Colony Ship Capture impossible!

Testosteronos · #1 March 9th, 2001, 02:49 AM

I've tried both, tactical and strategic.
My boarding ship just won't do anything!It flies in the right direction, but will do nothing except staying beside the col ship.
Transports or other ships get boarded correctly! Mysterious, isn't it?!

Tampa_Gamer · #2 March 9th, 2001, 02:50 AM

Try using "Optimal Firing Range" as the first movement priority, then use "Capture Enemy Ship" as the second movement priority. Put a few shield depleter/disruptors on it and this should fix it.

Triumvir Emphy · #3 March 9th, 2001, 02:50 AM

I would assume he is using strategic, if he was using tac he could have taken manual control. I too have had a hard time recently capturing Colony ships in Sim games using 1.27 patch.

Testosteronos · #4 March 9th, 2001, 02:54 AM

I don't have shield depl/disr tech yet....and I'm using the 1.30 patch....

Testosteronos · #5 March 8th, 2001, 03:01 PM

Thanks Tampa!
I used the mov strategies you proposed and as long as my Boardship has no weapons, all is well!(with only one depl uranium cannon on my Boardship,the col ship will not be boarded )

DirectorTsaarx · #6 March 8th, 2001, 05:42 PM

Could it be a problem with targeting priorities? I realize that's reaching, but then again, it's kinda strange that the problem only occurs with colony ships.

Testosteronos · #7 March 8th, 2001, 10:21 PM

i have tried different target priorities...to no avail

only the use of no weapons and the mov strategies as supposed by tampa_garner show positive results....
strange indeed...