Salvaging and combo weapons

[webkilla]

Ok...

I've looked in the wikis:

http://starmadepedia.net/wiki/Tutorials/Getting_started#Obtaining_Resources

http://www.starmadewiki.com/wiki/Salvage_Cannon

...some more outdated than others - but none of them really seem to give a good explanation how what you get when you link things to salvage weapons.

This thing seems to say that you can at least link stuff to salvage weapons: http://smd-vault.s3.amazonaws.com/2014/10/5332_a3ad3c08197da8af41df4787759378bc.png

but it doesn't say what you get

So...

Right now with the v0.19 build we have:

Piercing effect comp/module
Explosive effect
EMP effect
punch-through effect
Stop Effect
Push Effect
Pull Effect
Ion Effect
Overdrive effect

which of these can I hook up to salvage computer, and what do I get from each combo? I would experiment with each of these myself - but I have limited spare time, and while I do enjoy the game, then I prefer to have fun with it when I know how to play it, not fumble around in the dark

 

[TheOmega]

You can only slave other weapons to salvage computers, not effects.

 

[webkilla]

And what do you get if you do that?

That would be cannons, missiles (you get a shotgun effect?), beams and damage pulse

 

[Megacrafter127]

And what do you get if you do that?

That would be cannons, missiles (you get a shotgun effect?), beams and damage pulse

The usual, cannons decrease (salvage-)damage per shot and cooldown, missiles add the shotgun effect of the spread beams, beams increase range, and damage pulse increase (salvage-)damage per shot and cooldown.
You will mostly want cannons though.

 

[webkilla]

The wikis should really be updated with that...

Especially with how many weapon cubes to salvage is the ideal ratio to achieve maximum effect, and how much extra power it drains - so you know if to double or tripple your power generation

 

[Andir]

The second wiki you linked has always been woefully out of date and shouldn't be referenced. The first is the 'official' one. I'm pretty sure you can update them if you feel the info needs to be there... I haven't tried editing that one, but wikis work by the community updating them. Not by having someone ask others to update it.

 

[CyberTao]

Overall, Power costs do not change. Pulse might have a higher upfront cost, but has a longer cooldown so the overall needed regen is the same.

Secondarys are more or less gimmicks though, Cannons always increase the rate of fire, beam always increases range, etc.

 

[kiraen]

I think this is the page you are looking for.

http://starmadepedia.net/wiki/Support_Tool_Systems#Salvage

 

[QuantumAnomaly]

You may profit from this post as well: http://starmadedock.net/threads/how-to-make-efficient-salvage-beams-and-lower-lag.7699/

 

[Jay_do]

On a kinda related note I personally believe that salvage should be an effect. So you could have Savage swarm missiles, salvage amc shotguns, or salvage nuke missiles.

 

[Pacific_Jim]

On a kinda related note I personally believe that salvage should be an effect. So you could have Savage swarm missiles, salvage amc shotguns, or salvage nuke missiles.

I'm not really the biggest fan of mining in this game, so I could definitely go for some Salvage Pulse Missiles.

Actually, how would this affect the lag from planet salvaging? In my experience blowing things up is much less laggy than salvaging.

 

[Vladimir Calvin]

From the wiki, I was under the impression Salvage + Missile was supposed to generate a 3x3 mining beam off one output, the shotgun isn't very useful imo. I'd rather do a checker or other block/pattern with another effect so I can mine where I'm actually aiming. Dev's, what was the intention of that slave combo? If that's how its supposed to be that's ok, just can't think of when it will be useful.

 

[Crimson-Artist]

The salvage computer page is something that I'm still working on but theres alot of other pages that need work/refining. Any help would be greatly appreciated I just ask that you try and follow the format for the weapon pages, https://starmadepedia.net/wiki/Cannon_Computer to keep things consistent.

I like the current edits that display a stat multiplier but i would also like to see raw numbers too, The more information the better.

 

[Keptick]

From the wiki, I was under the impression Salvage + Missile was supposed to generate a 3x3 mining beam off one output, the shotgun isn't very useful imo. I'd rather do a checker or other block/pattern with another effect so I can mine where I'm actually aiming. Dev's, what was the intention of that slave combo? If that's how its supposed to be that's ok, just can't think of when it will be useful.

Salvage-missile's sole purpose is to create lag.