Some New Player Qs

[Kynalvarus]

[quote]Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:

- Edit the strategies in your empire options window. Try using "Nearest ship" as a priority, or have them target by type, and wipe out the transports before moving on to the battleships.

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I'm not clear on how "Target by Type" decides which ship is which type. Most are obvious (Fighters, Sats, Mines, Seekers, Bases, Drones, Planets). The ones which seem ambiguous to me are Carriers, Transports, and Colony Ships.

Is a Carrier anything built on a (Light|Heavy) Carrier hull? Anything with Fighter Bays? What about Drone|Sat|Mine Launchers?

Is Colony Ship based on the presence of a Colony Module? I go to CL-based colonizers for long-range colonizations ASAP, would those be recognized as such?

Is a Transport only a Small|Medium|Large Transport Hull? I've never bothered to make a Troop Transport that was actually on a transport hull - you don't usu. need THAT many troops, and you need the speed of the 6th engine, not to mention all the ECM, armor, shields, and PD you can carry.

Thanks for the other answers, you da man!

--Kynalvarus