Troops and capturing plannets. - Page 2

se5a · #11 March 7th, 2004, 12:29 AM

If I were makeing a fleet specificaly for captureing plannets, what should it consist of?
obviosly I will need ships capable of sweeping 100 mines, and a ship to drop troops.
whats the best setup for taking down WP and sats?

se5a · #12 March 7th, 2004, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
IIRC some of that FAQ info was develobed before 1.84 when I believe the fleet strategy was of critical import. With 1.84 there was a change that a ships individual strategy would override the fleet strategy, so some of that is no longer correct.

so what does fleet stratergy do then???

Master Belisarius · #13 March 7th, 2004, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by se5a:

quote:
Originally posted by geoschmo:
IIRC some of that FAQ info was develobed before 1.84 when I believe the fleet strategy was of critical import. With 1.84 there was a change that a ships individual strategy would override the fleet strategy, so some of that is no longer correct.

so what does fleet stratergy do then???

If you don't select that your ships must split the fleet formation, then, all the ships into the fleet will use the Fleet Strategy (and they will use it until the leader is killed!).

se5a · #14 March 7th, 2004, 01:47 AM

ok so they use fleet stratergy untill they break formation.
I presume they will break as soon as the leader is killed also?

Fyron · #15 March 7th, 2004, 02:15 AM

Yes. Death of the leader breaks the fleet up in combat. The fleet will be intact (assuming some ships survive) after combat, with a new leader. But during combat, they will no longer be a "fleet" except for purposes of fleet experience bonus.

Kamog · #16 March 9th, 2004, 05:50 AM

Thanks for the info. I haven't been setting the strategy correctly on my troop transports. Sometimes they would take over a planet, and sometimes, they would fire on the planet and wipe it out, especially when there wasn't much population on it.

Atrocities · #17 March 9th, 2004, 06:21 AM

How would someone get the AI to build more troop transports and troops?

I am certain it is a simple process.

se5a · #18 March 9th, 2004, 06:41 AM

what kind of ship design is best for takeing out weapon platforms?
I tryed using seeker designs, but althouh my seekers are currenly at 16 and his max range is at 12 or so. my seeker ships keep getting to close to the plannet, even though they are at max range, dont get hurt...

Fyron · #19 March 9th, 2004, 07:06 AM

I believe that max range is hard coded as range 8... or was it 10? Something like that. Try optimal instead. I think it might actually act as a max range strategy better than max range.

se5a · #20 March 9th, 2004, 09:14 AM

that sounds prety strange...
ill try it.

didnt seem to make any diference. they sit at range 10...

[ March 09, 2004, 07:17: Message edited by: se5a ]