Can no longer set the attack distance.

SpaceCat

When i set the attack distance manually ships no longer try to get into the "red shape" instead they always use a fixed distance (sometimes laser distance somtimes ion distance). The red shape is displayed normally.
They also move to their target in a very strange path sometimes, turning left and right as if they could not decide where to go.
It makes the game nearly unplayable.
This strange behaviour happened in creative mode first - but also persists in bounty hunter.
I tried "reset attack defaults", loading old games that previosly worked, restarting the game ...

Should i try a reinstall risking i could not replicate this?

regards V

Walt

Can you please post a saved game where this happens? Thanks.

SpaceCat

It happens with every save game and every ship - whole game is like it now.

image https://i.imgur.com/7nKF2Pg.jpg

image https://i.imgur.com/8tYoxFj.jpg

You can clearly see that the lower ship is selected and ordered to go forward into the red shape but it engages backwards thrust to keep a certain distance.

(I will provide savegame - but as said it is not linked to a particular save.)

SpaceCat

clojelo

Flight direction is set to forward. (Was one of the first things i checked.)

SpaceCat

My suspicion is that it has to do with the game now remembering attack distances.
I speculate that a certain distance is remembered, cannot be reset and even overrides the manual order.

(i,m back in few hours)

cya

Kroom

To reproduce this error, set two Cerberus to attack each other in creative mode, both ships will reach a certain distance and then begin to go back instead of reaching the intended attack position (any ship will do, not just Cerberus but the distance needs to be close enough for this bug to happen).

Xavius

Same thing happens with fighters at any set distance that isn't 'absurdly far'. They wiggle back and forth and go in circles instead of turning and pointing at the target or slowing themselves down.

Walt

It turns out the collision avoidance algorithm was causing this problem. I think it got unintentionally turned on for the attack command in the last update. Will turn off for the next update.

SpaceCat

OK, so my speculation was wrong but the reason seems to be found. ;-)

Getting really close and even ramming is fun - wonder if it would be cool when ramming causes damage or if it would brake the game. Guess it could work when the damage through ramming would be very little. (Actually i also like it as it is now - ramming only for tactical reasons with no damage at all.)

Looking forward to the next update.

Thanks for clearing that up so quick!