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jedi42
Grand Admiral
Evil Empires Inc.
Joined: February 25, 2002
Posts: 478
From: jedi42
|  Posted: 2003-09-29 02:27
"They will return home automatically when fuel reaches 50%."
Doesn't this mean alot of them won't make it home given the target ship and launching ship can be moving in opposite directions? Is that on purpose?
While Fuel > 55%
If MaxRange < .95*DistanceFromLaunchingShip then GoBack
End While
That would at least give the fighters enough intelligence to know if their carrier was running away, they need to get home sooner than just waiting to get to a half tank.
Alternatively, perhaps it makes sense to have 2 modes. One where fighters try to make it home, and a second mode where they fight to the death and/or they run out of fuel.
[ This Message was edited by: 42 on 2003-09-29 02:29 ]
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NoPants2win
Cadet
Joined: February 23, 2002
Posts: 1275
From: Poorly ventilated paint storage facility.
| Posted: 2003-09-29 02:35
It would also cause the server to lock up until the fighter had less then 55% fuel. That would suck.
edit-also, assumably they fly around a bit once they get there and shoot. So unless you sat on the extreme edge of fighter range and launched fighters, and then moved away, this wouldnt apply
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[ This Message was edited by: WDPFF on 2003-09-29 03:37 ]
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Sandals
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Agents
Joined: January 21, 2002
Posts: 2001
From: Redmond,WA,USA
| Posted: 2003-09-29 16:30
Well, it's yourjob to manage your fighters, you can always manually recall them...
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Tbone
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Joined: July 21, 2001
Posts: 1756
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2003-09-29 19:03
Only time I ever found myself launching fighters at extreme range targets is when I'm standing still anyways, either at a planet or with a dictor. If you're forced to move away from the target in a carrier ship (only ship where fighters are the significant firepower) then you better cut your losses and run anyways.
Still, it might be a problem at some point... No clear, cut way to solve it.
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