capturing planets in PBW games

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Arkcon:
I've done that against the AI. The troop transport, if it has one weapon, like CSM, will stay with the fleet be closer when it's time to drop troops.

Really? Because in my experience placing a weapon on a troop transport has no effect. If the ship has capture planet orders it will still run for the corners until the planet is defensless. Also in my experience if you have a fleet of only armed troop transports and no attack ships they will rush the planet as usual, but not fire their weapons, except for PDC. The only way I have been able to get armed transports to use their weapons is to change their ship orders, and doing that makes them not drop troops.

You aren't confusing the troop transports with the PDC only ships where you put a single weapon on it to keep it with the fleet are you? I'd be interested to know how you got this to work.

Geoschmo

[ January 22, 2003, 14:05: Message edited by: geoschmo ]