[Suggestion] Add options "Engage S/M ships" and "Engage L/XL ships" to position defense

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[Suggestion] Add options "Engage S/M ships" and "Engage L/XL ships" to position defense

Post by Falcrack »

I would like just a little bit more control over the types of targets my ships assigned to position defense will engage. For interceptors that I do not want engaging capital ships, I might have the "Engage S/M ships" button selected. For destroyers and dedicated bombers, I would have "Engage L/XL ships" selected. For more generalist fighters, I might have both selected.

Basically this would allow us the equivalent of "Intercept" and "Bombard" for the position defense assignment.
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Re: [Suggestion] Add options "Engage S/M ships" and "Engage L/XL ships" to position defense

Post by Raptor34 »

Do subordinates to PD ships also automatically make use of the command carrier?
I was thinking of just throwing Sapporos as the PD wing, and then separately assign intercept/bombard wings to them.
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Re: [Suggestion] Add options "Engage S/M ships" and "Engage L/XL ships" to position defense

Post by j.harshaw »

Raptor34 wrote: Fri, 24. Jan 25, 23:31 Do subordinates to PD ships also automatically make use of the command carrier?
I was thinking of just throwing Sapporos as the PD wing, and then separately assign intercept/bombard wings to them.
That'll work. And yes, they should also use the carrier.

edit: as well as any fleet auxiliary ships attached to their fleet.
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Re: [Suggestion] Add options "Engage S/M ships" and "Engage L/XL ships" to position defense

Post by Raptor34 »

j.harshaw wrote: Sat, 25. Jan 25, 00:03
Raptor34 wrote: Fri, 24. Jan 25, 23:31 Do subordinates to PD ships also automatically make use of the command carrier?
I was thinking of just throwing Sapporos as the PD wing, and then separately assign intercept/bombard wings to them.
That'll work. And yes, they should also use the carrier.

edit: as well as any fleet auxiliary ships attached to their fleet.
That means I can use a Guppy as the flag even with M ships as I can just have aux ships deal with them.
Though speaking of which it did make me realize the issue with using Sapporos, missile rearmament could be a bitch and might take them out of the fight for a long time if not indefinitely.
I had some missile destroyers basically getting stunlocked trying to resupply at an aux. Cancelling doesn't seem to help at all. I'll need to check next I play but perhaps I can turn off auto resupply or missile use for these Sapporos I guess.

But anyway, just to confirm, intercept/bombard uses the commander's radar range right? Otherwise I can just have any random destroyer instead.

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