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Aaron Lienhardt
Fleet Admiral
Joined: December 18, 2009
Posts: 76
|  Posted: 2011-06-02 06:19
can there be an easy way to order ai's to form around you?
you know...like ordering AI's to make a formation around you.
or to form around other players or ai's.
like 3 HC forming a triangle around an MD.
after ordering ai's to defend u..some buttons should appear in the screen that tell you to form a triangle or a square etc....
let me hear what you think
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Talien
Marshal
Templar Knights
Joined: May 11, 2010
Posts: 2044
From: Michigan
| Posted: 2011-06-02 06:25
AI wander off as soon as another AI or planet sends a distress so it'd be kinda pointless, that and they'd break formation as soon as an enemy showed up anyway.
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SPaRTaN Z
Chief Marshal
Joined: June 26, 2009
Posts: 235
| Posted: 2011-06-02 06:29
perhaps a Lock order option?
You can make your own formations if you order them to Go To Coordinates nearby your ship then selecting defend. If they are close enough to you when you order defend they won't move at all and will shadow you.
Jumping nullifies all your work.
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Kenny_Naboo
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Pitch Black
Joined: January 11, 2010
Posts: 3823
From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2011-06-02 08:45
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On 2011-06-02 06:19, Allen star wrote:
can there be an easy way to order ai's to form around you?
you know...like ordering AI's to make a formation around you.
or to form around other players or ai's.
like 3 HC forming a triangle around an MD.
after ordering ai's to defend u..some buttons should appear in the screen that tell you to form a triangle or a square etc....
let me hear what you think
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Interesting idea.
Some RTS games already have this formation thing (World in Conflict, Homeworld).
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Fatal Perihelion
Chief Marshal
Fatal Squadron
Joined: April 15, 2010
Posts: 308
| Posted: 2011-06-02 09:20
AI s cheap somehow, isn it?
I dont like it if people "abuse" AI, sent them in although enough PvP is on.
One should only use AI to cap or defend stuff imo.
Tracking with AI is mean, but it is impressive and i would count that to "skill" alright.
As mentioned : Why you need formations? On "Defend" AI will break off soon anyway. The only good thing would be to stop them from blocking your line of fire, if they could do formations. But basicly AI is something you want to die and ignore if you ask me.
So i think it is better that it takes at least some management to gether AI, instead of a lazy single click just to call an armada of bots.
[ This Message was edited by: Fatal Perihelion on 2011-06-02 09:24 ]
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Castratikon
1st Rear Admiral
Joined: February 26, 2011
Posts: 3
| Posted: 2011-06-02 10:30
I think that this would be a very good idea to have. As would a lock order option.
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MrSparkle
Marshal
Joined: August 13, 2001
Posts: 1912
From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2011-06-02 10:33
A lock order would make it too easy for a high rank to hog all the AI for himself.
I think these ideas would be better served with command ship - specific functions.
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