Home World Forum: FreeStars » Split Fleet Proposal

Home » Stars! Clones, Extensions, Modding » FreeStars » Split Fleet Proposal

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend

Re: Split Fleet Proposal

Mon, 25 August 2008 08:37

Downsider

Crewman 1st Class

Messages: 35
Registered: June 2003
Location: Derbyshire, England

The persuer in a split fleet scenario has greater control in which fleet is persued than we might think.

Stars! uses the primary target in the fleets battle orders to decide which fleet to follow. In LEit's example, his suicide BBs had orders to kill bombers before any other ship, so they followed them instead of the heavier, more expensive BBs. I have test bedded this before and used it in game a couple of times; a very useful trick to know. An enemy can't take your planets if he has no bombers or freighters left Smile

Additionally, it is fleets of greater mass that are targeted first, rather than their cost or ID (just tested this to be sure). I assume this is because you always know the mass of a fleet and you can never be 100% sure what the min and res requirements of an enemy design are even if you have seen it in battle (due to miniturisation). It just happens that the more expensive ships are usually the heaviest.
[note: - I haven't tested for when a fleet splits into two fleets of the same mass. This may be decided by ID but I would guess that it is random]

So, with being able to select the class of ship followed and knowing that the heaviest fleet will be followed, the persuer has an element of control. IMO, splitting your fleet to dodge an attack comes at a price as you will always loose ships and the remaining fleet will be easier to kill. Personally, I consider it a tactic to be used in only the most dire of situations.

"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" - Salvor Hardin

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		Split Fleet Proposal By: ck_drknes on Fri, 20 June 2008 00:36
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: donjon on Fri, 20 June 2008 13:31
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Fri, 20 June 2008 20:02
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: gible on Fri, 20 June 2008 20:44
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Coyote on Sat, 21 June 2008 04:54
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Adacore on Sat, 21 June 2008 05:28
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: gible on Sat, 21 June 2008 07:09
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: ck_drknes on Sat, 21 June 2008 11:15
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Coyote on Sat, 21 June 2008 15:39
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: ck_drknes on Sat, 21 June 2008 17:32
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Mon, 23 June 2008 14:23
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: ck_drknes on Mon, 23 June 2008 23:18
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Adacore on Tue, 24 June 2008 01:54
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Tue, 24 June 2008 04:53
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Tue, 24 June 2008 04:59
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: stranger on Mon, 28 July 2008 23:40
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Tue, 29 July 2008 05:05
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Adacore on Tue, 29 July 2008 00:06
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Tue, 29 July 2008 05:06
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: LEit on Tue, 29 July 2008 10:43
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Wed, 30 July 2008 15:24
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: craebild on Wed, 30 July 2008 16:16
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: LEit on Thu, 31 July 2008 11:41
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Downsider on Mon, 25 August 2008 08:37
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: m.a@stars on Tue, 26 August 2008 03:32
		Re: Split Fleet Proposal By: Marduk on Tue, 04 November 2008 03:13

Previous Topic:	hxnova
Next Topic:	Thoughts for UI improvements

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Wed May 08 21:12:13 EDT 2024