Max Kentarii
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Posted - 2007.01.15 09:02:00 -
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I have less problem with in-obidient drones when using T2 medium or small. It's when I use my T2 Ogres that they go wandering off by themselves. You kill one BS 44km from your ship and send them off to a different direction to kill another and 15-20km before they reach their target, they suddenly go "idle" in overview for half a second, then try to attack another target. If you don't babysit them all their way to their target, you'll end up with 5 drones on 5 targets even though you've told them to engage a specific target.
Overview also needs some love, but there's already a thread for that in the features/suggestions forums.
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Max Kentarii
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Posted - 2007.01.15 15:14:00 -
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 Originally by: Pan Crastus
Originally by: Feek
Ogres are the worst, someone in this thread already stated that they often get part way to their target and then wander off elsewhere. I've only had this particular problem with Ogres. Awful things, I quite simply won't use them any more.
It's the same with all drones, if they cannot attack the assigned target after a while, they will switch to a closer target. Ogres are just the slowest of them all, so it happens more often that they chase their targets for XX seconds (or just approach) and cannot engage, so they switch.
My own experiences doesn't support your statement since Ogre IIs change their mind yet again after I've told them to engage my preferred target.
It kinda goes like this:
1) I tell them to attack a target, let's say 700km away from their current location. 2 of them make it all the way, 3 of them starts to scatter.
2) Since I'm babysitting them, I'm telling them to attack my target yet again. This time, they are only 20-30km away, but yet 1-2 of those remaining 3 don't make there this time either.
3) 3rd time's a charm in most cases.
And no.. they don't pick a closer target, since the closest target when they decide to desert is in fact my preferred target.
Another neat option would be to tell your drones to kill ships within a given range.
Having a long drone range isn't always practical when you want them to stay close and take care of those pesky frigs.
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