Attack-angle (again but the forum search does not work for me)

SpaceCat

Ok i have just build a ship and "cosmoteer" decides that its default attack angle is backwards.
I now also think the initial default attack angle should be selectable like the flight direction 😄
(maybe an option for "attack angle same as flight direction" would be usefull too).

cheers

Equalizer

Does your ship use missiles? It seems that at the moment missiles have a odd effect on attack angle where even if they are side facing they cause the ship to orient such that missile launchers are closer to the enemy. Since missiles launchers are normally put on the back this frequently causes ships to attack backwards.

I think the main reason why there isn't an option to set attack angle is that some designs are supposed to change attack angle in battle as weapons either run out of ammo or are destroyed.

Mc2

Equalizer It is not missle problem conected only :S

Atarlost

Equalizer The solution I've been suggesting is to use a byte of bit flags to control whether each direction can be considered by the AI. Obviously any wall design would only have one valid direction, but other ships could have multiple valid attack directions even while keeping some directions (like the bow and stern of broadsiders or the diagonals on a regionally shielded designs like the Archangel) forbidden.

Mc2

https://forum.cosmoteer.net/d/3236-keyboard-ship-control-facing-side-for-multiplayer

Its not only AI problem, even in MP when you control ship it is not so easy to keep corect facing side 😃

Mc2

Atarlost Or maybe that player can in some demo movement learn ship how to move, and it will be stored in file. Like 1-20 steps for most common situations.
But anyway, MP is what matters 😃 But still if you can test your design in SP its not easy.( I use 0.12.)

BTW: in 0.13.0 is AI completely useless, I thought that is matter of big ships only, but I did some small 400,500,750,1 mio designs and what AI in battle helper perform now is really painful to watch :S every good design has 3 key factor- fire power, durability and maneuverability. And there is always issue which one to sacrifice, because you can make design with two at once, now AI kill any maneuverability by forcing ship to get very close and stay in position and just take and give a hit to each other until some of them lost all that armor and guns stockpiled, awful :S