why are nukes always so weak?

[Lennier]

No; 75% chance of intercepting ICBMs. 37.5% chance of intercepting Tac Nukes.

 

[reddishrecue]

No; 75% chance of intercepting ICBMs. 37.5% chance of intercepting Tac Nukes.

Oic, so SDI only intercepts ICBMs but not tac nukes.

 

[Lennier]

It will intercept both. But tac nukes not as efficiently.

 

[Terrapod]

What if the power of tactical nukes and ICBMs were increased and tactical nukes can destroy cities with pop under lvl 10, but you can only launch 3 tac nukes and 5 ICBMs so that one civ can't wipe out another entirely in one turn but can cause serious damage

 

[AdamCrock]

It will intercept both. But tac nukes not as efficiently.

And why not ?! - the difference is a payload *not* the "delivery" agent - they are both conveyed on the same or similar vessels hehe - missiles ;P

edit - and the "payload" is the ammount of plutonium packed into the missile core - that's probably the only difference

 

[Fippy]

Nukes in Civ are complete nonsense, as you can beeline them and in reality that would have never been possible. Using nukes without all these modern techs...it's laughable.
Same as eliminating everyone with them, "normal" wars with units happened, atomic war is no history it's just sad and should not be in games that focus on telling us a story.

So i don't care how good or bad they are, could be..they just should not be in this game.

 

[AdamCrock]

(...)So i don't care how good or bad they are, could be..they just should not be in this game.

As if in our world I'd agree but in the game world it is a simple matter of balance The one who would possess the most nukes wins ! - simple as that ! If someone is to amass the quantity of nukes to threat the entire known world than that someone we should adress as "master" (It is all common knowledge btw. I did not discovered America by that or something hehe)

edit: and sorry for spelling and no-doubt much errors in english

 

[Kupi007]

Too bad that no mod change anything in this department, have to wait for civ 6. I had a dream, when you can pick civic that makes you nuclear power with increased maintance, allows tactical nuke strikes to most units, and shows progrees in development in nukes, first only on big bombers, later short range missile, longer range missiles and at the end ICBM and SLBM's. Its difficult to say if nukes in current form are overpowered, couse we dont know what single missile shows, its 1 missile, or 10, what yield? End game with some theatre defence against nukes would be fun to play, and add depth to modern era, but would be difficult to teach AI to use it.

 

[AdamCrock]

I sense much anger in You ! Thou this is the truth we should remain vigilant of who and how posess the device to wipe out the entire human species out of our planet once and for all ! We can do nothing about it, the world domination is beyond our reach

 

[reddishrecue]

Nukes aren't that weak as you think they are, don't be fooled.