Mine Sweep Order

tbontob · #1 May 31st, 2003, 11:09 PM

Does the MINE SWEEP ORDER serve any purpose in simulataneous games?

It's the little icon that looks like a broom in the upper right hand corner.

I've tried using it in a simultaneous game and it doesn't seem to work.

Taera · #2 May 31st, 2003, 11:19 PM

does it have any use at all?

tbontob · #3 May 31st, 2003, 11:20 PM

Good question.

Fyron · #4 May 31st, 2003, 11:28 PM

Sure it has use. If you have a minesweeper orbiting an enemy planet and they launch mines, the mines do not get swept. If you use the minesweep order, you can sweep without moving away and back. Actually, this pertains to a situation in any sector where a cloaked enemy vessel comes and launches mines in the same sector your sweeper is. Normally, sweeping only occurs when your ships move into a sector. But with this order, you can sweep at any time.

Loser · #5 May 31st, 2003, 11:29 PM

If you are already in a sector, like blockading a planet, and something introduces mines into that sector, you could then use that button to sweep those mines.

Of course, since you can only play agaisnt the AI, as it is a simultaineus game, and the AI does not launch mines from a planet, then this is not really an issue.

At least, that's the way I think it works.

[edit: post lag, thanks Fyron.]

[ May 31, 2003, 22:31: Message edited by: Loser ]

Fyron · #6 May 31st, 2003, 11:31 PM

Simultaneous games are mostly for MP. It is sequential games that are nearly always (not in hotseat) for AI only.