Capture Ships

[Seik]

Getting mad ...

In a single player game I want to capture an enemy MineSweeper in strategic combat.

But that does not function.
I ve tried every strategy but everytime I ve got the same result: the mine sweeper will sit down in one corner and my capture fleet in an other corner or the sweeper was blown away.

My boarding ships all have ShieldDepleters.

I ve tried:
- only boarding ships = see above
- boarding ships + 1 LC = sweeper destroyed (option used: damage until no wepons!)
Boarding ships start to move toward sweeper after shields are down but come too late.
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Also tried to use different target options (shoot only at ships with/without weapons and so on)...

If I use the same fleet to capture an armed Dreadnought all is ok.

What I m doing wrong?

[dumbluck]

I know, it's so obvious I know it's pointless to ask, but I'll ask anyway.

Is there an SSD involved?

[Deathstalker]

hmmmm....this is worth a try, if you are using a 'fleet' the modify the orders so that ALL ships break formation, that way they will follow their own orders instead of the fleet firing orders...might work...(make sure you are using the 'capture enemy ship' strategy..)

I used to have some success with arming ships with trac beams and boarding parties/shield depleters....(components almost 'seem' to have to be in a certain order...try the weapons, then the trac beams, then the boarding component in the ship, maybe that matters for 'what action follows what'.)

Or maybe I am thinking way too hard again....(not the first time.... )

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[Seik]

quote:

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Originally posted by dumbluck:
Is there an SSD involved?

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Sorry, but what is SSD?

[Phoenix-D]

SSD = self destruct device. Board a ship with one of these, and you both go *poof*

Phoenix-D

[Suicide Junkie]

Which really should be spelt "SDD"