MAD science ship...

[Mavor]

So does a full stone ship not stop the lightning anymore? Or does hitting our turrets cause hull damage? Twice just now I've been insta-killed, I mean I complete the dialogue with the ship and then I am instantly dead. There is nothing on my ship that isnt made of or covered by stone.

[FuryoftheStars]

The shots can pass through your turrets and hit what ever is underneath, so if you have your turrets on something other than stone, then yeah, that's exposure.

Otherwise, not sure. TBH, the only time I fought it I used the dev console to cheat it in and I had a large ship at the time that was able to easily absorb its dps.

If you have shields, you can also try finding one of those upgrades that makes it resistant to energy or plasma (lightning guns have a chance of rolling plasma which does extra damage to shields).

[Mavor]

Yeah my turrets are mounted on stone - literally nothing exposed but the exhaust of my engines, which never got hit, being that they're way in the rear of my ship. Two times Ive tried this and both times the nanosecond the dialogue was over I was hit with lightning and instantly dead. My ships hull bar never even drains, Im just dead, with a full lifebar =P

[FuryoftheStars]

Did you use really thin stone? They may have changed it to where it no longer makes you immune, but just does less damage?

[Mavor]

I changed everything on my ship to stone that I could, minus internal stuff like gyros/generators/etc. There are a few places on the side/rear that have thinner layers - but they are very few. When the lightning hit me, both times, it was dead on the front of the ship - where the stone is very thick.

This fight has never been an issue in the past - no clue why I seem to have zero chance against it now =\

[FuryoftheStars]

Yeah, sorry, my only other thought is that stone is no longer immune to lightning, but without input from others, I don't know. :/

[Shimazu]

Should be still immune. I think it states in the tips. And also on lightning weapons.

[DivineEvil]

The only thing I can think of is that you have wedges or corners, which have areas with thin coverage, that can be shot-trough ocassionally. Unless you plated sides with blocks and corners/wedges in the gaps, of course. Otherwise you should be immune.

[Whiplash711]

I can tell you from experience you MUST be completely sealed in water tight with stone. Think of electricity and how it travels. I like light can go through even the smallest crack in your hull. Sadly might be better to build a cube to fight him. Stone is still the way to go though as nothing has changed with that since the last time my buddy kicked his butt.

[Mavor]

Yeah I figure Ill just go the silly big stone cube route when I get back around to it.

[DivineEvil]

Just recently killed the thing myself. Simply made a 1-unit thick shield in front. Didn't even needed it much, because I just reversed from it a little and pummeled with plasma torpedoes and cannon batteries until its got busted. It couldn't reach me with Lightning guns and got stuck in the asteroids due to its massive size.

[SpiralRazor]

Thats the best way to kill it....reverse kite it until its deaded....its slow and boring but 100% effective. in its current incarnation i found it too irritating to fight it the traditional way.

[MadArtillery]

Originally posted by SpiralRazor:

Thats the best way to kill it....reverse kite it until its deaded....its slow and boring but 100% effective. in its current incarnation i found it too irritating to fight it the traditional way.

I just rammed it and instantly killed it. It only got one volly off took 1/4 of my shield. I think your exaggerating a bit.

[FuryoftheStars]

Originally posted by MadArtillery:

Originally posted by SpiralRazor:

Thats the best way to kill it....reverse kite it until its deaded....its slow and boring but 100% effective. in its current incarnation i found it too irritating to fight it the traditional way.

I just rammed it and instantly killed it. It only got one volly off took 1/4 of my shield. I think your exaggerating a bit.

I'm tempted to ask if it split in half. :)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/445220/discussions/0/1749025121518598782/

[MadArtillery]

Originally posted by FuryoftheStars:

Originally posted by MadArtillery:

I just rammed it and instantly killed it. It only got one volly off took 1/4 of my shield. I think your exaggerating a bit.

I'm tempted to ask if it split in half. :)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/445220/discussions/0/1749025121518598782/

It did indeed split in half, the top half counted as the functional half and slammed down onto my top mounted spikes during the ram and blamo, dead boss. Gotta love it when the physics engine cooperates eh?

[FuryoftheStars]

Indeed!