How do you use Drones?

[Alneyan]

Drones cannot be put in fleets, so that makes them more vulnerable in battles as well. The "shift-click" thing did not work Last time I tried.

Drones may be controlled once they are launched, with the "attack" order; this allows drones to travel through wormholes, or to attack a specific target, but no more than that.

I would use drones in specific games, such as games with a ship limit of 200, high-tech games (drones make the best scouts then), or a game with mines disabled, or perhaps even to help a wormhole blockade along with fighters and the like. Are drones refueled by resupply depots? Hmm...

[Rasorow]

Only use I have had for drones is as planet killers. If I didnt want to waste my time on a system due to poor quality, my fleet would bypass it and my planets would launch planet killers to take out the planet. Works pretty well but drones ought to be more useful then that.

Rasorow

[Hugh Manatee]

I remember a theory put forward on another forum, an escort with maxed out evasion stats, through ecm, those armors and training, and a drone launcher could wack a battle or base ship. It uses the Ramming warhead and the biggest drone yuo got. Assuming the ship isn't religious it should be able to pull up close, launch and kaboom. I haven't test bedded it yet, but I think it would work. I don't know the exact cost ratio of the drone loaded escort/Baseship.

EDIT: I forgot, you need a few PD Cruisers to wack any misssiles launched, butthose get built anyway.

[douglas]

Too bad that's only possible in mods.

[Kamog]

I haven't used drones very much at all. I find them kind of awkward to use because it's a one-shot unit that you launch and can't recover.

[Slick]

Alneyan said:
Are drones refueled by resupply depots? Hmm...

I believe the Last time I tested this, the answer is yes.

Slick.