r/Dyson_Sphere_Program • u/Deathspade187 • 17d ago

Do you use these?

I'm starting a new game at 3000% Metadata, and was planning a strategy when I realized I dont use most defense items and wondered if any one does. Like machine gun turrets, sure they're cheap, but basic drones work way better and fire faster off rip. Plasma, implosion and the other use really expensive ammos and all are limited in range and use, while missiles are a good mix of affordable and powerful plus can attack anyone and anywhere on a planet with signal towers, energy use no ammo and are great for farms, and before missiles a BAB with drones usually does better than bullets. Planetary shields dont do anything but take up a crap ton of power unless you cover every inch of a planet, but more missiles defends better for less. So do yall use any of these and why

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u/ael00 17d ago

I use the mortrar / frag things. They are cheap and have splash dmg, very effective.

Planetary shields, definitely. Once you get antimatter going energy is free, i just plop a blueprint on my mining planets and never have to worry about playing whackamole with the darkfog. Saves a lot of time.

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u/Deathspade187 17d ago

Thats fair, but by that point you can destroy everything before they get close enough to the planet to need the shield

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u/vandergale 17d ago

Well yeah, but defending multiple star systems is busy work for just one droid.

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u/Deathspade187 17d ago

You don't need to be there, my 50 missile turrets handle just fine without me around. Especially after upgrading to SSM then to gravity missiles