On Tuesday, orders were processed to clear the defend lists, clear the enemy lists and clear the target lists of the two platforms and the starbase present. All of my shipping (which was not involved anyway) moved away from the planet.
On Thursday, I again had orders run to clear enemy lists, clear defend lists and clear target lists for the starbase and the two platforms. For good measure, the two docked non-combatant AFT vessels also ran the same orders.
It is now the following Monday, and I am _still_ receiving daily battle reports.
Thankfully none of my positions has yet actually fired (or been fired upon). But, given the results received so far, how on earth do I actually pull out of this battle?
The way things seem to be developing, I would really prefer it if my withdraw orders were to take effect _before_ I start shooting and getting shot at.
Richard
AFT
| QUOTE (MasterTrader @ May 23 2005, 10:28 PM) |
| Thankfully none of my positions has yet actually fired (or been fired upon). |
The way I understand it you get a report of any battle you can witness, as well as any you are directly involved in.
The fact that you have not fired or been fired upon surely suggests you are not actually involved (one of the combatants) but are simply watching the battle from your office window...
(That's how it looks to me anyway.)
Last night I received a battle report for the Eridani conflict and saw immediatly the cause of this problem.
There is an obvious and understandble explanation for this. If you come online tonight I will explain it to you.
Regards
Archangel
| QUOTE (Steve-Law @ May 23 2005, 10:34 PM) |
| The way I understand it you get a report of any battle you can witness, as well as any you are directly involved in. |
There are three factors which make me think that this is not the case.
1) In the list of combatants at the end of the summary battle report, my positions are listed (and I gather from other players' comments that they are also listed on the battle reports they are receiving). The SMS starbases on the same planet, who also have platforms in orbit, do not show up as involved.
It would be useful if the DTR, DOM and/or SMS players could confirm that AFT positions show up on the DOM/DTR battle reports, and that the SMS positions are not getting battle reports, to check I am right in saying this!
2) I also have a starbase on another planet where I know that combat has been taking place over the past couple of weeks, and have received no battle reports.
3) None of my ships that have been in orbit over battle sites have received any battle reports.
Richard
AFT
| QUOTE (Archangel @ May 24 2005, 05:08 PM) |
| Hi MasterTrader Last night I received a battle report for the Eridani conflict and saw immediatly the cause of this problem. There is an obvious and understandble explanation for this. If you come online tonight I will explain it to you. Regards Archangel |
HI all,
After further discussions with MasterTrader last night, it seems that my interpretation of the battle reports was not correct.
My apologies.
Archangel
Geoff
| QUOTE (Mica Goldstone @ May 25 2005, 07:51 AM) |
| I'm wondering if they were pulled in at the start of the battle due to being on another position's defend list. As they have not moved since, i.e. fled the combat, they are still listed. In the other scenarios they were never pulled in at the start. |
They were. On the first day of battle, the DTR (along with every other major affiliation, including the DOM...) was on the defend list of one of my platforms. This was then cleared on the second day of battle, but I kept on getting battle reports,up to and including today, when all the positions have finally retreated following the destruction of the DOM ground party.
If it is deliberate that parties which are pulled in at the start of combat remain right to the end, regardless of changes to defend lists, then I have another important question.
My starbase was pulled in because it defended a DTR starbase, but never attacked because the attack on the DTR starbase was only a ground battle. Given that i cleared my defend lists on day 2, if the DOM and DTR starbases had started a space battle on day 4 of the combat, say, would my base have opened fire as a result of the settings at the beginning of the original combat?
This was my big fear, as if so, it is a major bug!
Richard
AFT
I have cleared Onyx's lists since the battle there triggered the defence lists of the AFT positions. We will see what happens today.
Nic
Just because you are listed in battle, why should the programme assign defend/enemy/support lists after you have cancelled them? Where would it get this data from?
If you put a special action in I'm sure that your non-participating positions can be removed from the battle listing (tune out the sounds of people dieing in your system
). | QUOTE (Mica Goldstone @ May 26 2005, 09:24 AM) |
| (tune out the sounds of people dieing in your system ) |
Or just close the blinds on your office window...