Newbie help question: problem with ground attack

Fyron · #1 January 5th, 2003, 10:23 PM

In the Design Window, there is a Ship Strategies button. Click it, and you can set the default strategy for the ships. Troop Transporst MUST be given the Capture Planet strategy by default (or some custom variation), or they will never drop troops in strategic combat.

Krsqk · #2 January 6th, 2003, 06:03 AM

One way this problem can happen is if your design is not given a design type of "Troop Transport." IIRC, "Troop Transport" automatically defaults to ship strategy of "Capture Planet"; using something else like "Population Transport" or creating a generic "Transport" defaults to "Don't Get Hurt."

Merry Jolkar · #3 January 6th, 2003, 06:12 AM

Thank you for your helpful advice. Where can I go to learn about how the fleet strategy and the ship strategy interact? e.g., if my fleet strategy is set to "optimum range" and some ships are set to "ram" and others to "maximum range", what should I expect to happen?? Thanks again -- it's a deep game and I am really enjoying learning it.

Taera · #4 January 6th, 2003, 06:45 AM

For the most part of it fleet strategy comes before individual ship strategy but this doesnt work sometimes. In patch beta this has been found as a bug and ships were made to always listen only to their fleet strategy.

Untill then i find it easier to put some variation of capture planet strategy on both ships and the fleet.

Second problem would most likely be solved by assigning appropiate strategies to those ships.

Echo Mirage · #5 January 6th, 2003, 07:57 AM

Merry,

Have a good hard look at the ship design type for your transport ship. Ensure that it reads "Troop transport", this more than likely defines the ships logic.

~ E-M

Fyron · #6 January 6th, 2003, 08:15 AM

The design does not matter. Troop Transport design type sets the default strategy for that particular ship design to Capture Planet instead of Optimal Range. But, there is no reason why you can't change another design's strategy to Capture Planet.

Puke · #7 January 6th, 2003, 08:54 AM

i believe the newbie FAQ at the top of this forum (sticky topic) covers strategies and planet capturing. the 'BREAK FORMATION' option has behaved differently between different game patches, and is scheduled to be changed again. maybe. this feature effects how ship strategies and fleet strategies interact.

also, the combat simulator is neigh useless. especially when it comes to acureatly modling how strategies will work in real combat.