Micro'ing Bombers? [solved]

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Has anyone else had issues in Diplomacy with bomber strikecraft ignoring your micro orders. For example I had ordered my bombers to attack a frigate factory or media center and they stopped to attack a scout or colonizer. This was really frustrating when I was trying to destroy high value structures and they kept canceling the order to attack something else.

Edit-Didn't realize phasic barrier on Vasari structures caused strikecraft to lose focus and queue'd micro commands like that. I guess what tripped me up was the attack line from the bombers still showed the structure, but they were engaging something else! Also, they did not re-engage the structure after the phasic barrier ended even though the attack line made it look like they would. Frustrating indeed!

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

The Vasari hanger has an upgrade that traps SC in phase space for a bit.  After they come back out they might have lost their order-que, so they act as they would if you had just parked them at the point where they phased out and then let THEM shoot what they wanted.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

There was NOT any phasic traps present. The bombers simply shrugged off my micro command to attack something else.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Fighting Vas? Phasic Barrier ability allows them to phase out most of the damage, and also causes anything targeting it to lose focus. An extremely annoying ability.

 

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Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Kitkun, reply 3
Fighting Vas? Phasic Barrier ability allows them to phase out most of the damage, and also causes anything targeting it to lose focus. An extremely annoying ability.

 


Aha, loaded the replay... It was indeed the phasic barrier ability on the Vasari structures. Very handy in the future I think!

Thanks Kitkun!

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

dude try to list any vasari hangar def in ur top priority list next time kay XD

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Okay, It was NOT the Vasari hangar. Last time! :annoyed: