Strat combat clarifications

[Fyron]

Troops are not weapons. "Fire until all weapons gone" when targeting a planet destroys Weapon Platforms, and nothing else. Those are the only weapons a planet has.

4) When the AI determines that following the primary strategy is a bad idea.

5) No. Formation position is determined in the order the ships were built. All you can do is specify the leader.

[ May 08, 2003, 21:38: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Ruatha]

Now I'm really talking about something I have no clue whatever about, but that has never stopped me before:

In the "Strategy screen";
What happens if you alter the "Damage" Strategy details for say "Optimal Firing Range" to "Damage target until all weapons are gone=Yes" and decrease "Damage Percent per Planet" to something way below 100%?

Could you then destroy all defenses and blockade the plaent without glassing it, seeing that you have no troops with you.

[ May 08, 2003, 21:50: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Grandpa Kim]

Ruatha, here's what would happen.

Your ships would fire on the planet till all weapons were gone, then...

Look for other targets with weapons. Finding none, they would then fire on the planet till it received 10% damage, then...

Look for other targets with less than 10% damage. Finding none, they would then destroy the planet.

Its not a system of absolutes but of priorities.

[Ruatha]

I see, thanx.