Bomb Options
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:52 pm
I know that several of you are going to groan about this, as I see that the subject is ancient in Oolite, but I would like to comment.....so I will. 
I use to always have the energy bomb on hand. I'm not sure how I got away with it, as I have the latest version of Oolite installed, but I didn't notice it's absence in my arsenal until about a week ago. That shows how much I used it to begin with. However, I must admit my disappointment at it's removal. It was a part of the game. It was a concept formally unheard of to me, and it fascinated me. One of my favorite uses of that super weapon was against overwhelming odds. For instance, early on, when I was only JUST getting to the point where I could afford equipment like the Energy Bomb, it was what I could call a game saver for me. I had my old Mark III, and was diligently trying to buy and sell, eking out a profit where ever I could. The greatest threat to my existence in the game was Pirates. I actually got good enough at fighting that I could take on about 5 or 6 of them, and win......unless they showed up with a MUCH superior ship (ie - Asp, Werewolf, Merlin, etc). In those situations, I was just plain dead, and would have to restart from my last game save, hopefully remembering at the last system to save the game. Then I had to figure out if it was worth going back to the system in which I had just been blown away. Then I found the Energy Bomb. I really didn't know it's capabilities for a while after I got one. I was actually afraid of blowing myself up along with every other ship nearby. It was on this forum I found out differently, and the first time I used it, I survived a situation I would NEVER have survived without it. Believe it or not, it was against Thargoids I first used it. I jumped into a system without enough fuel to have the option of jumping back out, and the place was swarming with Thargoids. When I first arrived, there were three other ships in system with me, trying to fight off the Thargoids. They were all destroyed, leaving me with my shields in the red, and feeling that old sense of "here we go again". Then I remembered the Energy Bomb. I actually had to pause the game, and check the Oolite Guide to find out how to use it, LOL!!!!
Needless to say, I found out how, and blew away nine tenths of the bugs. It wouldn't get them all, which I still don't have any notion as to why, but it took out enough that I was able to destroy the remaining Battle Ship, and thus all of it's robot fighters. From that point on, I always tried to have the Energy Bomb on hand. I had to use it a few times after that against overwhelming odds with Pirates. I went to use it a little over a week ago, and found I didn't have it anymore. I couldn't understand it, as I knew I had bought one, and hadn't used it for quite some time. I went down in flames, and THAT was with my murdering Merlin. Now I know why I didn't have the bomb anymore, and it is not just a little irritating. How is it that you can feel that such a thing so long a part of the game is suddenly "Not right", or unnecessary? I obviously have no control of such things, but it is hard to take. I can't afford one of the super bombs. Most of the time I'm able to either fight off the bandits, or run, as my Merlin is faster than nearly any other ship, but I still run into those situations where there is no escaping the inevitable. It's a good thing this is just a game. 
I use to always have the energy bomb on hand. I'm not sure how I got away with it, as I have the latest version of Oolite installed, but I didn't notice it's absence in my arsenal until about a week ago. That shows how much I used it to begin with. However, I must admit my disappointment at it's removal. It was a part of the game. It was a concept formally unheard of to me, and it fascinated me. One of my favorite uses of that super weapon was against overwhelming odds. For instance, early on, when I was only JUST getting to the point where I could afford equipment like the Energy Bomb, it was what I could call a game saver for me. I had my old Mark III, and was diligently trying to buy and sell, eking out a profit where ever I could. The greatest threat to my existence in the game was Pirates. I actually got good enough at fighting that I could take on about 5 or 6 of them, and win......unless they showed up with a MUCH superior ship (ie - Asp, Werewolf, Merlin, etc). In those situations, I was just plain dead, and would have to restart from my last game save, hopefully remembering at the last system to save the game. Then I had to figure out if it was worth going back to the system in which I had just been blown away. Then I found the Energy Bomb. I really didn't know it's capabilities for a while after I got one. I was actually afraid of blowing myself up along with every other ship nearby. It was on this forum I found out differently, and the first time I used it, I survived a situation I would NEVER have survived without it. Believe it or not, it was against Thargoids I first used it. I jumped into a system without enough fuel to have the option of jumping back out, and the place was swarming with Thargoids. When I first arrived, there were three other ships in system with me, trying to fight off the Thargoids. They were all destroyed, leaving me with my shields in the red, and feeling that old sense of "here we go again". Then I remembered the Energy Bomb. I actually had to pause the game, and check the Oolite Guide to find out how to use it, LOL!!!!
Needless to say, I found out how, and blew away nine tenths of the bugs. It wouldn't get them all, which I still don't have any notion as to why, but it took out enough that I was able to destroy the remaining Battle Ship, and thus all of it's robot fighters. From that point on, I always tried to have the Energy Bomb on hand. I had to use it a few times after that against overwhelming odds with Pirates. I went to use it a little over a week ago, and found I didn't have it anymore. I couldn't understand it, as I knew I had bought one, and hadn't used it for quite some time. I went down in flames, and THAT was with my murdering Merlin. Now I know why I didn't have the bomb anymore, and it is not just a little irritating. How is it that you can feel that such a thing so long a part of the game is suddenly "Not right", or unnecessary? I obviously have no control of such things, but it is hard to take. I can't afford one of the super bombs. Most of the time I'm able to either fight off the bandits, or run, as my Merlin is faster than nearly any other ship, but I still run into those situations where there is no escaping the inevitable. It's a good thing this is just a game. 