Space Fleet Deployment issue.

[skorched000]

It seems that whenever I attempt to engage space hives, my space fleets only deploy 2 fleets, and of those 2 fleets, only seem to send one ship at a time. I have enough power, I have enough ships. None of the controls seem to change anything about how they deploy and engage. Also, they don't deploy around me, they deploy directly next to the hive, which can be anywhere from .3 to 1 AU's away. Any suggestions/known bugs that may be causing this?

Thanks.

[Shiroe]

Maybe some settings in the combat (Z) screen? You can individually deploy/undeploy fleets there too.
(game can be not super clear about such things at times; I got my low power on planet for 5+ minutes achievement from not realizing my space fleets were still deployed and draining more energy than a hydrogen rod as Icarus' fuel was producing...)

[Omniconda]

your Mecha panel window will have spots for your fleets and drones first set what formation you want each fleet to have and carry enough ships to fill those slots plus any replacements you might need in the hanger slots (shared with drones) and your Inventory

when in combat mode the right side of the screen will also have your fleets or drones listed (toggle at the top) you can select or deselect each fleet you want to deploy. Manually deploy then even when on the ground so they protect the planet and also let them target relay stations.... this will kill every relay on a planet crippling all the landed bases.

selected fleets will Auto Deploy when close to a hive regardless of combat mode but if your moving at speed they can get left behind and get destroyed trying to catch up to you

[skorched000]

Everything is set to be deployed. they respond the same whether set to automatic or manual. I don't have an issue killing relay stations. They function as they should when on planet. Movement speed isn't a factor. They do the same thing whether I am hovering next to the space hive, or flying around it.

[robfilrhijar]

If you press number 1 fleet 1 will deploy ( after pressing Z to go into combat mode) press it again and it will go back to hangar, repeat for other fleets 2,3,4,etc. Works the same for ground forces.

[skorched000]

I have attempted to cycle through fleets in this manner. still only deploys 2 fleets and only a couple ships from each.

[josmith7]

I don't understand why only two fleets would deploy if you'd research the ability to launch more than that.

The only two ships per fleet deploy might be due to the formation selected. IIRC the default formation is each fleet is 2 destroyers + 8 corvettes -- so if you only had destroyers then only those 2 destroyers would launch. (If you want a pure destroyer fleet you need to adjust the fleet formation in the [C] fuel & hanger screen to the formation that's 4 destroyers and zero corvettes.


However screenshots of the combat [Z] screen and the fuel & hanger [C] screens might help us narrow down what's going on

[Twister]

Did you set up the space fleet correctly in the menu called up by pressing C? There are two types of space units (corvette and destroyer) and you need to assign the fleet to the type of unit that you have to deploy them.

[skorched000]

I don't quite understand why it would do that either. The formation is all corvettes, and i have more than 1k in my inventory, and 2 slots in the hangar are dedicated to them.

Again, to reiterate, everything operates as it should if I am standing on a planet. This only occurs when I am flying in space.

[robfilrhijar]

If you have cycled through the fleets using numbers 1,2,3,etc and only 2 deploy then you only have researched up to that tech level of space fleets or have not set the other fleet spots for the units that you want for that spot. You have to manually fill them initially from inventory then if in hanger and have in inventory you have auto refill ticked then they will auto refill from hanger but i still manually push units into hanger, and initially the fleets.

[skorched000]

My Fleets are full. my tech research is complete. I have tons in inventory and in the mech panel. As i said in my last post, everything works when i am on planet.

[josmith7]

Originally posted by skorched000:

My Fleets are full. my tech research is complete. I have tons in inventory and in the mech panel. As i said in my last post, everything works when i am on planet.

Screen shots would be really helpful. (Both of the mecha panel pop-up, showing the hanger and space fleet settings and of the combat sidebar while in space after attempting to launch your corvettes)

But when you say everything works when you're on planet, do you mean when you launch the ground squadron drone, or do you mean when you toggle the combat screen [Z] over to space combat and force launch the space fleet corvettes?

The former wouldn't mean much as configured correctly for ground doesn't necessarily mean configured correctly for space. The latter would be more baffling as there shouldn't be any different between force launching the corvettes from the ground (to orbit the world you're on) or from space.

Have you tried force launching them while in wide open space, nowhere near an enemy? What happens then?

[skorched000]

ok ill do my best to get some screenshots.

[skorched000]

Originally posted by josmith7:

Originally posted by skorched000:

My Fleets are full. my tech research is complete. I have tons in inventory and in the mech panel. As i said in my last post, everything works when i am on planet.

Screen shots would be really helpful. (Both of the mecha panel pop-up, showing the hanger and space fleet settings and of the combat sidebar while in space after attempting to launch your corvettes)

But when you say everything works when you're on planet, do you mean when you launch the ground squadron drone, or do you mean when you toggle the combat screen [Z] over to space combat and force launch the space fleet corvettes?

The former wouldn't mean much as configured correctly for ground doesn't necessarily mean configured correctly for space. The latter would be more baffling as there shouldn't be any different between force launching the corvettes from the ground (to orbit the world you're on) or from space.

Have you tried force launching them while in wide open space, nowhere near an enemy? What happens then?

So when i launch in open space, they all deploy. what i meant was on planet if i force deploy space fleets they launch. but when i get close to a hive, they start to deploy incorrectly. I also noticed that they dont deploy on the hive im at, they deploy at another one. its almost as if the game is "stuck" with me fighting that other hive.

[josmith7]

Originally posted by skorched000:

So when i launch in open space, they all deploy. what i meant was on planet if i force deploy space fleets they launch. but when i get close to a hive, they start to deploy incorrectly. I also noticed that they dont deploy on the hive im at, they deploy at another one. its almost as if the game is "stuck" with me fighting that other hive.

That's weird.
Normally they all appear as you get close -- then all zoom off as you get really close. Then (as long as your supplies as power lasts) you'll get a steady stream of ones and two materializing and flying off as replacements for destroyed corvettes (or destroyers).

Never seen them teleport to another hive or refuse to all materialize as an enemy gets close. (Well, with the obvious exception that if 'attack orbital relays' is unchecked they won't spawn if you get close to a relay)

[skorched000]

Originally posted by josmith7:

Originally posted by skorched000:

My Fleets are full. my tech research is complete. I have tons in inventory and in the mech panel. As i said in my last post, everything works when i am on planet.

Screen shots would be really helpful. (Both of the mecha panel pop-up, showing the hanger and space fleet settings and of the combat sidebar while in space after attempting to launch your corvettes)

But when you say everything works when you're on planet, do you mean when you launch the ground squadron drone, or do you mean when you toggle the combat screen [Z] over to space combat and force launch the space fleet corvettes?

The former wouldn't mean much as configured correctly for ground doesn't necessarily mean configured correctly for space. The latter would be more baffling as there shouldn't be any different between force launching the corvettes from the ground (to orbit the world you're on) or from space.

Have you tried force launching them while in wide open space, nowhere near an enemy? What happens then?

Ok, so I deployed in open space, where i can confirm all 8 fleets are full and deployed. Flew over to a hive to aggro it, and they all disappeared except for the one fleet, but that fleet only had 3 ships out, and they were all at the other hive. This is very confusing.

i sent you a friends request, im not sure how to get you the screen shots i have.