Wanted: Be able to hold shift and set the direction that ships will be facing

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Be able to hold shift (or some other key) and set the direction that ships will be facing once they arrive at the location you tell them to move to, similar to the way homeworld allowed you.

 

I might want all of my ships  in a huge fleet to face a certain direction, or to just turn around and face the rear without moving.

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

 

That sounds like a great idea.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

you can set their facing by simply right-clicking in the direction you want them to face.  of course, you want to click very close by your ships, not halfway across the grav well, so that they only move a very short distance.

if you want this "set facing" command to occur after a series of moves, simply do what your post above says - hold down the shift key.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

still... it would be nice to click on a destination and while holding your mouse down move it in the direction you want your ships to face... and let go.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

You can actually get ships to angle themselves in a certain direction without them moving by, first, ordering them to move in the direction you want them facing. Then you simply click the stop button. The ships will turn towards that destination, but not move.

You won't be able to get a fleet to change its overall orientation (For instance, if battleships are at the front, turning the fleet around with this method will leave them at the rear), but it's useful nonetheless.