smart targeting computers, my tuchus.

[Phoenix-D]

The computers don't do anything *but* target. If you want movement you have to order it yourself..

[Aggrav8d]

The enemies were the buzzing robot guys (red variation).

I didn't want them to retreat, I just wanted them to maintain a constant distance.

[nihilix]

The Tan Ru Decimator - the ones with PVCs, right?

They're pretty fast... to maintain distance from them you need to have thrusters that are fast enough... depending on your ship type. If you had the Terran Frigate, I'd think you'd need Ion Impulser thrusters.

This is an example of why you put a fighter out front. If you have your fastest ship in the front when you start, and then they lock onto that, you can distract them. Fly that in one direction, the rest of your fleet in another.

But they have good targeting abilities, and if one of your own ships with the PVC is close enough to fire on them, they'll fire on you. The Multimissile has the range to plink away at them, but that does take some time.

If you don't have a ship to distract them, you'll need to pretty much run away, then turn to fire, then run away again. (like - not 'run away = retreat', but fly away from them)

But that's not the targeting computer. That's range and ship speed issues.

The Sardion Optimizer does increase your firing speed - the other does not. Targeting computers help out beam weapons the most, aside from the rate of fire increase.

Dual PVCs are huge fun, though!

[Phoenix-D]

I'm having trouble with putting "plink" and "multimissile" in the same sentence, myself..

[nihilix]

I know - it's a scaling issue. Try the science ship with a multimissile and a good thruster vs the Yellow Kawangi. The scale resets nicely and 'plink' makes more sense (and the big side firing arc of the science ship makes for nice 'circle and fire' behavior.)