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Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:53 am
by GC13
I just had an encounter with a Rock Scout, one with two Rock crewmen but no medbay and only one layer of shields. I managed to kill it with my one Dual Laser, timing my attacks so I dropped the shields with the laser then used the Anti-Bio Beam right after, sweeping it over both of the crew members.

I'm using the Slug Cruiser, so I couldn't see whether their hp was dropping but I definitely knew where in the ship to aim at. There's no way I hit them less than ten times with the beam and neither crewman moved from their spots. The one thing I could think might cause this is if the beam doesn't damage the squares it starts and ends on, then I could see how neither of them died.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:33 am
by Cosmitz
I had the exact same thing. Rockmen again, Rock ship afair, shields down, no medbay, hit them a good dozen times with the bio beam and they kept on ticking. I was hitting them right on the money all the time.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:42 am
by GC13
Rockmen are able to be hurt by the anti-bio beam, right? I could have sworn I had killed at least crew member on a Rock Scout already with the anti-bio beam.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:49 am
by Cosmitz
Yes. I've killed the exact same ship with the exact same configuration in previous times, just one time they did not want to die.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:37 pm
by GC13
So is it just us two, or have other people had to deal with this?

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:07 am
by Drasha
I have seen it where the anti bio beam won't do damage to some crew members from certain angels.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:14 pm
by Sacrificial Toast
The hitbox is a definitely a bit finicky along the start and end of the beam in my experience.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:22 pm
by Agent_L
Are antipersonnel and repair drones affected by anti-bio beam? AFAIK slugs can't tell living beings from onboard drones.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:38 am
by Cosmitz
No drone bay, thus, no drones.

Re: Anti-bio beam not dealing damage?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:17 pm
by bsa
Me too! No shields, beam straight through the guy, no damage.

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