Fighters wont fight more than once! Help! |
I have put alot of research into fighters and small weapons and my carriers can take out almost any competition the computer players can throw at me, theres just one problem.
I load up my fighters from a base in a near by system and warp to the enemy. I send my carriers which i have placed in a fleet together with each other and they blow up a planet and its defenses with no problems.
After this i send them to another planet and they all just run away instead of fighting!
The carriers are loaded up with supplies and ordinace, and i even tried sending a destroyer loaded up with extra along just to resuply, but nothing helps!
They fight once, and wont fight again until i go back to a freindly base.
I dont think they are running out of supplies or ordinance because the carriers are still loaded up really well. I dont understand whats going on, do i need special components to help resuply fighters?
Thanks!
Re: Fighters wont fight more than once! Help!
You can check the ordinance and supply level of the fighters by right clicking the fleet and then right clicking a fighter on the fleet info sheet.
Try retrieving the fighters with the carrier and relaunching between fights and see.
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Re: Fighters wont fight more than once! Help!
For that matter ... can't you launch fighters outside of combat, and transfer ordnance and supplies to them?
Aside from warp point assaults, you're really better off launching fighters before the combat anyway. Launch the fighters (if there's the chance they'll end the turn away from the Carrier, keep a couple on the Carrier for defense in case something attacks it in between your turns) and send them on their mission. 18 engines on a fighter translates to an awful lot of movement points on the system screen - if they don't use much ordnance (or you've got them loaded with several ordnance pods) in one fight they usually have enough movement to go scorch something else as well. Alternatively, use the remaining movement points to return to the carrier, and then resupply them.
Re: Fighters wont fight more than once! Help!
How did you set there orders? Are you using tactical combat? See what there orders are clear them and give them a target.