Fighter Groups not Attacking v. 1.44

Yes, paying more attention, I saw the reference to v. 1.47 in the 1.48 thread.

Thanks Blue Templar.

My real issue is the apparant inablity to use fighter groups on offense. As a correction to my previous post, combining a fighter group with other ships in a fleet reulted in the same problem. Everyone retreated.

Now, my fighters have the optimal range strategy just like my beamer capitol ships. The fighter attack strategy seems more appropriate for a carrier which launches during combat. have I got my strategies screwed up (strategy options are stock at this point)?

I do not have this problem on defense, with or without other ships. Apparantly fighters always get classed on the defender's side, which mixes them in with enemy ships when I attack, thus resulting in the retreat and no combat. Any suggestions? Is it necessary to launch fighters in combat from a mother ship when attacking, or can they be flown into an enemy hex just like other ships?

I was reviewing the various change logs since v. 1.44 to see if this problem has been addressed.

Vermithrax

From your experience it looks like something is comparing attacking strength to defending strength and responding differently depending on the outcome of that comparison. I will try reducing my fighter group size, but it is now only at 50. Also, I will try launcing fighters in conmbat from a carrier with lots of fighter bays (more space consuming; I would still rather fly fighters into combat). These are 'work arounds' and do not solve the bug directly.

No one else has responded to my central problem 'sigh', so I'll try tinkering with strategies as well. What does everyone use for their fighter strategy; 'fighter attack' or 'optimal range' or some such?