What's your favorite formations

CW · #1 September 12th, 2001, 06:54 PM

With the TDM modpack I tend to use the "compact" formation a lot. However I noticed that the AI tends to break formation prematurely with the custom formations, can any one offer a solution?

Suicide Junkie · #2 September 12th, 2001, 07:49 PM

From the name, it sounds like the AI is probably breaking formation because the leader can't move.

If the AI ever decides that the leader is stuck, it will break up the fleet so that it can move the ships.

Before that, you could sometimes defeat a large enemy fleet with the proper manouevering of a quick escort, causing the enemy wingmen to box in the leader, and bringing their advance to a halt. Wait out the 30 turns, and then counter attack with a large defense force.

Deathstalker · #3 September 13th, 2001, 04:39 AM

I use the spider or diamond fleet, and somtimes the V formation....but my favorite is the spider, modified so that ALL ships break formation and follow their own firing orders (max, point blank etc)....

Puke · #4 September 13th, 2001, 05:32 AM

i use a custom formation that spells out my name.

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Master Belisarius · #5 September 13th, 2001, 08:18 PM

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Originally posted by CW:
With the TDM modpack I tend to use the "compact" formation a lot. However I noticed that the AI tends to break formation prematurely with the custom formations, can any one offer a solution?

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I did the "Compact" formation... and although I really like this formation, it have problems, because sometimes the leader have not room to move (usually fighting over a warp point, or planet, or defending).
And if the leader can't move, most time, the others ships stay without move too... but, sometimes the formation can break.

capnq · #6 September 14th, 2001, 12:17 AM

I use Wall more than anything else. I'll sometimes use Diamond for convoys escorting non-combat ships. I've gotten fairly good results using Bull for planetary assaults.

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