Is tactical combat possible in a SE IV PBEM game?

[Suicide Junkie]

madprophet said:
Thanks. That is too bad, but I guess my buddy will have to alter his methods for strategic play only.

It is a good idea to get used to strategies anyways.

When you're in a real war, assaulting warppoints with three or four hundred ships, tactical isn't practical.

[geoschmo]

Actually, I think Fyron's original statement was correct, as the question was how can tactical combat be used against the AI in a multiplayer game. IIRC you could play hotseat and pass the turn around, play your empires combat against the AI in tactical, and click the button to run the other combat in Strategic mode. Am I wrong that that would work?

I do agree the idea of using VNC for PvP tactical combat is a little impractical, but the original poster wasn't asking about PvP combat at all.

[madprophet]

Thanks for the input. Some clarification: I have been playing the game for about a year. I have played hotseat before with my buddy, and yes, there is clearly no problem with human vs AI tactical combat there. This is the first attempt at PBEM.

What is this VNC concept? I don't grasp that.

Oh, and Shrapnel Fanatic, saw your location. I grew up 5 minutes away from the Kitchener Aud.

[Fyron]

VNC is remote desktop software; it allows you to control another machine remotely, with a direct window into the GUI.