Breaking formation

[Ruatha]

How do I make my fleet brake formation when entering strategic combat on PBW.
There's no such option in strategy/formation.

The fleet is diversified with ship capture, rammers, fighter carriers and battleships with beams.
I can't set one strategy that makes them all do what they should.

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[ November 25, 2002, 10:13: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Mephisto]

Each Fleet has a Strategy assigned to it, normally "Optimal Firing Range". Go into the "Empire Status Window" (by pressing F11), there choose Strategies. Make sure you have selected the same Strategy here on the left that the Fleet uses (i.e. "Optimal Firing Range" most of the time). Chose "Formation" on the right. In the middle of the window you can now select everything that should break formation (i.e. the fleet formation) and should act on its own Strategy (selected in the design window). Make sure to have a green dot in front of everything that should break formation. That’s it.

[Ruatha]

Thanks.

[Pablo]

Didn't want to start a new thread because the question is about a similar thing.
Is it possible to change a ship's strategy if the ship is already built or captured? I just couldn't find such an option.
Or is it possible only in the design window? Thanx

[ November 27, 2002, 13:56: Message edited by: Pablo ]

[Suicide Junkie]

Changing the design's strategy affects the actions of ALL ship of that design, even if already built.

Ships you have captured follow their original design strategy, which you have no control over.
If you've captured the Last of a particular design your enemy had, he may even change that ship's strategy to "don't get hurt" or something

[Taera]

hey SJ - now that would be NASTY!
i can also set it to fire on friendly seekers ( i think) and whatsover.

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