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Author Topic: [0.98RC5] Anubis fighters going above limit, and other bugs  (Read 246 times)

TK3600

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[0.98RC5] Anubis fighters going above limit, and other bugs
« on: April 05, 2025, 03:54:42 AM »

https://imgur.com/a/Yc3ypqR

How do people make image show up here?

Bugs:

1. As you can see perdition has 3 fighters, but Anubis is deploying 4. It can go up to 6.
2. It starts making new fighters despite not lost any, the last 3 just fired but not yet returned, Anubis pretend those 3 are dead.
3. Due to 2, Anubis is draining replacement rate despite never lost any fighters.

The bug 3 is severe enough that over time it drain to 30%, despite taking 0 losses.
« Last Edit: April 05, 2025, 03:59:40 AM by TK3600 »
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Re: [0.98RC5] Anubis fighters going above limit, and other bugs
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2025, 06:12:34 AM »

This might not be bug, at least not one specific to 0.98 or Anubis. It's been reported to also exist in 0.97, for example, BBE mentioned it 4 months ago here: https://youtu.be/UAIeFbwR2Uo?t=2930

As for 2/3, it might be intended that bomber reloads drain Replacement Rate. Though there is an inconsistency that short ranged bombing runs that return quickly drain less, while long ranged bombing runs drain the entire time it's returning. However, this drain does stop when a replacement is manufactured.

The returning bombers can even reload the outgoing bomber run, so a Heron can juggle 2 sets of Cobras by kiting the returning wings until the outgoing wing has fired, with minimal amount of RR spent while waiting on returning bombers.
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Re: [0.98RC5] Anubis fighters going above limit, and other bugs
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2025, 09:32:54 AM »

(Thank you for the report - right, yes, this is not a bug.)
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Re: [0.98RC5] Anubis fighters going above limit, and other bugs
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2025, 01:01:42 PM »

So it is intentional that replacement rate can drain to 30% merely just bombing? :O

Maybe I need to stop thinking replacement rate is about replacement, it also includes every rearm.
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Re: [0.98RC5] Anubis fighters going above limit, and other bugs
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2025, 01:08:33 PM »

That's right, yes! For replacement rate purposes, returning fighters/bombers count as being gone, because the fighter bays are already working to replace them. But when they do return, you get a very quick replacement (~1s?) for each one that does.
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