What does the "Sentry" order do?

[capnq]

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That toggle is for ships entering a system; it doesn't apply to the Sentry order.

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On the contrary, it does apply to Sentry; I use it to monitor borders all the time. When an enemy ship enters the system, the Sentry order clears. If you try to give a ship the Sentry order while an enemy ship is in the same system, the order clears immediately, same as if the ship was low on supply.

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Cap'n Q

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the
human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was
not meant that we should go far. -- HP Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

[Phoenix-D]

The sentry order *always* clears when an enemy ship enters the system. I have both those toggles turned off in my PBW games, at it works the same as if they were on.

Phoenix-D

[capnq]

OK, I didn't know that. I hardly ever turn off "clears on enemy", so I never noticed Sentry behaving differently.

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Cap'n Q

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the
human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was
not meant that we should go far. -- HP Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

[Phoenix-D]

The reason I have that turned off is it's annoying to have my scout enter, say, a black hole system, see an enemy, stop, and get sucked in. That and I tend to launch strikes using previous data, which means I KNOW where the enemy planets are, and don't want my ships stopping at the warp point.

Phoenix-D

[tesco samoa]

Good Point I think I will turn it off as well

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[alien2]

What happens if a ship is on sentry duty in a nebulae system and therefore can't see an enemy ship entering the system ?? Does it still clear it's orders ???

[Phoenix-D]

99% sure that it won't (applies to cloaked ships as well).

Phoenix-D

[tesco samoa]

Your right Phonix.

It will not notice the ship and stay on sentry.

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