explanations on how damage, armor, damage type and armor type works

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Hello,

I'm still learning the game but I have problems figuring out how combats are fought.

How are damage vs armor working ?

Is there armor type and damage type (From various post I think it is the case) ?

That would help me understanding why this ship is good against this other.

Thanks

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I used this chart to help me

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p7xc_snd9Cc-6o2UwvPEWUg&gid=0
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Thank you very much !!!
It's much more than what I dreamed for :)

Note: it seems not to be 1.03 info, but that doesn't matter I'll make the changes :)
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Note: it seems not to be 1.03 info, but that doesn't matter I'll make the changes

How so?..
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I was working when I checked the site and I was wrong: the site contains 1.03 info

But how is armor and mitigation working ?
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Mitigation works precisely how one would imagine - reduces incoming damage by that %. Despite the fact it says Shield Mitigation, it actually works at all times. Phase Missiles that ignore shields also ignore mitigation however. It also increases whenever the unit takes damage, and goes back down when not being attacked.

1 Armor = 5% Extended HP Roughly (i.e. a 200 health unit with 2 armor, will take 220 damage worth of attacks to kill, 3 armor would take 230, and so on), only applies on the hull. The advantage over just 5% health is that it's easier to heal/regen.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
check out the combat mechanics thread in strategy Ptarth's done an excellent job of rounding up the details
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
linky

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/305565