Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat |
Hello everyone:
Recently in the game I've been playing, I was bombarding an enemy planet in tactical combat with some new ships equiped with short-range ripper beams and I got this odd symbol/icon that appeared above the planet. When I bombarded another planet with the same ships, the same symbol/icon apeared above the planet. Now I've bombarded planets with other ships with different types of weapons but this is the first time I've gotten the symbol/icon and this is also the first time I've used ships with ripper beams. What does that symbol/icon mean?
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
It's probably related to a treaty you have with another player. It could be you can't use biological weapons or viral weapons etc. Check your treaties.
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
I think the clauses that say "no planetary bomardment (sic)" or "cannot destroy planets" would cause this too.
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
Query: What did the symbol look like? that should tell you what it is.
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
Well after playing a little bit more, I looked and I dont have any treaties saying I cant bombard a planet.
I got into a few more planetary assaults this time I had a few ships using Fusion beams along with my Ripper beam gunships. After they bombarded the planet for a bit I got the symbol again. It looked like a planet with a beam weapon hitting it with a red Ø symbol over it. When that appeared the ships stoped firing and waited till the round was done.
It seems I only get that symbol when I use High Energy Discharge weapons.
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
Hunh.... Never seen it.... Are you sure you didn't have any bio weapons?
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
Sounds like you can indeed bombard a planet but are not allowed to destroy it. Did you check both?
Re: Odd symbol/icon apearing above a planet in tactical combat
If it looked kindof like a robot, then one of your ships must have dropped troops onto the planet.
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