Defending with an Ally at a Warp-Point. Bug or not?

Desdinova · #1 February 11th, 2003, 09:32 PM

i prefer to start as close to the wormhole as possible. this allows me to take out a good portion of the enemies ship before they can react.

just for the heck of it i built a starbase at an enemy controlled planet, figuring to use it to help me in combat. when i went into combat it was at an extended range and was useless in combat. after i took over the planet it continued to be at a distance when they came back to attack me. needless to say i lost it a few turns later since i couldnt defend it that far away.

"....one lone station all alone in the night...."

[ February 11, 2003, 19:33: Message edited by: desdinova ]

PvK · #2 February 11th, 2003, 09:54 PM

It would be nice if you had more control over how to deploy defensive units for tactical combat. In SE3, players got deployment zones and the first stage of a tactical combat was to place units manually.

PvK

Shadowstar · #3 February 18th, 2003, 11:01 AM

Here's a thought:

Would it be possible to, by modding the formations.txt file, to allow players to control the distance they start out at to a degree by using formations?

What I'm thinking is that by creating formations with the ships closer to the bottom of the formation grid you can essentially start further away. It wouldn't be a heck of a lot, but it would be enough to make a difference. Alternate formations could be made higher on the grid, to allow ships to start closer.

Would this work?