Destroying weapon platforms?

Yes, you can mod this in... create a new entry in DamageTypes.txt which looks exactly like the "Normal" entry except the population damage field is set to zero, then assign this damage type to a "smart bomb" weapon that you add (if you want you can copy/paste one of the existing smart bombs and change the damage type; there are already smart bombs that target specific types of facilities if I'm not mistaken).

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You can invade if you want under fire if you have a properly protected assault ship preferably with PD ship escort/s. As once you have landed troops successfully the planetary defences are limited to fighters and troops if any as you are under the guns of the Weapons platforms.

Though smart bombs or even smart drone warheads would be cool as Colateral damage very much reduces the point of planetry invasion.

I modify the DamageTypes.txt so that Normal damage does something like 0.01 to population and 0.05 to facilities. Then I up the damage done by planetary napalm. This makes planets much more resistant to normal ship blasting. More fun IMHO.

Kerry-

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Be careful, not all mods follow those rules (and some people believe stock wasn't meant to...).
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Yeah, Balance Mod for instance gives PDC installed on weapons platforms (but not heavier weapons) the ability to fire at troops... quite deadly I might say!

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