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*'''Only nuke as a last resort if you know your ship is going to be destroyed.''' Nuking is no-where near cost-effective in most cases, and it is very expensive to do it at a scale where it is dangerous to other [[:Category:Capital Ship|Capital Ships]]. | *'''Only nuke as a last resort if you know your ship is going to be destroyed.''' Nuking is no-where near cost-effective in most cases, and it is very expensive to do it at a scale where it is dangerous to other [[:Category:Capital Ship|Capital Ships]]. | ||
*[[Warp Drive|Warp]] away from large size nukes, '''especially [[Starbase|Base]] nukes''', as they do a lot of damage. | *[[Warp Drive|Warp]] away from large size nukes, '''especially [[Starbase|Base]] nukes''', as they do a lot of damage. | ||
*If you find a crippled capital ship trying to limp back home and it's obvious that the pilot isn't paying much attention to their surroundings, you can try to nuke them using a cheap throw-away nuke like the [[M Class]]. However, it's more effective to use a combat ship | *If you find a crippled capital ship trying to limp back home and it's obvious that the pilot isn't paying much attention to their surroundings, you can try to nuke them using a cheap throw-away nuke like the [[M Class]]. However, it's more effective to use a combat ship [[Category:Hull breaker|ship with a focus on kinetic armament]] <nowiki> </nowiki>to destroy said crippled ship in most cases. | ||
[[Category:Hull breaker|ship with a focus on kinetic armament]] <nowiki> </nowiki>to destroy said crippled ship in most cases. | |||
==Trivia == | ==Trivia == | ||
* The [[Mega Base]]'s nuke is so powerful that it wipes every | * The [[Mega Base]]'s nuke is so powerful that it wipes out practically every ship in the vicinity of it(45,000 stud explosion radius). If you see that the Mega Base is exploding and you have a ship spawned, get at least 50,000 studs away from it; or otherwise make a quick attempt to despawn your ship at a nearby base. | ||
*Mothership nukes have a notorious reputation for destroying the ships of unfortunate victims who were either not paying attention or failed to warp out in time. | *Mothership nukes have a notorious reputation for destroying the ships of unfortunate victims who were either not paying attention or failed to warp out in time. | ||
[[Category:Game Mechanics]] | [[Category:Game Mechanics]] | ||