Terrorstars are not death stars. They blow up *stars*, not planets.

Terror STARS are the big clue in the name to show you how to use them.

You and your logic be quiet.


But truthfully, as cool as it is to watch an entire system go Ka-BLOOIE, I really don't use them. Too much effort to build them, and then to fragile when they are done.

Heh, what does it say? That's probably the ONLY time you'd EVER want to use one, really, if there's an end game message. Otherwise, I can't imagine a single circumstance under which I would want to use a Terror Star. The hideous expense of researching a technology that has absolutely no worthwhile application to anything else, so that you can create an item which similarly has no useful value that serves only to destroy your own real estate, seems rather dubious. Combined with the fact that the construction delays are such that you cannot simply throw one together and use it immediately, and the fact that they MOVE SOOOO SLOOOOWLY, pretty much assures that they have little to no useful tactical or strategic value. They were simply better in GalCiv 1, where you could transform an already mighty starbase into one and drive it around the galaxy (taking the mineable resource with it). The blowing-up-stars thing, cool but still useless, though.

[quoteBut truthfully, as cool as it is to watch an entire system go Ka-BLOOIE, I really don't use them. Too much effort to build them, and then to fragile when they are done.[/quote]

I think the only purpose of Terrorstars is simply 'being cool'. By the time you can afford them (and build / escort them) you most likely already have one.

They MIGHT be useful to blow up a system of the Dread Lords, if they have more than one planet. But it's unlikely that you'd be able to guard it against the defending ships.

Bah. I hate surprises. Don't believe in spoilers, there's no such thing. It is always better to go into anything fully informed.

You could for a beta release or two once they allowed TS to be fleeted, they snipped that in the bud though.

They move at 1 parsec a week, no faster.

What do you expect? That technological terror you've constructed is insignificant when compared to the power of the Force.

Yea, I wish they would fix that. It just isn't logical to put a ton of funding into somethig that can blow up a star but can get hit once by a Laser I and DIE! A little regular firepower would be nice

I swear i'm just about ready to dive into the tech file(s) and slap lower research points values to this whole group unless someone gives me a good reason not to beside being such an impatient person - for power - that maybe isn't worth half its cost - when all i want - is to see a freak devilish show - of some newly made asteroids!

can the movement rates and number of turns it take to make one movment point for terrorstars be modded. Hell, i don't want to wait for 10 turns for it to make one move.

Explanation 1: The Terror Star is a directed Artificial Gravity weapon. The primary weapon must be able to penetrate to the core of a star for maximum effect, and therefore due to the extremely low mass of planets, such directed energy simply passes right through them. The weapon's purpose is to simply artificially increase the mass of the stellar core until it passes the Chandrasekhar limit. Then - Kerplooie!

Explanation 2 (My personal choice): Most all planetary cores are made of elements of iron or heavier. Nearly all these mundane elements have high binding energy and therefore CONSUME energy when fusion or even fission takes place.

Nearly all stars are composed of elements lighter than these elements, including helium, oxygen, and carbon.

Imagine the Terror Star's weapon works by breaking the nucleon binding forces in lightweight atoms, therefore, those found in great numbers and density, like in a star. Breaking these bonds and allowing them to instantly refuse, and repeating this action will release a tremendous amount of energy, causing the core of the star to swell dramatically. When the beam is no longer applied, the core contracts dramatically, causing an exponential increase in temperatures and pressure, which in turn causes a chain-reaction. The core of the star begins to nova as massive pockets begin advanced fusion. Such massive releases of energy cause rapid expansion and collapse all over, and the core literally begins bouncing off itself.

This runaway process simply causes the star to tear itself apart.

Such a weapon, if used on a planet, would have minimal effect on the core, and only lightly interact with the atmosphere. Due to the extremely low density of these lighter elements in the upper atmosphere, it would likely have zero noticable effect.

Not sure if Stardock is aware or if this has been said, but if you try to create a fleet with a terror star and another ship the game crashes to desktop. Are we supposed to be able to create fleets with terror stars?

On another note, if you optionally destroy one of your colonies on the planet details screen, the planet becomes planet quality 0 and can not be colonized again. Is this intended?