[Beta 2.5 Bug] Starbase banks firing on single target only

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Fairly serious bug here.. if only one target enters the range of starbase weaponry, the weapons will continue firing on only that target even if other enemy ships enter range afterwards.

For example, with Vasari, you can send a single capital to engage the Starbase and after all the weapons are firing at it, send in the rest of your fleet and only that capital will be getting fired upon, which makes it very easy to perma-tank it with Overseer hp injection.

I'm emailing a save where this is set up to IC :)

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Hmm, I was notcing something like this with TEC...I woud have a starbase and it would start firing at the seige frigates but then the rest ofthe fleet arrive and it wasn't really using its beam weapons until i make it target the fleet and then it would fire normally and then i make it start the seige frigate again and it fired at both like it should.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

It should reset once the target dies because it will have to re-acquire new targets for the weapon. But as long as the original target ship remains alive, the weapons only fire at that single ship indefinitely.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

wow Annatar, you just turned this game into a MMORPG :P

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I have seen this with a TEC Starbase i build. The AI was exploiting it very nicely, sending in devestators first, then the rest of the fleet.

I am sure it was a random occurance, but at that moment i thought 'man, that AI is good'. :D

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Vaihlor, reply 3
wow Annatar, you just turned this game into a MMORPG
End of Vaihlor's quote

Just because I said tank :( But the word fit, I tell you!

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

sending the cap ship in first is a good tactic indeed, never thought of it really.

but you really need the healers... uhm I mean regeneration-ships to back it up or the starbase will blow it to pieces quickly ;)

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

but you really need the healers... uhm I mean regeneration-ships to back it up or the starbase will blow it to pieces quickly
End of quote

Plus it gives you someone to yell at when the tanking ship dies.

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Annatar11, reply 7

but you really need the healers... uhm I mean regeneration-ships to back it up or the starbase will blow it to pieces quickly
Plus it gives you someone to yell at when the tanking ship dies.
End of Annatar11's quote

Just make sure you don't forget to taunt.

 

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Good idea, perfect for the Radiance. :P