Drones

mac5732 · #1 May 30th, 2002, 05:47 PM

AeoN2, you could have launched your Drone and attacked the Frigate before he got out system, you probably would have taken him out.

Also in regards to mines, I'm playing TDM 3.0, the Toran have sent drones into my systems, however, they have not triggered minefields that I had on my wormhole or over my planets. It showed the number coming in and then the same number when it attacked, I cke'd both in Strategic and in Tactical and mines were still there afterwords....

In regardst to drones, current game, late, only myself(2), Toran(1) and the Aquilan(3) left, Toran attacking in waves of Dn's & some baseships every once in awhile and I found drone carriers most excellent to help keep your fleets alive. Example, one of the Last battles i had, Toran attacked with 110 DN's, My fleet consisted of 51 ships including DN's, BC's, CA's and 6 Drone CV's. I launched 60+ drones in the battle and they most definitily made a difference. with their help took out his whole fleet even tho I had about 16 ships left with some damaged....

I didn't use drones a lot before, but now all my fleets have drone cv's especially those on wormhole defense...

just some ideas mac

oleg · #2 May 30th, 2002, 05:50 PM

Krakenup, it is interesting observation.
I did't see anything like this in my games.
Very often it attacks my well defended planets
and skip defenseless. Did anybody else noticed this AI cheeting ?

AeoN2 · #3 May 30th, 2002, 05:53 PM

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Originally posted by mac5732:
AeoN2, you could have launched your Drone and attacked the Frigate before he got out system, you probably would have taken him out.

I started doing that after my first post

that is what has been so fun

And I got to try them out to take out small colonies he built too.

But now I'm dissapointed, my sat's with solar collectors aren't resupplying my fleet in the same sector at all

why doesn't that work?

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Q · #4 May 30th, 2002, 06:01 PM

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Originally posted by oleg:
Krakenup, it is interesting observation.
I did't see anything like this in my games.
Very often it attacks my well defended planets
and skip defenseless. Did anybody else noticed this AI cheeting ?

That's a surprise for me too. I have not seen this cheating.

[ May 30, 2002, 17:02: Message edited by: Q ]

geoschmo · #5 May 30th, 2002, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by AeoN2:
[QBBut now I'm dissapointed, my sat's with solar collectors aren't resupplying my fleet in the same sector at all

why doesn't that work?

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AeoN2
[/QB]

Solar collectors aren't like Resupply depots. They don't refuel everything int the same sector. They only refuel the vehicle they are on. You can share fuel between vehicles in a fleet, but you cannot fleet sats, so this will not work either. You may be able to have a few refuel sats share fuel with all the sats in their unit group. Haven't tested that. It's unneccesary currently, but after the next patch when weapons stop firing when supply is gone this might be something worth doing, assuming the sat weapons actually use supply. I am not sure that's working right either.
Geoschmo

Baron Munchausen · #6 May 30th, 2002, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

quote:
Originally posted by AeoN2:
[QBBut now I'm dissapointed, my sat's with solar collectors aren't resupplying my fleet in the same sector at all why doesn't that work?

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AeoN2

Solar collectors aren't like Resupply depots. They don't refuel everything int the same sector. They only refuel the vehicle they are on. You can share fuel between vehicles in a fleet, but you cannot fleet sats, so this will not work either. You may be able to have a few refuel sats share fuel with all the sats in their unit group. Haven't tested that. It's unneccesary currently, but after the next patch when weapons stop firing when supply is gone this might be something worth doing, assuming the sat weapons actually use supply. I am not sure that's working right either.
Geoschmo[/QB]

Sats don't need resupply. At least right now. Is there a change in the works? It'd be awfully messy if sats did need resupply. I hope this isn't changed. I think the AI would be completely unable to handle resupplying sats, and possibly not even bases.

mac5732 · #7 May 30th, 2002, 07:10 PM

Geo, lst I agreee with the Baron On the Sats supply question, I think this would create a mess.

2nd what if you built a large Sat, put a Supply or 2 on it it maybe even a solar panel, build say 5-10 of these, fleet comes up, hit the join fleet button, sats go into the fleet, would they then include their total supply towards the supply of that fleet??? The fleet won't be allowed to move because of the sats, but after a turn or two, wouldn't their stored supply be used towards the fleet? Then fleet would hit the button again, put the sats back, and go on their way with new supply, Sats would then have to use solar panels to resupply the supply pods.???

I hope I explained what I meant the right way....

just a curious Mac

[ May 30, 2002, 18:15: Message edited by: mac5732 ]