Question about space missionsFollow

yes with enough hits it blows up. And blasters work on it too, that shielding just means the target is extra-tough.

Its a communications array and if you hit it with enough missiles and blaster fire you can blow it up. I usually try to as its good exp. If there are other targets you want to concentrate on as you pass underneath, just fire four missiles at it and continue with the other targets, and keep doing that. As a totally off-the-top-of-my-head guesstimate, I'd say you need to hit it with about 20-24 missiles in all.

Blasters can blow up shielded targets just fine, it just takes a lot of bolts.

No, they can not.

Shielded means just that -- the target is immune to blaster fire and needs missiles (concussive) in order to take damage. i.e. Imperial side the Sarapin Assault and the downed capital ship doesn't have shields on the shield generators so you can quite easily take them out with blaster damage. The later mission Clouds of Vondoru *does* have shielded targets and you can't do any damage at all to the generators.

You're probably basing your conclusion on the shield generators on capital ships and destroyers from previous missions where they could be hit by blasters because they weren't shielded. Later missions purposely put these shielded targets on so that you actually have a reason to use your missiles.

If you want further proof, just LOOK at how much damage your blasters do in comparison to missiles: it's obscene. Even halfway through all missions with Grade 3 (much less 5/6) upgrades 1 second of blaster shots equal a missile easily. You should easily be able to see a change in damage on shield generators for Clouds of Vondoru (and whatever the Republic equivalent is) when grade 5/6 blasters compared to missiles but you can't -- because they do nothing to shielded targets.



Yeah, like BillyRayValentine said you can destroy them but they take more missiles than a communications array takes. The only mission you can realistically destroy one with missiles is the downed capital ship mission (Sarapin Assault for Imperials), and that's only if you reserve mission for it alone and start shooting it the second it comes into focus and in range for your reticule to change.

Bridges/Arrays are all worth 2970 experience/credits once per mission per day (note: this is only one bridge per mission, as the original escort mission has 3 capital ships that you can destroy if you're fast enough with protons, but you only get the 2970 once and only 500 legacy/experience for each one thereafter).

And BRV I would imagine the reason for the upgrade level limitations are to curb massive leveling easily (they are already having problems with bots on this front) as well as give people some easier ways and reasons to continually do the missions. I know as you level you get more and more bonus quests on the older missions, so that could also be a reason to have additional upgrades.


Edited, Jan 31st 2012 12:46pm by Viertel

According to this (and the in-game guide), these targets repel blaster fire.

The minefield is one of the few instances where I find it useful, to tell you the truth. Too many missions have friendly targets nearby. Of course, who knows if they have actual practical value or if it is just my lore sensitivity that keeps me from hitting it when next to friendlies.

Uses I have found--Use when strafing a capital ship, to take out or do damage to the turrets. Take out the mines. Use in instances where you are getting overwhelmed by nearby fighters and frigates (though these situations usually seem to occur on the escort missions).

I use the blaster stance more than anything. I occasionally need to hit my shield, but I usually forget I have it. There are really only 2 or 3 parts of the missions I have so far (at 47) where there's enough shooting at you to make it valuable.

The shield stance is useful, but much better to just focus on not taking damage in my experience. Though it's nice to have when the game tells you that you hit an asteroid that you CLEARLY missed.

While we are on the general topic: Is there any value in doing the greyed out missions? I really am bad at paying attention to how much xp I am getting while on the run, and only tend to notice the rewards.

But the credits are pretty significant. If you can do all the bonuses, all the space missions average out to about 1.3k credits per minute (assuming dailies).

Because they *are* immune and you're not paying attention when you fly. I guarantee you that you aren't killing a shielded target with blasters: it flat out isn't happening. If you'd love to offer a video as proof I'll more than happily correct my stance, but considering the actual sites, personal experience, and the in-game tips specifically state they're immune to blaster damage I rest my case (yes, a few are incorrect, but very few).

Secondly, not every single shield generator actually has shields (crazy inorite?). Your first "Down the crippled capital ship" mission has shield generators that aren't shielded; the later mission of the same type does. All frigates do have shield generators and without fail they also are shielded.

Take a rank 6 blaster upgrade, go fire on the shield generators on the capital ships and frigates (use zero missiles the entire mission) in the first first mission (escort) and watch as you can't kill a single shielded target.

It flat out doesn't happen.



That isn't always possible no matter how much you duck, dodge, weave, and barrel roll away. Specfically the final three missions have standard fighters that can wipe out shields of even grade 6 ships rapidly and you can't always avoid damage you can't see from behind (mine missions v2.0).

It's useless to stay in, I agree, but considering it takes about 5 seconds to regen around half of your shields then go back to blasters they're really useful on the final missions.

Edited, Feb 2nd 2012 12:55am by Viertel

Whelp I can confirm that on the second capital ship assault (clouds of vonduru) the shield generators are immune to blasters. On the other hand I killed the lower antenna on cartel listening station blaster only. Anyone know a clear mission with a shield target objective that's more than one, so I can screenshot it not completed (but more than zero) and my full missiles? There's only one antenna so nothing to prove I did it.

EDIT: well Salscumi Fleet action's shield generators, it's a bit tough to make sure you're always hitting the same one but I'm sure I poured enough blaster bolts into it to confirm it can't be popped. Dunno why station lower antennas are different and I can't prove I blew that one apart.

Edited, Feb 1st 2012 10:56pm by selebrin