Yet another planet capture problem

Greybeard · #1 February 12th, 2003, 05:58 AM

I have captured planets with mines and satellites in cargo many times...Greybeard

Grandpa Kim · #2 February 12th, 2003, 06:57 AM

Been a while, but I believe I have captured planets with mines on them... even ones with intact WP but they were only armed with PDC!

Slick · #3 February 12th, 2003, 07:06 AM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
IIRC I have, yeah. Only thing I can think of is the other player gave the order to launch them and they launched anyway. Assuming they are in orbit..

Phoenix-D

Don't think so. There were mines too and I would have run into them at some point after capturing the planet. Besides, neither sats or mines are auto-launched in combat.

Slick.

Slick · #4 February 12th, 2003, 07:08 AM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
Well slick. Looks like you were right. I have confirmed that the units in cargo are destroyed during the invasion. Not sure what happened there, but I don't think it was an intentional change. Unless I am misunderstanding the entries in teh history file. Guess we need to report this to Malfador.

Geoschmo

I will play around some more to get some data and do some testing and report my results here and to MM. BTW how exactly did you test this? I will be trying to rule out as many variables as possible.

[edit: maybe this is an undesired byproduct of the change to kill WP's first during a planet capture???]

Slick.

[ February 12, 2003, 05:10: Message edited by: Slick ]

PsychoTechFreak · #5 February 12th, 2003, 10:28 AM

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maybe this is an undesired byproduct of the change to kill WP's first during a planet capture???

I don't think so, my laptop SE Version is not yet patched and I always have seen the same issue. Planet capturing with or without bombardement resets planet cargo. Sats and mines are not launched during combat (maybe intended?) as far as I recall, just drones and fighters.

OTOH, what if planet cargo would be completely filled with units? Where do your troops go in this case?

couslee · #6 February 12th, 2003, 10:30 AM

at first glance I also thougt I had captured planets before with the cargo unaffected, but then i got to thinking, that those may have been surrendered planets, and not troop-taken planets. Not 100% sure about Sats in cargo either, sure I have captured planets via troops and kept the WPs, but anything else is in a grey area.

dogscoff · #7 February 12th, 2003, 11:42 AM

I have been taking planets in tactical lately (ie, in 1.84) without bombardment, and have noticed that all weapons platforms are destroyed in every case.