Newbie Q5 (suggestion?) "edge of the universe"

[Suicide Junkie]

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PvK I too liked the retreat in SEIII if it is not an option then I too would like to see turns to 20 or so...

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From SE4\data\settings.txt:

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Bizarre - I can't imagine why people didn't want a disengage option! And the least they could have done would be to leave it in the code as an option turned off.

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Because you could use it to dodge defense forces way too easily.
I remember having to use 8 cruisers to kill a rogue high-tech colony ship, using seven ships to cut off retreat options and the eigth to attack from the only remaining direction.
I also remember using the super-cheapass technique of "Stay in combat just long enough to fire your WMGs and cripple one ship, then retreat before they can fire back.