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Jojo_195

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Best PD guns
« on: August 05, 2017, 06:31:41 PM »

Post your favorite PD gun, from vanilla or whatever mod you want, and explain why you like it. Could be the way it performs, looks, sounds, whatever.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2017, 06:43:13 PM »

I like any kind of flak cannons, they tend to mop things up quickly
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2017, 08:00:23 PM »

Salamander Missile But really though. Dual Flak or Vulcan Cannon
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2017, 08:33:45 PM »

Devastator! Especially Devastators on a Safety Overrides ship - it groups the explosions together into a terrifying assault weapon as well.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2017, 09:35:53 PM »

I've got duel devastators on my main cruiser >.< So pretty
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2017, 03:18:03 AM »

The Shadowyards Storm Blaster aka "Fireworks cannon" is the best.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2017, 03:19:28 AM »

Rhon Laser.

There is no other equal for destroying missiles, fighters, ships, and armadas.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2017, 08:39:23 AM »

Whenever I can, I also use the Rhon setup with IPDAI. On a Paragon, this is just invulnerability from fighters and missiles, unless they spam hundreds at once.

Also, using it on Templar ships, and working with Carnwennan in tandem, means invulnerability +1.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2017, 11:47:22 AM »

Rhon Laser.

There is no other equal for destroying missiles, fighters, ships, and armadas.

Strange, but I don't remember seeing this one. From what mod is this gun?  ???
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2017, 11:57:32 AM »

Templars
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2017, 02:00:03 AM »

The Shadowyards Storm Blaster aka "Fireworks cannon" is the best.
Devastator! Especially Devastators on a Safety Overrides ship - it groups the explosions together into a terrifying assault weapon as well.

Both of these weapons shows its primary role as assault.  Does it still function as PD anyway?  Or are you talking about in conjunction with that PD AI hull mod that allows all weapons to function as PD?

Anyway, as far as the topic goes, I've heard people say good things about Shredders from the Blackrock Drive Yards mod being really good PD.
« Last Edit: August 07, 2017, 02:07:11 AM by Squish Cat »
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2017, 03:25:25 AM »

Ya I like shredders, kinda hard to get them though as they hate me lol
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2017, 06:07:07 AM »

Both of these weapons shows its primary role as assault.  Does it still function as PD anyway?  Or are you talking about in conjunction with that PD AI hull mod that allows all weapons to function as PD?

There is a flag called "Also acts as PD" or the like, when a weapon that isn't clearly labeled as such in the game interface, still acts and functions as PD.

Perhaps a more knowledgeable modder can explain this better, for you.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2017, 07:58:20 AM »

Both of these weapons shows its primary role as assault.  Does it still function as PD anyway?  Or are you talking about in conjunction with that PD AI hull mod that allows all weapons to function as PD?

Anyway, as far as the topic goes, I've heard people say good things about Shredders from the Blackrock Drive Yards mod being really good PD.

In addition to the above, note that IPDAI only works on small weapons, not medium and large ones.

I could've sworn Devastators showed up as PD in the game interface, but apparently not. I must've read the weapon's description and just kind of assumed it worked that way. Didn't know about the Storm Blaster at all - always thought it'd make a good point defense weapon, but I never tried to use them as such.
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Re: Best PD guns
« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2017, 11:50:22 PM »

The Scyan Zone Scorcher. It's a large ballistic that is absolutely amazing. It does an apparently weak amount of fragmentation damage at a glance, but what people overlook is that it fires rapidly, has a decent range, its flux efficient, the 'blasts' of the shot covers an area about the size of a destroyer, and can deliver damage through shields. This means this ungodly weapon can annihilate fighters, missiles and small ships easily, while also being a brilliant at whacking weakened ships who had their hull stripped off, but have their shields up. Or small, annoying high tech ships.
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