 8 40 4 16 80

Or one could do a liniar progression of 3 biomass/4 energy per level:

Size Biomass Energy 1 3 12 2 6 18 3 9 27 4 12 36 5 15 45

This puts the pod at about 50% cost of the PBL, but the the PBL can fire
unlimited times, every other turn, while this costs each time.

Or one could do a liniar progression of 4 biomass/4 energy per level:

Size Biomass Energy 1 4 16 2 8 32 3 12 48 4 16 64 5 20 80

Or 4 biomass/5 energy per level:

G'day,

Thanks for that Jaime, I'll try and get some time (and synapsing neurons) to
think about it in the near future!

Cheers