Annoying ship combat. |
I just got this game recently and it annoys me that in ship combat when I attack a planet with a fleet without bombs and just want to kill the satellites that the ships just all up and retreat.
I wish I could just right-click on an enemy ship and the ships would automatically follow their orders get in range and attack it.
Another thing that annoys me is that I can't set task force commands in game, like what if I want a ship to only stay in maximum range on the fly in a battle.
Tell me if i'm missing something, i am a newb at this game and probably dont know all the tricks or commands yet for battles but this combat is extremely frustrating when 90% of all my battles seem to be attacking planets.
No Treaties
There is a treaty element that forbids all treaties with all other empires.
Unless you're working with a "schooled" AI, you need to REALLY watch the treaty clauses.
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Custom Strategies
In Empire Options, in the lowest sections, is a list of all strategies ships use. You can set certain strategies to not target planets.
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Give me atmoshperic manipulation cannons, or give me death!
If you have a ship set to
If you have a ship set to attack the planet in your fleet, (this is going to blow your mind) the other ships actually KNOW to turn around and not attack the planet! GASP! Well, worked for me when I set a specific task force in the fleet just with planet capturing ships and the attack strategy: Capture Planets. But if you do not have any troops in cargo, your ships know to attack the planet!
Check
Check that you don't have a no bombardment treaty in effect...
Contrary to most peoples expections, this and similar treaties are a universal ban, not just with the empire you've got the treaty with. Even ships without bombs can target planets in stock, and do signifigant damage.
That said, if the satelites are launched your ships should be able to target and aquire them. And if they don't, you should be able to target them and tell your ships to fly in.
And while you can't change ship strategies mid-fight, you can take control of them by using tactical combat (where available; MP games and simultaneous games disable this option).
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There are 10 types of people in the world:
Those that understand binary, and those that don't.