[Arkcon]

Originally posted by tbontob:
Thanks guys!

This is an obscure aspect of the game.

I had no idea that the "repair facilities" played a role in retrofitting.

Yeah, you need the shipyard component or facility to start the retrofit. But repair bays repair faster than shipyards do.

I sometimes retrofit a fleet that has several repair ships by sending a ship yard ship, starting the retrofit, then sending the spaceyard away to do the same thing elsewhere or do something else.

Now you do know how repair is done, right? Depending on the repair priorities set in Empire options, the most damaged ship is selected. Components are repaired in the order selected. For that ship only, until all it's repairs are complete Then the repair bay moves on to the next ship, repairing it completely. Having more than one repair bay for your moderately sized fleet of light cruiser or larger sized ships will save you much heartache.

[ November 03, 2002, 12:29: Message edited by: Arkcon ]