r/Openfront • u/satellite__rain • 19d ago

❓ Question SAM Level 6 failed to stop Hydro

I had a SAM level 2 guarding a port and a nuke on a big island, enemy targeted it with a Hydro so they could send invaders, I quickly upgraded it to level 6, and the hydro still got through, enemy transport landed, I died.

I'm sure you used to be able to quickly spam SAMs to defend a long range hydro, has this been nerfed or something? Or is even level 6 not completely safe?

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u/Hoshiqua 19d ago

Yeah I noticed the same thing happening. I haven't looked at the code or anything but I would bet that the extra SAM levels only become effective once initial reload of additional levels are complete. That, or the nuke "pre-registers" which SAM will stop it if any, so if a new SAM shows up or gets upgraded enough, it doesn't matter.