support beams

[starhaiden]

I suggest shield supply beams and other support beams but salvage beams have automatic lock-on.
If the beam is a supply beam then it only fires at allied entities and if it is a drain beam then it only fires at enemies entities.
This would make supply ships better.
Also the support beams can only hit ship within 180degrees of the output front also it targets the closest allied entity or enemy.

The support weapons get automatic lock-on when there is a lock-on effect. Now i have to suggest the lock-on effect suggestion.
When attached to a

• missile it becomes a heat seeking missile
• cannon it becomes a heat seeking cannon
• beam it becomes a lock-on beam the above paragraph
• pulsar it only effect enemies entities
• supply and drain beams has automatic lock-on
• salvage it locks onto ores and shards.

Write what you think below

 

[therimmer96]

People use them to have dockable generators they can turn off, this would mean that as they fly, they are switching between other peoples stuff.

No.

 

[starhaiden]

The support beams only activate when activated, so you can still turn it off.

 

[therimmer96]

The support beams only activate when activated, so you can still turn it off.

Okay, but say you're in a battle, with a ship that uses a docked generator for power. the beams that system relies on suddenly switch to another ship, your ship is going to be dead in the water with no power.

If you want this, use turrets with either the EMP or Ion effect

 

[starhaiden]

it aims for the closest ally entity.

 

[Crusade]

What if i'm using shield drain beams on my mothership to suck power from other reactors?

 

[starhaiden]

I will change my suggestion to a effect that does it.