Behavior/Group Attack Commands

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 We need more control over what our ships attack. The only way to override default behavior is manual focusfiring, which is not always ideal. I'd like to see a set of commands that tell them a -type- of ship to attack. For example, you click a button, which opens a new menu.

"Attack Light Frigates.." "Attack Long Range Frigates"..."Attack Carriers..

Things of that nature.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Shift right click and just chain orders for attacking. I usually just shift right click all of the ship I want them to kill on the empire tree. May be a better way but that works ok for me.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I fully agree with Demonic on this one. A priority list for each ship class would be best, something I could set globally. Add a "Tactics" tab or something like that, and have a chart for each class. Then you can rank them in order of importance. I'd also add an option to "attack closest", and maybe an "evade" command for carriers and civies.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
In homeworld, you could hold down control, and box select a group of enemy units. The units you had selected would then automatically attack priority targets within that selection (different targets for each ship type).

I wish we had that in sins :-/.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
thats a good idea, and i also didn't realize (though i should have) that you could set a series of attack orders... :p
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Bandbox targeting is a MUST for 1.04 or 1.1. Critical update to make the game play properly. I can't believe they don't have it considering they added explicit anti focus fire stuff like shield mitigation.