Patrolling

[Ragnarok]

The question is: If my fleet is in a sector and it's next patroling path sector is empty, but there is an enemy ship next to the fleet, will it break from the patrol path and intercept? or boldly go when no ships have gone before?

It will not break from the patrol and intercept. You have to clear the order queue and then push the attack orders. Other wise it will continue on its patrolling path.

The purpose of the patrolling order is so you can order a fleet to patrol multiple systems along your front lines. (Or where ever but I'm using front lines for an example.) You tell it to patrol say 5 systems and back on a non stop basis. In those systems you have no planets or nothing in order to see if there are ships in there or not. In which case your patrolling ships are patrolling to find enemy ships. When it finds a system with enemy ships in there, if you didn't change a setting, it will clear the orders and you can tell it to either patrol once more or attack those ships. At least this is how I view the patrol order. I hope I didn't confuse you too much.

BTW, this is my 1500 post.

[ January 31, 2003, 22:16: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]