Drone Attack

[bowzerdawg]

Greetings, I’m a newbie to this game. I was recommended to Space Empires by a game developer from another awesome WW2 Tactical shooter game and am completely hooked on Space Empires. My question is how do I make anti-planet and anti-ship drones attack on their own in a group without having me ordering them to go to that sector in an enemy system. I want them to attack in a group (or wolf pack) on an enemy planet (Jraenas) and their ships. I can’t seem to put the drones in a fleet of their own. When I launched them from my drone carriers and pressed the end turn button they’re just sitting there next to my ships. Do I have to toggle the “Minister” button or what? I have a huge fleet of Naval spaceships, 5 space carriers, and 6 troopships full of hardcharging space Marines waiting on the other side of the waypoint. I want to soften up the enemy system before I launch an invasion attack. It’s in payback to the lizard people for attacking an innocent colony ship I sent in the beginning of this game. Thanks for any tips.

[Rollo]

If you want your drones to attack in a group you can shift+click them to select more than one. You can then give orders to the whole group.

Hope that helps. If not, ask again. Welcome to the board (and the game), btw.
Rollo

[bowzerdawg]

Thanks, buddy, I followed your advice and it worked. I knew it had to be something like that. I’m still reading the manual. Unfortunately, I wiped out the entire lizard race in that system including their homeworld with the drones. I wanted my space Marines to at least capture the population for subjugation. Oh well!