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HarryMcGrath

Join Date 04/2010

Corvette Stats?

I know from the wiki that they're strong vs. frigates, cruisers, capital ships, strike craft, titans. But that's so vague.

What is their armor type and damage type, and what bonuses do they get Vs different armor types?

I'm trying to get my head round counters at the moment and the comparison charts don't account for titans or corvettes as they were made before rebellion.

While we're on the subject, what is the stat breakdown for titans? I presume they're anti very heavy/structure?

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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Taken from Gameplay.constants:

DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:CapitalShip 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:VeryLight 1.33333
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:Light 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:Medium 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:Heavy 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:VeryHeavy 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:Module 0.35
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:Pirate 0.25
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYLIGHT:Titan 0.45
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:CapitalShip 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:VeryLight 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:Light 2.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:Medium 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:Heavy 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:VeryHeavy 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:Module 0.35
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:Pirate 0.50
DamagePercentBonus:ANTILIGHT:Titan 0.45
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:CapitalShip 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:VeryLight 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:Light 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:Medium 1.33333
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:Heavy 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:VeryHeavy 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:Module 0.50
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:Pirate 0.65
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMEDIUM:Titan 0.70
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:CapitalShip 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:VeryLight 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:Light 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:Medium 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:Heavy 1.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:VeryHeavy 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:Module 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:Pirate 0.60
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIHEAVY:Titan 0.45
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:CapitalShip 0.6
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:VeryLight 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:Light 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:Medium 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:Heavy 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:VeryHeavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:Module 0.65
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:Pirate 0.50
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIVERYHEAVY:Titan 0.55
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:CapitalShip 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:VeryLight 0.25
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:Light 0.25
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:Medium 0.5
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:Heavy 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:VeryHeavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:Module 2.0
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:Pirate 0.30
DamagePercentBonus:ANTIMODULE:Titan 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:CapitalShip 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:VeryLight 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:Light 1.5
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:Medium 1.25
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:Heavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:VeryHeavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:Module 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:Pirate 1.2
DamagePercentBonus:COMPOSITE:Titan 0.70
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:CapitalShip 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:VeryLight 0.25
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:Light 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:Medium 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:Heavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:VeryHeavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:Module 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:Pirate 0.90
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALSHIP:Titan 0.95
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:CapitalShip 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:VeryLight 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:Light 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:Medium 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:Heavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:VeryHeavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:Module 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:Pirate 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:CAPITALABILITY:Titan 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:CapitalShip 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:VeryLight 0.25
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:Light 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:Medium 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:Heavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:VeryHeavy 1.0
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:Module 0.75
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:Pirate 0.90
DamagePercentBonus:TITAN:Titan 1.0

Corvettes have their primary weapons as composite, their secondary AA guns as anti-light, and have verylight armor.

Titans have titan armor and titan weapons.

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So from those numbers it seems Corvettes are best against Bomber, Scout, LRM, Seige. Nearly as good against Basic assault, Normal DPS against HC/fighters and bad against Capitals/titans.

Armor being verylight would mean flac hard counters them, everything else deals moderate damage except Bombers or Capitals which deal least dmg Vs Corvettes.

With all that in mind it seems they're theoretically best suited as anti Bomber, with a secondary of Anti Basic Assault/LRM, when not used as harass units of course.

Last question, what are the actual weapon types on corvettes? Beam/phase missile e.t.c.? Or is the weapon type implicit in the damage type? I.E. Same as Vas HC?

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They have a mix of weapons. And all of them are composite types so they are effective against all armor types no matter how you look at the numbers especially on mass.

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right, but given a certain strategy. Say you want to use them as anti LRM, would they use Phase missiles against LRM ships, or what? So if I wanted to use them in a certain role, could I tech a damage buff (Phase missile as Vas) and be sure it would increase their damage output in the role i intended it for?

Like how even though Vas HC have composite damage type, their Weapon type is wave. So if i want to increase the over all damage output of vas HCs I tech up the 'wave' branch in warfare.

This is why I would like to know the specific numbers and weapon types. The answer remains unanswered. Thanks for the input though.

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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Responding in blue.

Quoting HarryMcGrath,

reply 2

So from those numbers it seems Corvettes are best against Bomber, Scout, LRM, Seige. Nearly as good against Basic assault, Normal DPS against HC/fighters and bad against Capitals/titans.

Yep.

Armor being verylight would mean flac hard counters them, everything else deals moderate damage except Bombers or Capitals which deal least dmg Vs Corvettes.

Yes again. That said, capital and titan AoE's obliterate Corvettes late-game.

With all that in mind it seems they're theoretically best suited as anti Bomber, with a secondary of Anti Basic Assault/LRM, when not used as harass units of course.

They help against bombers, but their primary purposes are the demolition of LRF which were the primary spammed unit in Diplomacy and earlier.

Last question, what are the actual weapon types on corvettes? Beam/phase missile e.t.c.? Or is the weapon type implicit in the damage type? I.E. Same as Vas HC?

That's on the infocard.

Harry, if you'd like to know anything beyond that, go download a copy of the files in text format from Harpo's utility thread.

Quoting Rovert10,

reply 3

They have a mix of weapons. And all of them are composite types so they are effective against all armor types no matter how you look at the numbers especially on mass.

Wrong. Taken from the VL corvette:

TXT
entityType "Frigate"
defaultAutoAttackRange "GravityWell"
defaultAutoAttackOn TRUE
prefersToFocusFire TRUE
usesFighterAttack TRUE
autoJoinFleetDefault TRUE
canBomb FALSE
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frigateRoleType "Corvette"
statCountType "FrigateCorvette"
mainViewIcon "MAINVIEWICON_CORVETTE_PHASE"
picture "CORVETTEPICTURE_PHASE_LOYALIST"
NameStringID "IDS_CORVETTE_PHASELOYALIST_NAME"
DescriptionStringID "IDS_CORVETTE_PHASELOYALIST_DESCRIPTION"
counterDescriptionStringID "IDS_COUNTERDESC_CORVETTE_PHASE"
basePrice
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slotCount 4.000000
BuildTime 15.000000
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ExperiencePointsForDestroying 12.000000
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HullPointRestoreRate 0.900000
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BaseArmorPoints 1.250000
maxMitigation 0.600000
Prerequisites
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ResearchPrerequisite
Subject "RESEARCHSUBJECT_CORVETTEACCESS_PHASELOYALIST"
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RequiredFactionNameID ""
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numRandomDebrisLarge 1
numRandomDebrisSmall 10
numSpecificDebris 0
armorType "VeryLight"
hudIcon "HUDICON_CORVETTE_PHASE"
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AttackType "COMPOSITE"
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DamageApplyType "BACKLOADED"
DamageType "ENERGY"
WeaponClassType "PULSEGUN"
DamagePerBank:FRONT 35.000000
DamagePerBank:BACK 0.000000
DamagePerBank:LEFT 0.000000
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muzzleSounds
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sound "WEAPON_PHASECAPITALPULSEGUNLIGHT_MUZZLE_ALT1"
hitEffectName "Weapon_PhaseCapitalPulseGunLight_Hit"
hitHullEffectSounds
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sound "WEAPONIMPACT_ENERGYLIGHT_HITHULL"
hitShieldsEffectSounds
soundCount 1
sound "WEAPONIMPACT_GENERICLIGHT_HITSHIELDS"
projectileTravelEffectName "Weapon_NaniteCombatPulseGun_Travel"
Weapon
WeaponType "Missile"
damageEnums
AttackType "COMPOSITE"
DamageAffectType "AFFECTS_SHIELDS_AND_HULL"
DamageApplyType "BACKLOADED"
DamageType "PHYSICAL"
WeaponClassType "PHASEMISSILE"
DamagePerBank:FRONT 0.000000
DamagePerBank:BACK 30.000000
DamagePerBank:LEFT 0.000000
DamagePerBank:RIGHT 0.000000
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SynchronizedTargeting FALSE
PointStaggerDelay 0.000000
TravelSpeed 1200.000000
Duration 0.000000
fireConstraintType "CanAlwaysFire"
WeaponEffects
weaponType "Missile"
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fireDelay 0.000000
muzzleEffectName "Weapon_PhaseCapitalMissileBomber_Muzzle"
muzzleSoundMinRespawnTime 0.100000
muzzleSounds
soundCount 2
sound "WEAPON_PHASESUPPORTMISSILEMEDIUM_MUZZLE"
sound "WEAPON_PHASESUPPORTMISSILEMEDIUM_MUZZLE_ALT1"
hitEffectName "Weapon_PhaseCapitalMissileBomber_Hit"
hitHullEffectSounds
soundCount 1
sound "WEAPONIMPACT_PHASEMISSILEMEDIUM_HITGENERIC"
hitShieldsEffectSounds
soundCount 1
sound "WEAPONIMPACT_PHASEMISSILEMEDIUM_HITGENERIC"
missileTravelEffectName "Weapon_PhaseCapitalMissileBomber_Travel"
missileStartTurningDistance 10.000000
missileSlowTurnRate 3.141593
missileMaxSlowTurnTime 1.000000
Weapon
WeaponType "Beam"
damageEnums
AttackType "ANTILIGHT"
DamageAffectType "AFFECTS_SHIELDS_AND_HULL"
DamageApplyType "OVERTIME"
DamageType "ENERGY"
WeaponClassType "FLASHBEAM"
DamagePerBank:FRONT 0.000000
DamagePerBank:BACK 0.000000
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DamagePerBank:RIGHT 23.000000
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muzzleSoundMinRespawnTime 0.100000
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hitShieldsEffectSounds
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beamEffectSounds
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sound "WEAPON_PHASECAPITALFLASHBEAMHEAVY_TRAVEL"
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...

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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting HarryMcGrath,

reply 5

Quoting Rovert10,
reply 3
They have a mix of weapons. And all of them are composite types so they are effective against all armor types no matter how you look at the numbers especially on mass.

Wrong. Taken from the VL corvette:

Only the side guns that can fire on strikecraft are antilight. But their primary weapons intended for frigates and larger are composite, so in a sense you're both right.

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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I didn't comment on the weapontype because I knew that was correct, just the damagetype because it wasn't. That's why I bolded that part..

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Seleuceia

Join Date 01/2008

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You have to understand Volt that Goa is "The Great Compromiser"....in his eyes, everyone is always right....

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So, front loaded Pulse gun, back loaded phase missiles, side loaded flash beam. Wicked.

I presume the corvettes will shoot Pulse guns on approach and phase missiles on retreat as they swarm back and forth. Indicating a fairly equal distribution of pulse gun/phase missiles on Frigs/cruisers/caps e.t.c. While using beam weaponry to engage strike squadrons.

thanks for the tip Volt regarding the intended design as being anti LRM, i can certainly see their use in that role, though I do very much also like their flexibility regarding context.

I recon I'm much more comfortable with corvettes now. Thanks for the replies!

EDIT: I'm off to download the txt files!

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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting Seleuceia,

reply 9

You have to understand Volt that Goa is "The Great Compromiser"....in his eyes, everyone is always right....

Alright, in this case maybe you're right, but do I really always do that?

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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Quoting GoaFan77,

reply 11

Quoting Seleuceia, reply 9You have to understand Volt that Goa is "The Great Compromiser"....in his eyes, everyone is always right....

Alright, in this case maybe you're right, but do I really always do that?

Goa, 2+2=5. Say I'm right.

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Seleuceia

Join Date 01/2008

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Quoting GoaFan77,

reply 11

Alright, in this case maybe you're right, but do I really always do that?

So many times me and others (like RiddleKing) have tried to troll each other, only to end up "both being right" and running out of feces to throw at each other...

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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting Volt_Cruelerz,

reply 12

Goa, 2+2=5. Say I'm right.

2 + 2 = 6 would get a maybe from me, but I'm afraid you're wrong Volt.

Quoting Seleuceia,

reply 13

So many times me and others (like RiddleKing) have tried to troll each other, only to end up "both being right" and running out of feces to throw at each other...

Quotes or it didn't happen.

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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Quoting GoaFan77,

reply 14

Quoting Volt_Cruelerz, reply 12Goa, 2+2=5. Say I'm right.

2 + 2 = 6 would get a maybe from me, but I'm afraid you're wrong Volt.

lol

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