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[Wyvern]

As seen here: https://twitter.com/amosolov/status/1088893437859057665
(Apologies for not including the video directly - I'm sure there's some way to make that work on the forum here, but I couldn't figure it out.)

Looks to be really useful!  Definitely looking forward to being able to throw around escort orders with a bit less caution; I do use them now - things like tying a reckless officer to a carrier so that it doesn't get too far extended - but actually being able to make it work right for frigates escorting a cruiser is a big deal.

[Tei]

Kinda wanna see this gif with a Capital ship flanked by destroyers or cruisers.

[Torch]

Can't describe how much I've wanted this, literally my most desired change. How does it scale with more escorts? I want a swarm of wolves around an Aurora so badly

[FreedomFighter]

This looks cute idk why.

[RawCode]

this will make combat a bit harder, still current implementation of AI is no match for a player.

[SCC]

Can't describe how much I've wanted this, literally my most desired change. How does it scale with more escorts? I want a swarm of wolves around an Aurora so badly

I assume that ship AI will start breaking once there are too many ships trying to do the same thing.

[mendonca]

Holy smokes - Omen is going to be even better! I mean it’s pretty useful eating bullets now with the escort command but imagine getting to take it away in one piece after the battle!

[From a Faster Time]

Holy smokes - Omen is going to be even better! I mean it’s pretty useful eating bullets now with the escort command but imagine getting to take it away in one piece after the battle!

I use Omens regularly right now. I really can't say I have the same issues as you with them. How come do they get destroyed while being escorts to other ships?

[mendonca]

I’m joking really - not a serious complaint; with the AI’s tendency ‘now’ to occasionally stick escorts in the line of fire.

The Omen will probably be even better though; that much is serious.

[Wyvern]

More shiny escort behavior: https://twitter.com/amosolov/status/1089712606049378305

...And now I'm trying to work out exactly what that Aurora is armed with.  Pretty confident that it's got ion cannons and a heavy blaster in the front hardpoints, but I'm having much less luck identifying what's installed in its turrets.  I think the forward medium turrets are ion pulsers, and that at least some of the small turrets are PD lasers.

[Plantissue]

I was going to have lots of questions over how it works but then I read this: https://twitter.com/amosolov/status/1089633720116621312

I do wonder though, would larger ships commanded to excort smaller vessels follow the same behaviour? What about the monitor?

[manictiger]

This is really cool.  Good thinking.  Never thought I'd actually consider putting frigates in my fleet before.