stupid question... what are network satellites in base game

[BoromiR]

and how do you activate/control them effectively during combat battle?
pros/cons?
ps. guys, do you use mines? i find them extremely hard to use.

[DerRaketenRudi]

Never use the satellites, you need to be really close with the chip to capture it. The way to the satellite costs actually more time than defeat the enemy. Would be useful if raptors could capture it

Only use emp mines sometimes, but youre right, harder to use. A little bit of practice.
You can zone out some enemy’s with it

[BoromiR]

ok another stupid question, i forgot to save, and im loosing a mission. lost all ships., cant reload, last save too far behind, enemy ships dont attack daedalus, just keep circling, i keep skipping turns, no way to restart. what the hell do i do.

[Jukelo]

The satellites give a buff to the ship capturing them. The buff lasts for the duration of the battle and is activated by moving the ship next to the satellite for a couple of seconds (inside the circle). It's not a huge bonus, but of course every bit helps, and on low level fleets with limited posture range that +6 fire control for example is a huge help to increase salvo size.

DerRaketenRudi is right in that if you overwhelm the enemy significantly, you are only wasting time with the satellites, but I'd argue that if you regularly are in this position, you may want to try a harder difficulty setting. As for me, I see every battle as a repair bill which the satellite buffs can help reduce.

Regarding mines, as offensive weapons they require finesse, but you can very easily use them to help shape the engagement as the AI will be quite predictable in trying to avoid them. They can be used to keep the enemy inside your firing arcs, to help you get in their blindspots, to deny them the use of space terrain features and most importantly to split up the enemy fleet so that you may face the faster enemies separately from the heavy units they are escorting.

[Jukelo]

Originally posted by BoromiRofGeo:

ok another stupid question, i forgot to save, and im loosing a mission. lost all ships., cant reload, last save too far behind, enemy ships dont attack daedalus, just keep circling, i keep skipping turns, no way to restart. what the hell do i do.

Can Daedalus retreat during combat like other ships? Select it, see if the retreat option is present at the bottom of the screen.

[DerRaketenRudi]

If it’s no main mission, yes (if you have enough thylium ofc)