Question on Combat Occurance

[Slynky]

In a game that just finished, my enemy placed ships between an incoming wormhole and a planet that was my target. My fleet ended its move one (or two...can't remember) sectors beyond him. Meaning I moved right "through" his waiting fleet.

He questioned me on how I could bypass his fleet. I explained that combat occured on so many phases in the month. And that the fleets needed to be in the same sector when that combat phase rolled around. He then asked why it was that you could never move past a fleet like that when it was waiting at a wormhole. I didn't have an answer for that question because I can't ever remember moving through a wormhole and NOT stopping on the other side when a fleet was there.

So, does anyone else have an explanation?

(tks)

[Suicide Junkie]

If there is an obstruction, such as the fleet, or a damaging storm, the ships will fly around.

Since his ships weren't on a chokepoint, your ships just sidestepped him.

Pathing is dynamic, and can change from turn to turn and even day to day as stellar manipulation occurs and fleets wander through space.

If his fleet were trying to intercept yours, then the combat days and movement day details would have had a chance to work their magic.
As it is, I believe if you watch the movement replay, you'll see that your fleets were never in the same sector.

[ April 01, 2003, 01:03: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

[Slynky]

Hmmm, never thought of that. I hardly ever replay movement.

I'll check it out. Thanks!

[Krsqk]

The other possibility is that your fleets were the same speed and began an even number of sectors apart. They would have had, say 4 sectors between them, then 2, then 0, then they literally switch places without ever entering combat. This is very frustrating in PBW, and must be taken into account when giving the attack order against technologically similar empires.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

i think i see an issue for the next patch. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:

As it is, I believe if you watch the movement replay, you'll see that your fleets were never in the same sector.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep, that's it!

Thanks again.