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IonCannonDamage

The raw damage an ion cannon blast applies, and the strength ceiling the computer rates a target against.

Specification
Applies to
global rules
File
rules.ini
Section
[CombatDamage]
Value
integer
When omitted
700

The blast applies this figure through IonCannonWarhead with no source, so the warhead’s Verses table, its spread falloff and Immune=yes all apply and nothing is credited with the kills. The same figure sizes the light flash when that warhead is declared bright. A cell under a bridge is detonated twice at full strength, once at bridge height and once at ground level.

The value is read a second time by the computer’s target rating: a candidate earns its premium rating only while its current strength is at or below this figure, so raising the damage widens the set of objects the computer considers worth a strike as well as making the strike hurt more.