Having multiple fleets attack at once

[chewy027]

OK Why not be able to have multiple fleets attack from different angles? Lets say the fleets must both be adjacent to the fleet being attacked, but why not have both be able to attack at the same time. It would add a more tactical approach to the game, and give cloaking mor importance. Maybe I'm missing something and this feature is in there somewhere, but in my opinion this would be a cool new feature.

Thoughts?

[dmm]

Yeah, you can make multiple ships attack by using the SHIFT key to select more than one, but they have to be in the same sector. Ditto for fleets, I believe.

[dmm]

But I've only played turn-based. What happens in simultaneous?

[Hydraa]

I think combat only happens every '5' days so if you get all the fleets there from multiple directions you should be able to have several attack from different directions.

However a problem with this is that there is no 'WAIT' or 'WAIT until x days' have passed so you might have to send some fleets on a wierd movement path to expend movement to allow for a coordinated attack.

[chewy027]

So I just push shift while I attack and they attack from different directions?

[Hydraa]

The shift and move/attack method is only good in a turn-based game not a simultenous game. Also it only works for ships/fleets in the same sector. (sort of like a informal fleet)