Simultanous movement question!

Testosteronos · #1 March 5th, 2001, 01:19 PM

Mmmmhh, that means my transport ship would not be able to capture the planet(all my other ships have a mov of 8, the transport only 7). But that wouldn't be that bad. My main objective is to destroy their ships and capture their colony ship. The planet can wait for one more turn.
Thanks for your help !

Is there a possibility to destoy a single component on one of your own ships? If yes I would destroy one engine on the ships of my fleet....

capnq · #2 March 5th, 2001, 11:26 PM

I haven't tested this, but I think the fleet will stay together if you set the slowest ship as the fleet leader.

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Triumvir Emphy · #3 March 5th, 2001, 11:35 PM

fleets stay together regardless of the fleet leader, that isn't what is at issue here,...

I was wondering what breaking formation has for effect on your problem with capturing a planet,...

Daynarr · #4 March 6th, 2001, 12:37 AM

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Originally posted by PvK:
It depends on the ships' speeds. If you shift-select them and order them to move, they'll all move to the target at their individual maximum speeds. If their speeds are all the same, they'll all travel together, but slower ships will fall behind as the turn progresses.

PvK

This is not correct. If you select several ships with different speeds, ALL ships will move at the speed of the slowest ship (just like fleets do).

Aussie Gamer · #5 March 6th, 2001, 02:28 AM

Is that true for the button which says send all ships to this location. That was the orignal question?

capnq · #6 March 6th, 2001, 04:03 AM

Oops, I was thinking of Formations in Tactical Combat, not Fleets.

Or maybe I just wasn't thinking at all.

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[This message has been edited by capnq (edited 06 March 2001).]

PvK · #7 March 6th, 2001, 05:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Daynarr:
This is not correct. If you select several ships with different speeds, ALL ships will move at the speed of the slowest ship (just like fleets do).

Not on my computer. I just ran a test in simultaneous mode. I build a speed 4 ship and a speed 6 ship, selected them both with shift - click, and gave them orders to move. They each moved their own full speed, the speed 4 ship falling behind by 2 sectors.

I would add though, that it is possible to make a "capture planet" strategy with the first movement strategy to capture planets, and the secondary movement strategy to optimal range (or whatever), to get the transports to land troops, and the warships in the same fleet to do whatever you want them to do.

PvK