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voltrek · Post by **voltrek** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:40 pm

can i split my fleet into two groups so that i can order one group to stay at my wing and the other into battle ?some times when am approaching a station enemies start popping up on the screen so i give the attack order so i can continue to dock, but then another red dot appears opposite of the last hostile so my fleet is to far off to help me and i have turn and take out the hostile myself.

Post by **Vice** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:31 pm

No, it's a global command system. The fleet system is designed to still require a lot of player interaction, rather than being more of an RTS where the player sends ship specific orders, then just sits back and watches. Time pressure while docked is still part of the equation. You've touched on a area of strategy that can illustrate how a fleet that is really large may not provide the advantages it may seem to offer at first, especially when you include the cost into the mix.

Archangel · Post by **Archangel** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:53 pm

I have a question. Do they folow you whare ever you go? I seem to always eather lose them or they die. Im leaning tward loseing them, as they never seem to be there after I jump. That could be due to a delay and they do arive shortly after me and just get killed during the battle and I dont relize they even arived.

A message to inform a player that a fleet member has been destoryed or left your fleat if they do that would be nice. As it dose alter your strategy some if their killed. You have to shift from being agressive to a combination of agression and defence when you no longer have fleet members for the hostals to shoot at.

Just a thought I had since I never seem to keep fleet members longer then 10 mins lol. Would like to know whare they dissapear to and when.

Post by **Vice** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:21 pm

They should follow you, although they may depart briefly after a battle to pursue their own interests for a while until you order them to form up. Once they've been given the order to form, they will usually remain with you. They may slow for planet atmosphere or other objects in space, so that's something else to watch for. A message when a fleet ships has been destroyed has been added to my list for the next update.

voltrek · Post by **voltrek** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:28 pm

thanks