Missiles are bad now?
"bad" would probably be too strong a word, missiles are no longer an insta-win option in recent versions of the game. It would seem to be the case that alien PD got a buff or aliens or just using more PD in current designs or both. I'm in late 2027 and recently finished researching lanceheads, my usual tier 2 missile of choice. But I'm wondering if there is much point in switching over. Alternatively I think I've read that torpedoes although they have a much smaller magazine are better at overcoming point defense, so I could upgrade my ships to vulcans instead. Or I could try rushing the Olympus shaped charge nukes. Or I could just go into coils and green arcs. In the long run I will have all the technology but priority and the order in which I get these things matter a lot. Where should I go now in the near term?