Active Flare Launcher

Up to date for latest version, 0.97a.

Active Flare Launcher
Defensive Ship System
Technical data
% base flux per use	10
Cooldown (sec)	5
Game data
ID	flarelauncher_active

	Launches flares to confuse the guidance systems of nearby enemy missiles. The flares are fast and actively track the missiles.
–In-game description

	Launches flares that distract the guidance systems of incoming missiles and PD weapons. The flares also track missiles and any missile impacting a flare will be destroyed.
–Full Codex description

Availability

This ship system is used on the following hulls:

• Apogee; fires 6 flares per burst.
• Drover; fires 6 flares per burst.
• Phantom; fires 6 flares per burst.
• Revenant; fires 6 flares per burst.
• Buffalo; fires 3 flares per burst.
• Mercury; fires 3 flares per burst.
• Valkyrie; fires 3 flares per burst.

The number of flares launched at a time is based on the number of hidden flare launchers mounted in each hull type, with three flares per launcher per activiation.

Notes

This system differs from the Flare Launcher and Decoy Flare Launcher due to the flares' ability to target enemy projectiles and their significantly higher speed. Active flares are capable of targeting enemy missiles, phase mines, and even enemy flares.

Once fired, these flares will continue travelling in a single direction until a target is detected; they are capable of travelling 2000 SU. The flares have a distinct green hue that separates them from other kinds of flares.

Tips and Strategies

The following section contains user-submitted suggestions, these may be inaccurate or outdated.

Changelog

Patch 0.96a: Drover: Changed ship system to Active Flare Launcher [was Reserve Deployment] Patch 0.9a: Tempest: Replaced Active Flare Launcher with High Energy Focus Patch 0.8a:  Tempest: Ship system is now "Active Flare Launcher" Modified to have unlimited uses and slightly improved flare speed Apogee: replaced ship system with Active Flare Launcher (2x)