Ship Capture Problem

[Ed Kolis]

Check the replay - did the ship close to DUC range, then destroy the target in a single volley before it could reach an adjacent square to board? You'd think that a ship set to capture would not actually fire on its target unless it had shields, but you never know...
/me wonders how capture will work in SE5 - will you have to close to a set range to beam over troops, or are there boarding shuttles that have to "ram" the enemy ship, or has boarding been removed like in Starfury???

[Kana]

Ed Kolis said:
/me wonders how capture will work in SE5 - will you have to close to a set range to beam over troops, or are there boarding shuttles that have to "ram" the enemy ship, or has boarding been removed like in Starfury???

That would suck...it would take alittle wind out of my SFB mod if you couldnt board by beam or shuttle...

[Slick]

The other guy could have rammed you if this was in simultaneous movement.

[Fyron]

Ed Kolis said:
...removed like in Starfury???

Why do people keep thinking SE5, a strategy game, will be at all like Starfury, an "action rpg?"

[Cipher7071]

I wonder about the "ram" explanation. I didn't realize the AI would ever use that tactic, and my ship didn't take any damage. Wouldn't the colony module have caused some? I'll try capturing another kind of ship to see what happens.

[Puke]

I think the Rage and the Space Orcs both have ramming colony ships. Maybe some others.

[Slick]

Yes, many of the better custom AI's out there use a ramming strategy for colonizers and other otherwise defenseless ships. It's better than sitting in the corner and getting blown up. As for damage, maybe and maybe not. The rammed ship will soak up ramming damage on shields first before taking armor or internal hits so you may not have seen it. The ramming ship can't use its shields when taking ramming damage.