As in real life and in some games, missiles can be dodged or at a minimum evaded, so the detonation is further away from the aircraft body. Will the ability to evade missiles using flight skill, other than using things such as asteroids and flares, be in the game?asked by Tron
Rob IrvingDesigner
So yeah, actually it's already in the game in the sense that our missiles all have a lifespan, so they don't just fly around following you forever, so they do eventually detonate. If you're a good enough pilot, then in theory you could dodge a missile long enough for it to explode far away from you, or near somebody else, or whatever. But generally, countermeasures and intervening obstacles are the best way to go to scrape a missile off your tail in the shortest amount of time.
starfarer.space · Wingman's Hangar ep065 . April 16,2014