Hi, ivanich.
I'm playing V1.4, I heard that plasma cannons were more effective in V1.2, where you can pack in tons of them.
Plasma Cannon still can be effective, but under some additional conditions:
- sufficient level of miniaturization
- desirable target without Shields (or with downed Shields or low level Shields)
- against Missiles/Fighters/Shuttles Plasma Cannon is very effective
- usage for Shields Downing for purpose of assured delivery to Target Drive Missiles with EGS Mod (in short: usage with Missile/Enveloping Torpedoes)
But, Plasma Canon isn’t very good choice, cos:
- Plasma Cannon positioned with Plasma Web and Plasma Rifle (against Plasma Web there is no defense and Plasma Rifle is the best available GC weapon).
I tried packing in autofire, heavy mounted shield piercing phasors with HEF. Can't really say they did better than autofire heavy gauss cannons with armor piercing.
Phasors with AF, SP, HM/Pd modifications is the best choice, in all aspects:
- U can pick them very early
- U can pick them very easily (there is no tough choice in their field)
- U can NOT freely pick Gauss Cannons, cos it positioned with Class V Shields, which along with very long interval of Shields researches usually picked
- U cant pick nor the Neutron Blaster (cos it positioned with indispensable Neutron Scanner) nor the Graviton Beam (cos it placed with “must have” Gravity Generator) – so only available and fast beam choice after Lasers (and maybe Fusions) is Phasors
- Phasors ignores shields (with SP mod), besides Hard Shields (allow to ignore SP mod) positioned pretty late, so U can use Phasors long enough
Armor piercing seems more worth it in this case. But are useless if the enemy has heavy armor. And I don't really want to go the force field path cuz I want my Disrupters!
Heavy Armor is Creative prerogative ONLY , cos Heavy Armor positioned with Automated Factory, wich is undeniable 100% pick in original MoO2. So, Armor Piercing is useful.
But, Armor Piercing counters with good Shields pretty well (for example with Class V Shields). So again, Phasors with SP Mod – is the best choice in original MoO2.
Therefore, I have just one solution: play MoO2 with
Modifications (for example:
EXPa Pro Mod, which U can find here:
viewtopic.php?t=576).
There U can create huge variety of Ship Designs and receive a new experience, etc.