Other factions can however be expected to rise alongside these two, as the society evolves and progresses.Īs life in space is currently centered on the celestial orbit of a single gas planet, brave pioneers are constantly needed to experiment on the boundaries of current space travel and other technologies in order to one day be able to reach the far corners of the galaxy. For AI controlled ships, the reload only starts when they run out of missiles, this helps control the amount of missiles flying around. When the timer runs out, all the missing missiles are filled up again. Put them as medium size turrets with about a 2:1 fire ratio, maybe faster if the turrets' guns are bigger. The missiles are reloaded in bulk, as soon as you fire a missile, the reload starts. In the galaxy, the two most prominent factions are the rivalling the Kingdom and the Empire, with the Empire currently having control over the majority of the central stations. Not sure about how well they work for turrets. The stations provide security, jobs, social hubs and trading possibilities for their inhabitants, making them ideal bases from where to start the colonization of the galaxy. The society, formed out of these robotic endoskeletons, is currently concentrated on Capital Mega Stations and smaller Mini Stations, 'the suburbs' in space.

In the Starbase universe everyone controls a robotic endoskeleton, a fairly durable shell that is ideal for space exploration and colonization. There's plenty beam/cannon/explosive for anti-fighter roles, missile/missile to overwhelm point defense, the combos you mentioned, beam/beam for sniping, missile/cannon for an equivalent of hydra rockets (I think, haven't actually tried it) to wreck stations, and those are all just off the top of my head.

Starmade missile