UEF Experimental Satellite System
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The UEF Novax Center: Experimental Satellite System is an experimental structure. It is a command center and launcher for an orbital satellite, the Novax Defense Satellite. It is generally considered too expensive for what it is, or even really useful, and is seldom seen in game.
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[edit] Novax Center
The Novax Center is a building which constructs the suborbital Novax Defense Satellite. The center is responsible for deploying and controlling the Novax Defense Satellite. In-game though, the building serves no real purpose, as the satellite is deployed automatically, and at no cost, and controlling the satellite is done directly, forgoing the control center. The interesting part of this experimental combo, is that the weapon, the Novax Defense Satellite is absolutely indestructible, however, if the center is destroyed, the satellite is disabled-and Air Crashes, sometimes onto whatever it was attacking.
[edit] Novax Defense Satellite
The satellite itself stays at suborbital position after launching and can be moved around the battlefield. The satellite can move around quite quickly, and has a decent range of fire, making it near impossible to run away when under attack from a satellite. It can only attack ground targets with its Orbital Death Laser. The Orbital Death Laser does 3000 damage per beam (duration 8 seconds), and reloads every 20 seconds, which gives it an overall very low DPS. The weapon is primarily suited for destroying unshielded targets like outlying Mass extractors and field armies, for harassing any unprotected unit, or for secondary base defense. It's very difficult to break through any shielding with just one Novax. However, two or more Novax Defense Satellites are much more a threat against bases and heavier shielding is required to stop them. While the satellite is indestructible, it is usually more of a hassle to your opponent than a serious threat.
[edit] Notes
It bears repeating that the Novax Defense Satellite cannot be damaged in any way. Only destroying the Satellite Center will disable the satellite, causing an Air Crash. Because of this, it is important to protect the Novax Center. On the other hand, if you are under attack from a Novax Defense Satellite, your only solution is to attack the Novax Center.
The Novax Defense Satellite has low DPS. Its real strength is being both fast and indestructible. You should use it the same way you use a gunship: to destroy and harass any undefended position. The Novax Center shines on large maps, like Seton's Clutch, where it can destroy most of your opponent's Mass Extractors in total impunity.
Any form of shielding is enough to stop dead a Novax Defense Satellite. While after a while, the Novax Defense Satellite WILL break through the shield, at a time cost of about 1:30 or 2:00, it is just not worth attacking shields. Two layers of tech 2 shields is enough to stop a Novax Defense Satellite permanently.
Often, your enemy wont fully cover ALL of his Power Generators, so if you are carefull, you may be able to "snipe" his base through a chain reaction.
[edit] Trivia
If you destroy (Ctrl + k) the Novax Defense Satellite, then your Novax Center will self destruct, rather than launch a new satellite. Although the Novax Defense Satellite' has relatively low Air Crash damage (3000), the satellite can fall and hit the target without opposition because shields do not stop air crashes. 2 Novaxes are enough to destroy a Paragon and 3 are enough to destroy a Mavor. It is much better to lose 2 or 3 Novax then having a Mavor destroying your economy or your opponent mass producing units.
