how to stop ships from running away

tokche · #1 November 4th, 2002, 02:58 AM

how do i stop a pointdefense ship from running away in strat combat?

Phoenix-D · #2 November 4th, 2002, 03:13 AM

Add a regular weapon.

mlmbd · #3 November 4th, 2002, 05:13 AM

I don't think there is away to stop them running. After all they are defensive.

mlmbd

Suicide Junkie · #4 November 4th, 2002, 05:26 AM

Add...
A...
Regular...
Weapon.

That makes them attack ships, and they will move up into range with the rest of your fleet.

Fyron · #5 November 4th, 2002, 06:01 AM

Point Defense Cannons are not considered to be weapons by the AI. A ship with only them and no normal weapons is considered as unarmed as a non-combat support ship.

Taera · #6 November 4th, 2002, 08:43 AM

correction: a ship with PDC normally does not have targets. If it does not have targets it runs to the corner. when missiles pop up they are instantly destroyed by other PDc (if any) and thus the ship stays in the corner. So, it is a good idea to put some APB on your pdc ships.