The 5dps per block works for all systems but nuke missiles which has far less (consider it a mistake when they can be balanced in other means).
Problem is damage per shot. Normal missiles do 75 damage per shot for module added so it takes less missile blocks to get through capacitors. Using sniper missiles gives you a 3x damage per shot increase and using nukes gives you only a 2x increase (don't give me the block damage bull there are other thing they should do to balance nukes). See if it was nukes one shooting players there would be a vary good counter in using anti missile turrets but sniper missiles just move to fast and that's where the problem is. Thing is that I do like how fast they move sence it makes it feel like a MAC launcher so I really don't want them Nerf. Also If they were then it will be accepted that missiles radius need to be balance by making them weak, which is not a good argument. I want to have it where all missiles (including nukes) will have 5dps and not be damage Nerf because of radius (radius argument wont work as well when HP update comes out). So here is a list of what I think the balance should be for weapons.
Missiles: All missiles get 5dps per module added to system. No more reduced dps due to block destruction (HP system should fix that anyways). Energy to fire weapon is still 10x the damage per shot.
To reduce damage to shields without decreasing missile damage itself, missiles should no longer be effected by ion or overdrive effects. BUT to still have diversity in weapons combos, punch through and piercing will now have unique effects on missiles.
Also having missile grids are ok if they are small but create problems when they are too large. (used to much as a bypass to limited radius)
So maybe to balance this doing missile grids will have more of a power drain then it dose for cannons or beams. Also depending on the type of support you could have more but only when you go past a set amount of missiles.
(only number of missiles lunched per shoot count (#barrels) ) Get large power increase on top of the normal increase if..
Missile/beams: past 10 missiles to one computer.
Missile: past 20 missiles to one computer.
Missile/cannon: may not have and extra large increase but will still have the normal (due to lower damage/hit)
Missile/missile: Will depend on number of missile fired and the increase will be smaller. (Missiles > 100?) (increases there to mostly stop crashing) (number of barrels will matter more so 100 missiles from 100 barrels will use more energy then 100 missiles from 5 barrels).
Missile/damage pulse: Will have incredible increase to power use if more then one missile per computer is used. Increase may be exponential to number of missiles. This means it is a vary bad idea to have a grid of nukes to one computer. (use more then one computer).
Missile/punch through: aka shaped explosion.
Missile area radius divided by 3 but depth radius is 3x.
Damage vs armor is calculated like it is for cannon/punch through.
For example: lets say you hit a cube ship in the front (z-axis). x and y axis radius is divided by 3 and z-axis radius is 3x.
This should mean that punch through would be good if you want a deeper but smaller hole. Also like anti matter cannons armor would greatly reduce the damage (armor would have large impact when we get the HP update).
Missile/piercing: aka drill missiles.
Missile on hit will travel in a straight line a set amount of block into the ship before exploding.
Block distance traveled will depend on the %piercing.
Missile will still be effected by shield when it explodes on the inside.
Damage reduction agents shields and armor bypass is the same as for anti matter cannons.
(If shield capacity is 10x and there is damage bleed after certain point. (Thinking Bleed can't out right destroy ship but can damage it.)
Bleed damage or effects is greatly increased due to missile exploding in hull (No bleed through if shields are still full.))
So interesting weapon combo because it cant do anything if it is at 100% but there is no damage to shields. But if shield bleed is a thing and shields are damaged beyond the point where it would take effect then they can be great at killing crew or damaging systems. Also when shield are down having a missile blow up in the ship could be crippling. There is a cache beside the shield thing. It still travels at missile speeds and in a straight line after it hits so a fast turning ship could evade when its in hull and by the time it blows its outside the ship again. Also useless agents fighters as it just past right through them and explodes quite a few blocks away. Don't have any idea atm of what block distance it should travel when it makes contact so that's something I would leave up to Devs to balance.
(not done yet)
Missile/damage pulse: aka NUKES.
A few updates ago missiles radius was reduced and Nuke radius was increased. To balance the radius increase the Devs nerf the dps of nukes on the bases of block destruction potently that all missiles have.
So first bit is that like the rest of the missiles the dps is back to 5.
Radius stays the same as it is now.
Nukes no longer lock on.(they are dumb fired to help balance radius)
Nukes will explode at max distance.
If Nukes are destroyed by anti missile defense they still explode.
Nukes can do friendly fire to your ship.
If Nukes hit a ship they have a 3 second delay before they explode at the spot they hit. (this is to allow fighters a chance to escape the blast).
Nukes will still be slower then max speed.
When endanger of being hit or in the blast of a nuke a unique way point and warning will occur so you could evade.
Nukes will be the first targeted missiles by anti missile systems.
Nukes would get increased health (to be balanced by Devs) but would have a much larger hit box so anti missile systems can easily hit them.
If Nukes explode in open space then the damage from them would decrease with distance.
Due to there increases radius the nuke would likely have greater bleed damage then other weapons. Also yes I know that at the damage they can do it could perhaps mean that a 4 million block ship could still die in one volley to another 4 million block ship even if shields where increased by 10x. The difference here would be in the speed and range of the nuke. Even a Titan should be able to doge if the nuke is fired at max range due to it being dumb fired, the warning, and speed. The weapons that are doing the one shoot KO is sniper missiles. Also the Nukes are easily countered by anti missile defense which should have no problem hitting a nuke with a bigger hit box.
For nukes to be effective in this set up bombers would be the ship of choice. The bombers could lunch a weaker nuke at point blank range and run before it blows. Even a few module could be enof to get a good damage one but the amount of power storage to use the weapon would be where there are problems.
(also maybe make it so making a nuke grid is much more power draining than it is with other weapons)
Larger ship nukes would almost have to be shoot when the opponent is distracted but would be devastating if they hit (big if). This means that if a big ship nuke explodes in a Fleet combat situation than it could be devastating for the other fleet but could also mean that you destroy part of your fleet.
I have Ideas for beams and cannons too but I will add them on a latter date.
All the above are suggestions or what I hope to see in missiles. What is put down is assuming that the HP update makes armor a proper defense and that shields are increased to 10x (maybe lower depending on how good armor is) and that after a set amount of shield damage there is a balanced damage (or system) bleed through that would help encourage a high shield capacity. Also taking into account that block space is not the only limiting factor that could be applied so don't say increased shields means more weapons or effects for that can be balanced through power usage.
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