24-02-2003 04:24									#1
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According to the readme.txt:

quote: DESTROYING PLANETS In order to completely destroy a planet, you will need a Stellar Converter on at least one ship that survives until the Bombardment Phase of Space Combat. In addition, the device must be mounted on a Very Heavy Mount or something heavier in order to be considered a Planet Destroying Weapon (it's possible, though unusual, to build a Point Defense version of a Stellar Converter). If you have a Planet Destroying Weapon and are bombarding a planet, the Destroy Planet button will be enabled.

I have yet to build a stellar converter... I'm going to have to test this one out.

	24-02-2003 04:40									#2
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OMG!!!! This is a delicious surprise!!! And everyone was talking like this was out.

Test it quick! And see if it means 'reduce to fine granules of space dust', or just 'glass'.

	24-02-2003 05:17									#3
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Heh. I'm playing in an XL galaxy and isolating myself. I'll let you know. There are some other surprises in the readme.txt (such as how magnate civs work.)

	24-02-2003 06:18									#4
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lol I'll have the game myself before you get a chance to use one then!

	24-02-2003 06:29									#5
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Point defense Stellar converter? And this is useful against?..missiles the size of battleships?

	24-02-2003 06:30									#6
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Read the readme text - it's POSSIBLE, though odd.

	24-02-2003 08:37									#7
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Maybe useful for fighters? Wow... a PD steller converter... that is just... sick.

	24-02-2003 08:38									#8
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Fighters can't support a stellar converter. I think the minimum size ship would be a frigate or even a light cruiser. I'll find out.

	24-02-2003 18:44									#9
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I thought they cut the stellar converter because it was an 'ultimate weapon.' That's be cool if they put it in. I remember Rantz posting a while back to say planet busting was out. I'd bet the SC can only glass a planet, not blow it up. I'd also bet it works a hell of alot faster than lasers.

	24-02-2003 19:42									#10
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I don't think it should be removed, but obviously because of the way it works, it should have an extremely low space/damage and cost/damage ratios. They could have also added a "Super *****ing Heavy Mount" for lasers, and make that stellar converters, because that's exactly what it is.

	24-02-2003 22:45									#11
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That's called a spinal mount.

	25-02-2003 13:02									#12
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I'm annoyed. I was going to build a planet destroyer by being a distant world so I could develop in solitude... and got burned by losing from someone being elected to the Orion Senate. Blah. (grumble)

	25-02-2003 14:11									#13
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GePap..... mine is bigger than yours......

	26-02-2003 02:39									#14
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So, planet destroying is in. . . . is planet construction?