nuke bug

http://zero-k.info/Battles/Detail/280214

If I understand it, he says that athenas flying over a firing silencer can block the rocket? Or the rocket hits the athenas and explodes?

...that sounds like some pretty next level anti-antinuke stuff...

Is the problem that nuke missile collide with enemy units? That is intended. I once destroyed a base with a Dirtbag by jumping over a silo as the nuke was launched.

GoogleFrog

I was there! I saw that game! =D

IMO, it's a nice mechanic. Niche but awesome.

Funfact: you can do the same with anti, it does 1500 damage.

Yes, it can, but it will not fire more than once against a single nuke. If you move an athena into position at the right time, not only will the protector missile deal some nice damage to surrounding units, it will also allow the SHINY to hit with impunity.

NOOOO Gerald my smurf, you spoiled all the things i worked for 2 hours on superspeedmetal with @Rafal[ZK]. WHYYYYYYYYY. I was the one who discovered it a long time ago. I think it was 6 months ago. Sfireman and Rafal knew about it, no1 else.

Yes, if you move athena when silencer fires the nuke will hit athena and it will explode there. Its a decent tactic to troll and wait for the nuke to fire and then send athena in for the kill:D. Quite epic!

Also @Googlefrog :"I once destroyed a base with a Dirtbag by jumping over a silo as the nuke was launched. "
Link to replay?

quote: Forever I was the one who discovered it a long time ago. I think it was 6 months ago.

quote: GoogleFrog Here is the battle, note that it occurred over 2 years ago

Pwned.

But yeah, this one is older than BA, like many other quirks. And even if not, any clever 'trolling' trick you think you invented, Google probably did it first. He's been breaking this game for a long time.

so you discovered that athena is a unit? because

quote: nuke missile collide with [...] units

was known for 2 years.