Talk:SkyShield Missiles/@comment-69.1.27.102-20170816020345

Location, location, location. When figuring out the best location to put Missiles, you have to consider two things: they will target random invaders, and low-point invaders will get missile overkill on them.

To avoid having to worry about the randomness, you need to minimize flight times,  This means the missiles should be in the center of your base. By placing missile launchers close to the center, you minimize flight time in any direction. To see what I mean, imagine a missile launcher all the way over on the left hand side. On average a missile fired from that launcher will have to cross half the map. If the launcher is set up in the center, the average distance it has to cross is one qaurter of the map. This means your missile hit intruders faster, meaning ther is less time for overkill missiles to be launched (ever seen an intruder destroyed by 1 missile, then see another 5 fly through that same location).

To avoid overkill against low-hit invaders, consider where they are going to be. Invaders near the top are going to be full of hit points, and every missile will do full damage. Invaders near the bottom will be low on hit points, so you want to minimize flight time towards them. So you want to position your launchers near the bottom to better make sure you kill invaders before they escape.

Result: you want to set up your missile launchers in the bottom middle of the map. By putting it near the bottom you minimize flight time towards the wounded intruders, and by putting it in the middle you minimize the detrimental effect of random missile targeting.