Starsector 0.97a is out! (02/02/24); New blog post: Simulator Enhancements (03/13/24)
Changes as of May 24, 2013Reinvented Starsector.That is all.
"GEDUNE, stop venting in front of your classmates!"
It's only a risk vs same-sized ships or larger (in terms of hull class), and then it's a very high chance - but not a certainty.
No. I don't trust the AI to make that kind of risky decision.
Also the ship bouncing away after colliding tends to throw off the main weapons. Not handy for when you want to blast the ever-loving crap out of the ship while it's vulnerable
In one, final moment of glory I gave the order to engage burn drive. Firing all of the remaining working weapons, we forced the enemy onslaught to turn away rapidly and crashed hard into it's side, though the Mjolnir cannons crushed an entire deck and in one glorious explosion both ships were consumed by the explosion that ensued.