Sentry

[CW]

What does the Sentry button do? By the way, I can't find a useful purpose for the patrol button too. Got any suggestions?

[rdouglass]

Sentry button tells your ship(s) to sit there and be quiet until it sees an enemy ship. IOW, it will not show up when you click the "Next Ship" button. This CAN pose problems if you forget about the ships on sentry.

In SE3, ships would use supplies on a per turn basis not in a per sector basis. IN SE4, ships just sitting there do not use supplies. So, in SE3 your ships on sentry would show up (in the 'Next Ship' sequence when they dropped below the 'low supply' threshold you picked. So you would NOT forget them. SInce in SE4, ships don't use supplies unless moving, you could potentially sentry a ship or fleet and 'Never hear from them again"!!!

[CW]

So what's the point? Why does the button exist at all?

[Lisif Deoral]

It is useful if you use the next/previous ship button a lot (like I do).
Ships on sentry do not show up since they have an order (even if the order is "do nothing until you spot an enemy").

[CW]

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Ships on sentry do not show up since they have an order (even if the order is "do nothing until you spot an enemy").

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The Last bit is interesting. How will the ship react if it detects an enemy ship? Will it get moving and chase after it?

[Phoenix-D]

No, it just clears the Sentry order.

Phoenix-D