shadow fighter and dogfight

[lgryszka]

Hello!

We got little quarrel here about Shadow Fighter, shield and dogfight….

Question:
What happens when Shadow Fighter loses dogfight?
a. It is destroyed
b. shiled absorbs hit and fighter is intact.

IMO should be a, but…
If I’m correct in dogfight section there is no word about damage during dogfight. Only “losing fighter is removed”.

 

[Burger]

a) is correct. Shields don't help in a dogfight.

 

[Sulfurdown]

The Dogfight system is designed to include all factors of the fighters from weapons to maneuverability to other advanced technology like Shields and Stealth. It's all condensed down into a single roll to quickly sort out fighter flight combat. That's why Dodge, Shields, Stealth, etc do not count for Dogfights.

 

[lgryszka]

Thanks for fast and rational answer.

So, dogfight is a excellent way to dispose those nasty maggots :twisted:

 

[Da Boss]

The Dogfight system is designed to include all factors of the fighters from weapons to maneuverability to other advanced technology like Shields and Stealth. It's all condensed down into a single roll to quickly sort out fighter flight combat. That's why Dodge, Shields, Stealth, etc do not count for Dogfights.

yeah cos they would be rubbish without their shields in a dogfight :lol: :roll:

 

[Sulfurdown]

Hey hey, now. 15+ pages later and I'm still on your side DB.

 

[Ripple]

The game occasionally gives up too much in the quest for quick.

There is a slight flaw in the logic used though as the dogfight score does not take into account anti-fighter (intrinsic or loaned), so clearly a precedent for separating out tech that should be different.

Ripple

 

[nekomata fuyu]

Although anti-fighter doesn't get used in the attack phase. It gets used in the movement phase instead.

 

[Sulfurdown]

Although anti-fighter doesn't get used in the attack phase. It gets used in the movement phase instead.

In the case of dogfights though, AF operates in the corners of reality between when a flight is moving and when it makes contact (immediately initiating the dogfight). Not in it's usual time after the end of fighter movement before the start of fighter firing.

 

[Da Boss]

Hey hey, now. 15+ pages later and I'm still on your side DB.

Excellent we shall prevail
All I need now is a nice man to ask me "what do I want"

now that some "Crazy Fool" restarted the discussion its set me off again