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PsychoTechFreak
February 14th, 2003, 12:15 PM
There is a small unknown feature for mixed fleets with fighters and ships, the ship supplies decrease quickly, so avoid mixing fighters with ship fleets !
It has been observed under ver 1.78 and ver 1.84 and it is already reported.
A minor issue if you know about it, I guess.

Or could it be intended after all?
Maybe it is a penalty for the attempt to resupply ships with fighter supply tanks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
Perrin
February 14th, 2003, 01:42 PM
Ahh that would explain why my mixed fleet has not regained supplies even though it has returned to the resupply depot.

Thanks
Fyron
February 14th, 2003, 01:44 PM
Fighters do not share supplies with ships in a fleet.
PsychoTechFreak
February 14th, 2003, 03:19 PM
Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Fighters do not share supplies with ships in a fleet.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is correct. But the impact is somewhat more special:
Put (one fighter is enough) a fighter to a ship fleet, do not move them. Next turn: Your ship supplies are 50% (exactly), one turn later they are almost empty.
Ed Kolis
February 14th, 2003, 04:51 PM
Sounds like the game is splitting the supply pool of the fleet evenly between the ship and the fighter, even though the fighter can't hold half the pool... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif
Slick
February 14th, 2003, 05:30 PM
You know, I just saw this yesterday and thought I was seeing things. The fully resupplied fleet (with fighters) went 5 sectors, had a minor battle with 1 ship and before it returned to the planet it was at the "low supply" warning. I don't normally fleet fighters with ships so I didn't notice this before.

Anyone report this to MM?

Slick.
Mephisto
February 14th, 2003, 07:56 PM
It's already posted in the beta forum.
PvK
February 15th, 2003, 01:53 AM
Maybe the ships keep having to alter course to avoid fighters, so they use more fuel... er ya... not.
Perrin
February 15th, 2003, 02:12 AM
Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Fighters do not share supplies with ships in a fleet.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So why hasn't my ship refilled it's supplies? Hmmm I will have to do some testing when I get home from work.
oleg
February 15th, 2003, 05:32 AM
No, they start racing with fighters like kids on street and run oiut of gas http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
couslee
February 15th, 2003, 05:55 AM
The fighter pilots keep asking "whats this fuel dump lever do?"
The FryeR K
February 16th, 2003, 02:47 AM
Didn't you know fighter pilot eat alot.