Re: Formations for HUGE battles ?
For the most part, I don't use fleets much bigger than 50 or 60 ships. Because of the "idle" ships near the back. And even if they ARE in firing range, they're likely to miss from extreme range against a similar opponent.
Of course, if one MUST guard a hole with that many ships, you're really just "clogging" up the hole with ships who are "waiting in the queue" to fire.
As a side note, it would have been a nice touch if the tactical display was generated in ratio to the fleets/ships that needed to resolve combat. Bigger shipcount would equal bigger tactical map.
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