How to not glass

[Pocus]

Which orders should I set for a carrier with fighters so that the fighter are either not launched or dont glass a planet? I have not found the solution.

[oleg]

Go to "empires" - "strategies" -"firing" Set "do not fire on planets" true (green box during the game) for all strategies except "capture planet" Now your ships/fighters won't glass planet. If you want to capture planet, add Troop Transport with "capture planet", set "capture planet" to fleet and see how it works If it does not go as you wish, play a little with strategies. Soner or later your fleets WILL capture planets.

[Cyrien]

The problem with that though is if enemy ships flee for the corners or they have starbases or satellites on the farside of the planet then your ships will go chasing after them and get pummelled by any WPs on the planet without returning fire.

Need to play with those don't fire on setting abit to get some that work without having ships go out on what amount to suicide runs after unimportant ships.

[Fyron]

Don't fire on unarmed ships then.

[Pocus]

will try that, thank you all.

[Cyrien]

That only solves part of the problem. Armed starbases and satellites will still be attacked bringing ships into range of the planet.

Also the enemy could have missile equipped ships that can bring allied ships into range of the planet with the dance of the missiles.

There is no easy answer to the question. If playing against the computer turning planet, unarmed ships, satellites, and starbases off will probably do it. If against a human though... beware the missile ship dance.