posted on June 8th, 2009, 6:22 am
A while back, i suggested a nice change to how the fighters work. Sadly it was mostly ignored. Here it is:
* carriers have 2 modes: a "normal mode", where they are basically a normal ship, and "fighter attack mode" where they can launch fighters to attack
* when in the normal mode, the carrier has battle cruiser stats (just above an excelsior II/T-15) and is pretty fast, while in the "fighter attack mode" the ship is slower, more fragile, and all of its normal weapons are offline
* when the carrier receives an attack order in fighter mode, it moves to within a certain distance of the target and launches fighters similar to the current ones (but with better turning) that go attack it
* the fighters have an attack range of approx. 2 to 3 screens (depending on resolution)
* if the carrier receives non-attack orders while in fighter mode and there are fighters in the field, they immediately return to the ship
* if the carrier receives explore orders while in fighter mode, it launches scout fighters to explore an a 90 degree arc in front of the ship and out to an unspecified distance
Please post ideas and comments.
@Optec/DocaCola: is this possible/good for FO?
