Point Defense Weapons

the IRM has multi targeting code which allows the engagement of five and ten targets but in stock the only way to do this is to layer the ranges as ships will shoot the optimum target and long range PD like flack missiles will engage targets beyond the range of the cannon even so it doesnt work all that well and spreading your PD across the fleet seems to be more effective

ginger, tho' a VERY evil kitty, has a point:

I had a flaship/pd escort repair ship that my fleets built around.

sounds god in theory, the aegis cruiser and it's escorts?

in practice, the bomblet missiles would shoot at satellites and ignore the ship-hungry missiles streaking our way...
it was a mess, forcing me to break formnation to make it work anything like intended - which wouldn't be an option in, say, simultaneous, or for the AI.

Troll? No, Sir, I am a BADGER!

I did say it dident work all that well dident I

Has Multiplex Tracking been confirmed definitively though? It's listed as not in use in the modding document, although it's possible legacy code from SE:IV in SE:V might be in play.

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Did you not notice that I agreed with you? ;(
Or are you kidding?
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I cant confirm that its working but it seems to be from experience in that in IRM fleets ships will engage multiple targets but seldom as many as five or ten. Without it the whole fleet seems to target one ship regardless of range considerations the ones out of range just chasing continually I have seen ships defiantly shoot at two targets though it would seem they fire all of weapon type one at target A and all of weapon type two at target B if its a better choice by whatever means the AI picks targets. Ships in pursuit of ships which are out of range will quickly change to other targets if they come in range I have seen ships ignore these targets in stock before now.

I think it works but not as well as it might

Edit Badger I did but it was funnier to pretend I had not I am an EVIL ginger after all

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http://www.spaceempires5.com/en-US/node/2261#comment-13079

Troll? No, Sir, I am a BADGER!

HOT TO SET THE TASK FORCE LEADER!!!!

Let Them eat AutoCannons!!!

" Unguided Projectiles...

In A Space Setting...

Are Only Useful ...

For DogFights and For Point-Defense..."

(except against immobile targets)

REPEAT AS NECESSARY...

try Haven's multiplex tracking trick... don't know if it works or no, but i expect it does.

while yr at it, tyr those fighters against haven's AC
uh , well, that is..
the "all DUC are autocannon" (ahem)..
If, like me, you got used to an AI not fighting back...

I was thinking that old starfire-style "multiplex tracking" never WAS much good until fighters came out -
and then you fired more or less at the whole group as one target...

But its certainly a great idea, ESPECIALLY with fighters and satellites...

So..
Is it possible or feasible to have that as an ability that is "enabled" by research - particularly (nods to Fallen Haven)
point defense research?

if not, would it be feasible to give ONLY the PD weapons - true PD weapons - multiplex? it could be i suppose afeature only those weapons have.

i guess it would help if we determined once and for all if FH's Multiples fix works, rather than me assuming it does..

if nothing else, that would retain balance of DEDICATED PD in the sense of them having ANOTHER advantage over non-specialized weaponry like AutoCannons...