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]

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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.

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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)