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Question on Carrier Command: Escort

makburemakbure Member Posts: 422 Arc User
edited May 2013 in Federation Discussion
This command sends your fighters to protect a friendly target, or something like that? So, if you select this command while you have an enemy target selected, does the AI default back to your ship as the target to escort? If no, how does this work...
-Makbure
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  • makburemakbure Member Posts: 422 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Yes, I did read the tooltip and the fighters don't do what is described, so it's why I'm asking, is this broken as the fighters just sit there while I get shot at. Does anyone else notice this or get something else.
    -Makbure
  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,674 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    The fighter AI is not that great and often bugs out, your best best is to only use Attack if you want them to shoot what you're shooting (and hope they don't zoom away when you're not shooting something) and Recall when you don't. Ignore the other, which is a pain with that DOff bonus that gives a bonus to Escort.
  • bluegrassgeekbluegrassgeek Member Posts: 360 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I've found that "Intercept" mostly works for what "Escort" should do. The AI really isn't smart though... I have to constantly keep an eye on my fighters during that Tau Dewa "scan the artifacts Tholians are scanning" mission. They have a tendency to fly off after the main target is defeated, and go buzz around his buddies. They also ignore the "Recall" command.

    It's like having a ship full of Maverick from Top Gun.
    ____
    Keep calm, and continue firing photon torpedoes.
  • makburemakbure Member Posts: 422 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I think escort mode is way broken and it's a damn shame as the doff flight deck officer increases damage. Nice we can't utilize it and then there is no attack mode doff flight deck officer. Would "all threat generated by fighters is transfered to the carrier" be too op or have no use?

    As far as intercept, I thought it was ok, but we can't track what the fighters are doing, so now I'm not too sure. It appears to be fine if they stay close to the carrier, like the 15km range they are supposed to.

    On a side note, the intercept and escort flight deck doff's bonuses should be combined if escort mode is going to stay (and hopefully fixed).
    -Makbure
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