Satellite Formation setting

thorfrog · #1 January 9th, 2002, 11:55 PM

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 · #2 January 9th, 2002, 11:55 PM

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 · #3 January 10th, 2002, 12:05 AM

quote:
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.

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 · #4 January 10th, 2002, 12:42 AM

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

Phoenix-D

Suicide Junkie · #5 January 10th, 2002, 01:01 AM

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 · #6 January 10th, 2002, 01:16 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
Nope, Sat movement does NOT work. The engines in the Devnull mod are non-functional.

Phoenix-D

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 · #7 January 10th, 2002, 03:33 AM

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

Phoenix-D