[Slick]

I wish I had time to test all the things I wanted. The other question is will a boarding ship attempt to board when it has no chance of succeeding? Like if the target had enough Security Stations to prevent capture 1 on 1. At first this may sound good, but I hope not because that would prevent several small boarding ships from attacking a larger target that could be overcome by numbers.

I am playing a SP game now that I am trying to perfect ship and planet capture. I am trying to capture every ship and planet without destroying them first (offensively). I will only destroy enemy ships on purpose if I am the defender. I am working out issues in tactical combat like ship design, formation, strategy, etc. for the ultimate goal of having it work well in strategic combat. I have read the various threads on the subject but tweaking a capture fleet is not easy. In simultaneous combat, it takes a careful balance to capture without destroying the target or getting yourself destroyed.

Sorry, I did not intend to hijack this thread. Please return to your normally scheduled programming.

Slick

[ October 16, 2002, 17:17: Message edited by: Slick ]