[AP] "hold position" & "dont launch fighters"

[swatti]

Im using a pair of capital-ships as a meat-shield in my capturing-endeavours and one of them has fighters inside to cleanup and escort my new boat back safety.

Question is, how do i stop them from moving when being shot, they just ram me or the capture-target. Also, how do i keep the carrier from launching fighters.

[Morkonan]

Question is, how do i stop them from moving when being shot, they just ram me or the capture-target.

I don't know about AP, but I think in TC you can just tell them to Idle instead of Stand By. In Stand By mode, they will manuever. I don't think they will in Idle and am almost positive they won't do anything with a "None" order existing.

Also, how do i keep the carrier from launching fighters.

IIRC, in TC, if the fighters are not home-based to the carrier, they will not launch in defensive actions.

[swatti]

With "none" the ships will retaliate and attack... Got to test out idle and standby. That homebase-idea sounds good.

Big thx.

[martimus]

I have this problem as well. I jumped in a few carriers and a M2 into the pirate system next to Maelstrom (can't remember the name) just to try a capital ship battle since I hadn't actually flown any of my M1's or M2's I have capped. While the fight went great to begin with, I found I could not control my fighters well enough to get them to attack close by and not spread out where I couldn't help them. Also, I couldn't control the other capitals well enough to keep them close by while still attacking the other ships. it seemed to be a one or the other thing. I know if I could have controlled them the way i wanted it would have been an easy victory, but instead I died to a Brigantine since everyone was so spread out at the end of the fight.

[swatti]

Any way to force fighters to dock? Any time some stray-bullet hits my fighter-wing, that one ship flys off to get vengeance... Ofc thru a terran assault-fleet. Eclipse pilots do have a massive set of "cohones"

[Nanook]

Question is, how do i stop them from moving when being shot, they just ram me or the capture-target.

I don't know about AP, but I think in TC you can just tell them to Idle instead of Stand By. In Stand By mode, they will manuever. ...

Just the opposite, in fact. 'Idle' causes them to 'idle' around the sector. 'Standby' causes them to stop everything they're doing and await further orders. I use standby all the time when I want one of my ships to come to a complete stop and not move.

[swatti]

Nope, "Idle" or "Standby" dont work. In both cases ships wonder off after first attacker.

Removing home from fighters did work, they stay inside nicely.