So is it a freightor or is it an Attack ship?

Thanks for sharing the research. I used to think ships were just classed by what the player assigned, but that would be waaaay too easy to exploit.

Good luck & I hope more answers are forthcoming.

And I guess the manual doesn't even mention it...

I think the AI chooses targets based on the weaponry the targets possess. Did you try the sim with completely unarmed freighters?

I think those priority settings are too vague, really. I'd prefer a percentage or tonnage setting to determine how much weaponry is required for something to be classified an attack ship.

Also, does anyone have any idea when the game decides something is a defense ship instead of an attack ship?

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That's kind of odd since ships with only Point-Defense will retreat from a combat, yet they are still considered combat ships for targeting. Perhaps it should be adjusted so that it's consistent both ways...

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Figuring out all the oddities would take a few weeks of studies. I think MM should focus on repairing/reworking the strategies system to be more consistent with a real time combat system. He's already done this to some degree with the retreat system, but other things are just too vague to be reliable.

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