Hello-

How do most huge ships get Missile or Torpedo attacks?

I see that the Raider -class corvette has one of each in its upgrade bar, so that's obvious. I see Corsair Refit grants the C-ROC a Missile upgrade icon, among other things.

I further see that the Ordnance Tubes Hardpoint upgrade card grants Missile and Torpedo attacks "only as bonus attacks".

I assume this means the Ordnance Tubes upgrade actually adds the Missile and Torpedo upgrade icons to the upgrade bar? I would further think you'd still have to purchase the actual Missiles and/or Torpedoes (on top of paying for the Ordnance Tubes themselves).

Did I miss something to this effect in the rules?

Ordnance Tubes does not add any slots. You do have to pay to equip the missiles. Currently, the Raider and C-ROC with refit are the only ships that can make use of Ordnance Tubes. That’ll likely change as more ships are released.

Thanks for the reply.

Where did you learn this info?

35 minutes ago, evanger said:

Thanks for the reply.

Where did you learn this info?

From the PDFs of available upgrades.

10 hours ago, evanger said:

Thanks for the reply.

Where did you learn this info?

Cards that add slots explicitly say they do. For reference, look at the titles that add slots. Ordnance Tubes do not because they don't say they do. Therefore, while you could equip ordnance tubes to, say, a Gozanti, it would be a mistake to do so.

Thanks for your help,everyone!

Seems like there should almost be a Missile or Torpedo upgrade icon prerequisite on the Ordnance Tubes card.

4 hours ago, evanger said:

Thanks for your help,everyone!

Seems like there should almost be a Missile or Torpedo upgrade icon prerequisite on the Ordnance Tubes card.

What if they don’t have one by default, but a later upgrade like a title adds it?

I think it’s fine as is. Just be careful with how you add stuff to your build.

4 minutes ago, ScummyRebel said:

What if they don’t have one by default, but a later upgrade like a title adds it?

I think it’s fine as is. Just be careful with how you add stuff to your build.

IE: Hotshot Gunner.

5 hours ago, ScummyRebel said:

What if they don’t have one by default, but a later upgrade like a title adds it?

I think it’s fine as is. Just be careful with how you add stuff to your build.

Then they would have it and therefore meet the prerequisite

All the Ordnance Tubes do for you is allow you to use Ordnance as a bonus attack, and allow you to use normal-arc weapons in your full 180-degree frontal arc. The trade-off is that they become vulnerable to being disabled, which locks them to your Bullseye arc instead.