problems with space combat in pbw games

[Enigma]

I have had something similar happen to me. I am still new but you may want to look at your strategy settings, and look at the targeting priorities. Perhaps if you changed to go after the strongest first it would have taken off after the Frigate, instead of tailing after the damaged corvette.

I wish someone would post some tips on optimal strategy settings for Gun ships, standoff missile ships, fighters, and escorts (point-defenese). I have looked at the strategy mod and copied some of their settings into my PBW games, but have not had enough battles to see if they did any good.

[spoon]

For the shooting strategies (Max Range, Short Range, Optimal Range, Point Blank) I usually set my targeting priority to the following:

Nearest, Has Weapons, Most Damaged, Strongest

It may not be the best strategy in all instances, but my ships usually don't end up doing anything suicidal...

[Gandalph]

It can also be important to check the "fire til all weapons gone" box. With this checked, your ships will pick a new target after the weapons capability of their current target is gone (i.e. target ship is now running away).