I think hydrogen fuel as plasma cannon ammo makes a lot of sense.
Plasma Cannons: How about using fuel?
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Nice. Adds a few more facets to the game and makes the decision of fuel tank size more relevant.
Make em like Fusion guns in Descent where the longer the charge the more fuel they use varying from high consumption devastating shots to inefficent ways to mediate shield poping. Take it a step further and the less you charge the faster the velocity the more you charge the slower making aiming a dynamic thing based on the charge.
Right now they feel like higher velocity cannons with bad rof that are better aginst shields and smaller ships vs cannons.
Right now they feel like higher velocity cannons with bad rof that are better aginst shields and smaller ships vs cannons.
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Perhaps the "rounds" consist of a plastic matrix containing lithium and a few other (highly classified) materials, which are compressed using energy from the reactor to produce a very small fusion-point? The majority of the energy from the reactor is actually used to maintain the magnetic "bottle" that contains the reaction and prevents it from encompassing the entire ship. The plasma cannon can't simply power itself from the reactor; though I suppose some kind of "gigantic fire hose" reaction would be possible using the energy from the reactor plus hydrogen from the fuel tank. (Actually, a "fire lance" weapon would be a ton of fun) PS - the tiny bit of beryllium/plutonium in the core of the plastic matrix is why the rounds are fairly expensive. And you should wear the provided lead gloves while reloading.
I certainly hope when I aquire the lead gloves upgrade for my ship I remember which stations sell them.