I haven't looked at the code yet, but the problem with both the Maw and Phasic Trap was that they tried to put target caps on them, but both abilities are "periodic abilities", which means they fire multiple times (usually every 2 seconds). This meant that phasic trap would "trap" 10/20 fighters every 2 seconds, rather than the intended goal of trapping just 10/20 fighters total. Thus the target caps on these abilities last version were not very effective.

I'm guessing in this patch they got around this behavior somehow, so while the ability will constantly try to trap strikecraft, it will never trap more than 18/27 fighters at the same time. In other words, they fixed the limits but made the limit a bit higher at the same time.

Thanks Goa - makes sense if it is now 18/27 max rather than 10/20 in an additive way.

I would guess the ability traps 18/27 strikecraft for a duration of two seconds then the ability refires, all the old strikecraft are released as the ability refires and thus retrapped.

However that is pure speculation as I too have not investigated.

Phasic Trap is now an Instant Action. It will trap up to 18/27 strikecraft on the initial cast. Any strikecraft that fly into range after the cast will be unaffected.

hola, que significa "•AntiMedium to Medium damage increased from 1.33333 to 1.5." en el juego?
yo  hablo español y no se casi nada de ingles y todavia no pude delucidar a que se refiere "antimedium to medium damage..." si alguien pudiera explicarlo de manera mas simple ( que lo pueda traducir con algun traductor automatico) se lo agradeceria muchisimo

hi, meaning "• Increased damage to Medium AntiMedium from 1.33333 to 1.5." in the game?
I speak Spanish and English is almost nothing and still could not elucidate referred to "antimedium to medium damage ..." if someone could explain it simpler (who can translate some automatic translator) would really appreciate it

(google translate)

In game, this means that "Long Range Frigates" like the Javelis LRM Frigate

does more damage to "Light Frigates", like the Cobalt Light Frigate.

Does that make sense?

Is anybody noticing that the AI seems passive in the game since 1.8?  I started a new game with three normal AI and two hard AI and according to the stats I am the only one to have liberated a planet despite playing for two hours (according to the stats screen when you quit).  Interestingly, right before I quit tonight one of the hard AI's sent in a titan and two caps to one of the planets that I had stolen from him.  He successfully chased my fleet out and swept the gravity well clean, but then turned and left without  capturing the planet or blasting it back to an uninhabited state.  ???

With the exception of this one AI whom I had started the war with over that planet, I have seen no other AI fleets on the move.  Just lots and lots of scouts.  

Anybody else seeing this?  Or is it a quirk of my game?

Also - and maybe it was always like this and I didn't notice - but the stats screen that is displayed when you quit shows a game time of 33 minutes for every graph even though the actual game time is just under two hours. 

AI does that a lot... attack but then retreat before it actually finished and secured planet

Was this FFA. AIs might have been fighting eachother

Was your game lagging. Sometimes because of lag real time is much longer than actual game time....

You're welcome. That was one of the changes I've been working out and testing with Ironclad for like a month or more.

@GoaFan77: muchísimas gracias GoaFan77 ahora lo entiendo

@ GoaFan77: thank you now I understand GoaFan77

(google translated)

Hmmm..... ?

String updates are good.

This is an excellent patch, thank you developers.

Every time I'm on a Pulsar map:

I mean the pulsating effect is reminiscent of that gif.

At least for me it is!

Edit: I was playing in a dark room with a large bright screen. It's not as rave-y as the Cheat gif, but it sort of fits!

The gamma burst is even worse....damn thing nearly gave me a seizure....