SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns...
 

Please look at this screen: http://home.satx.rr.com/spiderwebs/SEV-1.jpg

Are not the attacker and defender supposed to be on opposite columns and not the same side?

Seems when I attack the amonkrie, we are on the same side and my ships wont fire at em despite us being at war.

This is a fundamental problem with this game at the very basic level. If you cannot kill your enemy, how is the game playable? I hope someone knows what I'm doing wrong and that this isn't the game.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns...
 

Yah, noticed this many times, and most probably a bug. Still, with me it's never stopped my ships from firing at the enemy's ships, even though we appear on the same 'side'.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

It shouldn't really matter, after all, since there can easily be three or five mutually antagonistic races entering combat at the same time.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

Well, I thought it might matter in a 1v1 cuz im finding my ships arnt engaging the enemy.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

This could be an entirely different problem altogether, like not putting any ordance on your ships.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns...
 

This was reported early in the beta (like May of last year). As I recall I think the response we got is that it is working as intended, in otherwords its based on the hex, not the actual parties. If you commence combat with both the attackers and defenders in the same hex, it shows up like that. I am not defending the implementation, but Aaron does not consider it a bug.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

My ftrs have full ordinance and supplies. The strategy and tactics and formations are all set properly. And I am at war with this faction. Strategic and tactical, both refuse to fire.

So what entirely different problem alltogether mught I have overlooked. Remember, I'm not intimately familiar with this game yet, so it may be something stupid I've done or missed.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

You're using fleets? I've not had any good experiences with fleets, really. Seem to be a bit buggy still.

You could put up your savegame, easier to find out if it's something you've done wrong or if it's a bug that way.

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

Yeah, the fleet thingee is messing up my ordinance loadout mb. But it has nothing to do with why my ships and ftrs sometimes dont fire at enemy ships. Here is an old save with the .92 balance mod. I think in this one I have missile ships that dont fire at an enemy planet.

http://home.satx.rr.com/spiderwebs/Savegame.zip

Re: SEV: Question: Attacker and Defender Columns..
 

Actually, I found out why you couldn't attack that planet. Look at the attached screenshot. Find anything there that could interfer with your desire to blow the planet up?