Satellite Formation setting

[thorfrog]

Hey how about satellite formation settings. This way they are not just at one location at a planet. Designed to make a more efficient defense. Example bellow as a typical formation.

O- Planet
x- Satellites


x x x


x O x


x x x

You can set how many satellites at certain positions. Ect.

[thorfrog]

I think updating satellite formation would make them more effective. Not like they are currently. How about mobility thrusters. Enough to allow them to move one square. Use this as a quick fix until formation editors are possible.

In the real word satellites already have mobility thruster to manuver. I think this tech should exist.

[Puke]

i thought i remember seeing a mention in the history file that they fixed it so that sats and bases are distributed more evenly in orbit of the planet, and/or sats can be launced in multiple, smaller Groups.

[Puke]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by atomannj:
I think updating satellite formation would make them more effective. Not like they are currently. How about mobility thrusters. Enough to allow them to move one square. Use this as a quick fix until formation editors are possible.

In the real word satellites already have mobility thruster to manuver. I think this tech should exist.<hr></blockquote>


sat and base movement is now working (see the Version of the DEVNULLMOD that GeoSchmoe patched for se4 v1.49)

you can simply create a sat engine that gives combat movement. or maybe its just bases, now i cant remember. i will have to check.

[Phoenix-D]

Nope, Sat movement does NOT work. The engines in the Devnull mod are non-functional.

Phoenix-D

[Suicide Junkie]

For Gold, Sats get boosted range, so it dosen't matter which side they start up on.
Its quite easy to add & edit the mounts as nessesary.

(The distribution will still leave you with sats on the wrong side, but they get enough bonus range to shoot across the planet anyways)

[Puke]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
Nope, Sat movement does NOT work. The engines in the Devnull mod are non-functional.

Phoenix-D<hr></blockquote>

in Version 1.35, combat movement for bases is working. sat movement is not. i thought i heard that in 1.49 that regular movement for bases and sat movement also worked, but i could have been wrong. i cant find the file to download in the new mod directory on shrapnels server to see, and the copy on the PBW server is obviously unreachable.

[Phoenix-D]

I checked, Puke, they don't work. *Base* movement I didn't check.

Phoenix-D

[Shyrka]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by atomannj:
In the real word satellites already have mobility thruster to manuver. I think this tech should exist.<hr></blockquote>

AFAIK they can only change its height, modify its orbital velocity and turn over its axis. They cannot stop its orbital movement, nor move across the space like a drone (I'm not sure :confused http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Q]

I believe that combat movement for sats might not be so good: The sats might move towards the enemy and leave the planet undefended. I already use a mount modification for sats with higher range and this works very well in my experience.

[ 10 January 2002: Message edited by: Q ]</p>