Im not sure if this is a bug or its meant to be in the game, but it shouldn't. Me and my friend were doing a classic 1v1, i got pushed off the planet onto a metal planet for myself, i set up 3 Anti-Nukes all full with missiles. i see four "a nuke has been fired message" on the top of my screen, i think nothing of it as my nukes should take all of them down. Short story, they dont. the nukes entered the atmosphere right above the anti nukes. As soon as they did, ALL 3 anti-nukes shot 1 missile EACH at one nuke, the second nuke entered, same thing, they all shot 1 anti-nuke (total of 3) at 1 nuke, third missile came in and they did it again. By the time the fourth missile came in, i had no anti nukes, and the fourth nuke struck the commander, thus causing myself to "capitulate." I am pretty sure this isnt meant to be in the game, i checked the search bar and there was nothing for it so i made a new thread, i just want to get ubers attention with this so that this problem doesnt happen to make people quit PA (because some people rage over this stuff), i know i wont quit.
It has already been discussed in a thread here Tldr; there is no centralized anti-nuke system, each building working independently. As far as I know, this game logic ain't moddable and is server side.
That means the nukes were in range of all the anti nukes. This never used to be a problem since nukes would hit the planet after they travel a small distance in the air. This can't be fixed unless Uber reverts back to the old nuke landing or adds extra functions to how anti nukes work.
would changing antinukes to detecting a nuke when it gets launched make a difference? Like a buddy system, this anti-nuke goes with that nuke and so on, it decides which one to launch at when it gets launched. Though it could just be over complicated adding that, theres probably a better way.
no, the game just needs to check how many antinukes with a missile ready are in range of the incoming nuke, then randomly pick one to fire, and repeat.
Does this mean overkill with all units will be fixed? Ex: All my tanks won't fire at one enemy they'll spread their fire.
This should also help with the shield - the main issue I had with GIL-E anti-projectile weapons was their terribad targeting priorities
What about anti nukes missing nukes and then dancing in the air for minutes? Happens a lot, especially on smaller planets (250 and less)
Speaking of, antinuke, destroying a founding tradition, should honestly be a beam weapon anyway. That way, the nuke may come into range of all 3 at once, but if 1 beam obliterates it there is a slim chance the other 2 won't react fast enough and will be spared the expensive ammo.