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Laser optimal vs falloff ammo change question
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Xerxes Fehrnah
The Fallout Shelter
#1 - 2015-02-04 00:39:11 UTC
In my Harbinger, if I am at 29 in, that is the max range of my brand with navy multifreq. But navy UV is within optimal. Should I prefer to change ammo when enemies enter optimal or the fallof for the more powerful, shorter range ammo?
Grease PaYN
Payn Train
#2 - 2015-02-04 01:32:14 UTC
laser generally don't do very well outside optimal, their damage application drops quite steeply just after a couple, maybe few, Km into falloff.

So keep that in mind and use your own judgement (e.g keep an eye on hit quality notifications)
Xerxes Fehrnah
The Fallout Shelter
#3 - 2015-02-04 02:43:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Xerxes Fehrnah
I did not think of hit quality notifications. Thank you!
Jacob Holland
Weyland-Vulcan Industries
#4 - 2015-02-07 11:35:06 UTC
There is a certain amount of flexibility on range but generally speaking you want to be taking advantage of the lasers' insta-switch to rapidly adapt your ammo to your needs...

I assume that you're using beams, so the answer is not Navy Multis... Scorch. I would therefore be switching to Navy Gamma or (more likely) Navy X-Ray (On Tachys I carry Gamma but most of my Beam ships I skip it and carry Gleam, Multi, X-Ray, Uv, Aroura and Radio).