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Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio

Fri, 20 July 2012 01:33

Bystander

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I am aware that ships with Range 2 beam plus Sappers do not always close to range 2 when they should.

Less common is the complaint that beam/sapper designs avoid combat completely for a turn or two when they use "Max Damage Ratio" orders.

I have an example if anyone is interested in the files.

Here is a description of what happened:

My stack of 25 Enigma Pulsar battleships with Range 3 beams and Range 3 (of course) sappers moves two squares toward enemies. Primary orders are "armed ships" of which there are plenty. At this point, the nearest enemy stack is three squares away. For third move, my battleship stack reverses direction - so is now four squares away from any enemy stacks. No enemy stacks advance closer than 4 squares. Firing begins.

Impact is that my stack of battleships do not fire EITHER sappers or beams because nobody is in range. Next turn, they do move forward and get shots off.

My impression is that even "Max Damage Ratio" requires the ship to get and stay within range of the most attractive primary target with at least one weapon before it can try to pick a square that maximizes the damage ratio.

Just want to confirm this is a bug with designs of range 3 sappers plus range 3 beams using "Max Damage Ratio" orders as opposed to me misunderstanding the battle orders.

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		Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Bystander on Fri, 20 July 2012 01:33
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: BeeKeeper on Fri, 20 July 2012 09:36
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Eagle of Fire on Fri, 20 July 2012 21:21
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Bystander on Tue, 24 July 2012 01:26
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: m.a@stars on Sat, 21 July 2012 07:16
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Eagle of Fire on Tue, 24 July 2012 19:13
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Tue, 24 July 2012 20:22
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Coyote on Tue, 24 July 2012 20:55
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Tue, 24 July 2012 23:08
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Coyote on Wed, 25 July 2012 00:27
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Wed, 25 July 2012 20:02
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: m.a@stars on Thu, 26 July 2012 04:55
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: m.a@stars on Wed, 25 July 2012 16:24
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Eagle of Fire on Tue, 24 July 2012 23:05
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Tue, 24 July 2012 23:10
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Eagle of Fire on Wed, 25 July 2012 00:07
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Bystander on Wed, 25 July 2012 17:02
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Thu, 26 July 2012 09:15
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Thu, 26 July 2012 16:24
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Eagle of Fire on Thu, 26 July 2012 18:26
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: ccmaster on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:00
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: neilhoward on Tue, 31 July 2012 18:23
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: ccmaster on Thu, 09 August 2012 21:15
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: nmid on Sun, 29 July 2012 15:22
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Orange on Mon, 30 July 2012 11:59
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: magic9mushroom on Tue, 09 October 2012 23:13
		Re: Beamer and Sapper mixed design with Max Damage Ratio By: Anonymous Coward on Wed, 10 October 2012 05:22

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