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0003842AI War 1 / ClassicBug - OtherOct 31, 2011 7:47 am
ReporterToll Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status assignedResolutionopen 
Product Version5.016 
Summary0003842: Attack-move across planets don't work
DescriptionIf you send a fleet on an attack-move across several planets, it moves in a straight line through the planets and won't actually chase enemy ships until it ends up on the final planet. This makes cleaning planets up a tad harder than it needs to be, and it also majorly messes up patrols from redirectional rally posts.
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Internal WeightFix Before Major Release

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Toll

Sep 16, 2011 10:17 pm

reporter   ~0013237

After some more consideration, I'm bumping this up to major. It just makes it a lot harder for me to play than it should be.

Sigma7

Oct 13, 2011 6:56 pm

reporter   ~0016542

I didn't notice the issue with attack move, but I did with FRD. Normally, I build turrets in systems that get harassed, but it's not effective when cleaning up against a large attack force.

Hearteater

Oct 13, 2011 9:54 pm

reporter   ~0016548

Yeah, this is odd since FRD works the opposite I believe. Or maybe it doesn't. I know if I FRD to another planet, my ships will fight stuff on their current planet first before leaving. I just assumed this meant they kept their FRD status across multiple planets. But I guess it could be they have it on the initial planet, lose it in between, and gain it again at the destination.

Is that how attack-move is working for you? Will it attack enemies on the current planet and destination planet, but not inbetween?

Actually, it seems a bit odd that you are using attack-move instead of FRD for this. If you are clearing your own planets of stray enemies, wouldn't FRD be what you want? Attack-move wouldn't attack enemies that didn't get too close to your units as they pathed through systems.

Toll

Oct 13, 2011 10:02 pm

reporter   ~0016549

Hmm. Might be meaning FRD-move, yeah. Either way, I v-rightclick to move. And they correctly spread out and attack things at the target planet, but they don't spread out in the planets inbetween.

Toll

Oct 13, 2011 10:06 pm

reporter   ~0016550

Uploaded a screenshot to demonstrate. The fleet is moving between Tican and a planet beyond Dincuis.

Hearteater

Oct 14, 2011 10:35 am

reporter   ~0016573

Yeah, V is the default FRD button, not attack-move. And the pink outline is the FRD color so you definately used FRD. Yellow is the attack-move color (and X is the default button for that).

You should edit this and change the title to indicate FRD is the problem. Also, if you can add a save that shows the problem. Maybe within units en route on FRD where they pass through a system as shown on your screenshot. It may seem like this kind of thing is easy to setup, but a save with everything ready-to-go lets them see the problem in just a few seconds.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Sep 13, 2011 9:38 am Toll New Issue
Sep 16, 2011 10:17 pm Toll Note Added: 0013237
Sep 16, 2011 10:17 pm Toll Severity minor => major
Oct 13, 2011 6:56 pm Sigma7 Note Added: 0016542
Oct 13, 2011 9:54 pm Hearteater Note Added: 0016548
Oct 13, 2011 10:02 pm Toll Note Added: 0016549
Oct 13, 2011 10:05 pm Toll File Added: Screenshot_2011_10_14_04_04_09.png
Oct 13, 2011 10:06 pm Toll Note Added: 0016550
Oct 14, 2011 10:35 am Hearteater Note Added: 0016573
Oct 31, 2011 7:47 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Fix Before Major Release
Oct 31, 2011 7:47 am tigersfan Assigned To => keith.lamothe
Oct 31, 2011 7:47 am tigersfan Status new => assigned