Missile



Torpedoes are missiles fired by sea vehicles in Civilization Stage and Galactic Adventures, and by land vehicles in the latter of those. In Space Stage, turrets will also fire similar weapons at attacking spaceships.

In real life, torpedoes are strictly missiles used in water. However, no name is given to these missiles in-game. The weapons are first used by sea vehicles, so that is why they are refered to as "torpedoes" here.

Torpedoes
Torpedoes are thin, streamlined missiles with two red strips - one at the tip and one by the base of the cone at the front of the warhead. They leave an exaust trail that extends slightly behind them through the air.

Military sea vehicles fire torpedoes in Civilization Stage. They have a long range, reaching as far as the furthest building from the ocean in a port city.

In Space Stage, torpedoes are used by both sea and land vehicles on Adventure Planets.

Also in Space Stage, the turrets of cities under attack will sometimes fire a single torpedo and fire it towards the main spaceship in an attacking fleet. The missile is guided and has a long range, and usually manages to damage its target.

Shells
Shells are round, blue spheres fired by land vehicles in Civilization Stage that explode when they hit their target, causing damage. They also leave a blue trail through the air, like those left by torpedoes.

Unlike their Earth counterparts, shells used in the Spore Galaxy behave like torpedoes, although it seems that they are initially fired out of a gun instead of making use of their own propulsion. They seem to be more like primitive ancestors of the torpedo, even though torpedo-firing sea vehicles are usually developed only a short time later.

After being fired, they usually reach a maximum height and then fall down towards their target - usually a stationary target such as a building or turret. However, if the target is moving - for example, a vehicle - the shell will change direction and follow the target until it hits. They can follow fast-moving vehicles for hundreds of metres. Shells are even apparently capable of climbing beyond their usual maximum height when hunting flying epic creatures.

Shells are only used in Civilization Stage, and as mentioned earlier, they are later replaced by the torpedo technology previously used only by sea vehicles.