Disabling abilities on Capital Ships

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From what I've seen so far with these abilties (Ion Bolt, and the like), it's a great ability. However, when I'm making a runb for the cap ships life, is there a way to make the stupid %&#$@*& capital start to run for the edge of the gravity well AFTER it's been disabled. i.e. The disabling ability has worn off.

Have any of you found out that after a capital has been hit with this, they'll start to attack whatever is nearest to them? This isn't my problem however, due to the fact that if it's sitting there unable to move, sure, attack. However, after the ability wears off, it STAYS THERE! Which infuriates me to no degree!

So basically I have to micro-manage the stupid capitals, wasting time that could be spend elsewhere managing something else so I could have a CHANCE to save it.

 

Anyone else out there get annoyed by this?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

so you want actions to que whilst its disabled?

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

That would be preferable. Or just take up the last ordered action while it was disabled. I've lost more capitals because I go back to figure out why it hasn't jumped yet, thinking they probably disabled it to find it just sitting there in the middle of 30~ ships and it's fighting back instead of running like I told it to in the first place.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I gotta agree with this as well. Should continue previous orders.

 

:fox:

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Units "forgetting" their orders is pretty annoying and happens under far too many circumstances.  The most annoying situation is when you give a move order to another gravity well, but for some reason the computer decides that your order was to follow some random unit in the target gravity well. 

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Ive not encountered this bug, are you running the most current version?

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Yes.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Darvin3, reply 4
Units "forgetting" their orders is pretty annoying and happens under far too many circumstances.  The most annoying situation is when you give a move order to another gravity well, but for some reason the computer decides that your order was to follow some random unit in the target gravity well. 
End of Darvin3's quote

 

Yup. Or you're retreating your damaged cap, and it decides it needs to kill something in the current gravity well instead.

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

it p@%*^#  me off when my lev. 11 cap. with upgraded everthing does that X|

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

it p@%*^# me off when my lev. 11 cap. with upgraded everthing does that
End of quote
lol

I agree with the OP. Queued orders should stay.

If it is not possible (for some coding reasons), I believe at least the "Retreat" order should be persistent.
I mean, if you order a cap to "Retreat", it should do just that no matter how many times it's hit and with what. That would solve the issue partially.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

I've noticed that sort of thing happening alot of times but not only cap ships.  I've resorted to staying in the gravity well until every ship has jumped.  I've also noticed my groups taking side routes.

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Same here Elonin. Problem is, with the huge SCALE of this game wasting time micro'ing your ships is time that could be spent elsewhere. Attacking on another front, managing your economy, etc. And I dislike having to manage my forces cause they're too stupid to realize when to run, especially after I told them to in the first place.

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

Not sure how much this helps, but I've found that turning off the auto attack option for those ships moving is helpful for this.