Sat. Formations??

Deathstalker · #1 April 23rd, 2001, 06:17 PM

Is there any way to mod the starting points of satellites?? Or setting a formation for them? I'm tired of my point defence sat. starting BEHIND the planet in tac. combat where it does no good as it can't reach the damn missiles.

Anyone??

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rdouglass · #2 April 23rd, 2001, 06:28 PM

I don't think you can. You used to be able to deploy them 1, 5, 10, etc. at at time and it would put them in different Groups and just by chance you would have sats distributed around a planet. However you could not specifically place them in a combat square.

It is worse now - all sats go into the same group reguardless of when / how you deployed them. SO your chances are close to nil that they (sats) will be very effective defending a planet. IOW, they will probably always be on the 'wrong side of the planet'. For now, relegate to using them at Warp Points. That seems to be the only place they are worth it IMO.

Oggy ben Doggy · #3 April 23rd, 2001, 08:10 PM

you can have them in different Groups if you deploy them in combat, but you have to deplay a couplee, close the screen, reopent he launch units screen, deploy a couple, repeat

Possum · #4 April 23rd, 2001, 08:12 PM

Deathstalker, agreed. Sats are of very limited usefulness in defending planets like that; they ALWAYS seem to wind up on the wrong effing side of the planet

Emperor Zodd · #5 April 23rd, 2001, 08:30 PM

I wrote to Aaron about this and Fighters being limited to only one group, many times.

I think it sucks the way they are deployed.

Tampa_Gamer · #6 April 23rd, 2001, 10:58 PM

Agreed EZ - I e-mailed him too. Somebody should do a poll.