Fighter Bug?

[Maximus]

Has anyone had trouble launching fighters when their fleets get attacked?

See here's the thing, Everytime I move my ships to initiate an attack, every thing goes fine. But if the computers' ships attack mine, when I go into combat and go to options to launch my fighters, it's blank. Just like if I had no fighter equiped ships at all.

Oh, but it gets better. If I let the AI control my ships for a turn, it will launch my fighters for me. It can launch my fighters but I can't?!?!

That's not right!!
Has anyone else had this happen to them? It seems to happen with deploying Sats in combat also.

[Griffin]

Yes that has happened to me. I have been doing on auto turn to get the fighters launched then. It does not happen all the time, but I have not determined what causes it.

[Tomgs]

This has happened to me also fortunately it will be fixed in the next patch. Look at the beta patch post Version 1.14 item 20.

[Maximus]

Oops, hadn't read all the way through that post.

So I missed this Quote:

20. Fixed - If you were not the current player during a tactical combat, the
launch units window would not show your ships \planets to launch from.

My bad, sorry about that.

[Psitticine]

The changes are coming so fast that it's getting tricky to keep up with them all!

And isn't it NICE!?! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Maximus]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Psitticine:
The changes are coming so fast that it's getting tricky to keep up with them all!

And isn't it NICE!?! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon10.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


It sure is!! I love the fact that MM is adding new features also, not just fixing bugs.

I know some people complain about this and that in the game, the AI's not goood, no TCP/IP etc..etc.. Well there is always something in any game that can be improved. I have yet to find that absolutely perfect game. But let's face it guys, SEIV could be a lot worse!!!! It's could have been released in an unplayable bug ridden state like some unnamed game companys (all of us know a few) have the anoying habit of doing. And as it is I think SEIV is a great game, and with MM listening to us, it will only get better.

[fdlu]

I second that Last statement.
as food for thought. as an added fighter
component or else.
How about a pure interceptor fighter ?
Cheaper but more fragile and limited. Also then necessary as an escort fighter for bombers.
As a second thought.
How about a seeker-intercept component for
fighters. Like a weak, but mobile PDC.
No other weapons allowed. Only useful against seekers.
any comments...????

[Maximus]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fdlu:

How about a pure interceptor fighter ?
Cheaper but more fragile and limited. Also then necessary as an escort fighter for bombers.
As a second thought.
How about a seeker-intercept component for
fighters. Like a weak, but mobile PDC.
No other weapons allowed. Only useful against seekers.
any comments...????<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The interceptor idea could be cool when facing enemys with large fighter Groups. Though this not much of a problem with the current AI. If the AI is changed, or when MM adds TCP/IP it will be more of an issue.

Considering even my light fighters eat destroyers for lunch, I am sure going to want to keep enemy fighters away from my capital ships. A faster fighter that could get out in front of my fleet and pick off some enemy fighters would be great. Hmm...maybe I'll do a little tweaking to the vehicles file and try it out http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif