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Post by acrosome on Jul 17, 2017 1:32:06 GMT
In the campaign I'm failing to retake Ceres because I can't get my nuclear missiles to intercept incoming enemy missiles or drones. I plot a course, click on the Flyby icon, and get an error like "Failure: Trajectory results in collision."
Well, no shit. That's the idea, isn't it?
What am I doing wrong?
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Post by cyborgleopard on Jul 17, 2017 2:08:53 GMT
The game only throws this error if the collision would be with a celestial body. Screenshots of the situation would be helpful.
One solution would be to move your fleet so the missiles move away from ceres, then attempt to intercept them from further out.
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Post by acrosome on Jul 17, 2017 2:15:10 GMT
But do I even care if my missiles would eventually hit Ceres? I want them to fly by the incoming missiles.
I guess I'm not understanding why that should be a trajectory failure.
Does it matter that this tends to be a very short ranges? I can get intercepts further away, but when I try to launch antimissiles against an incoming missile or drone constellations that have gotten very close, that's when this happens.
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Post by Durandal on Jul 17, 2017 2:25:47 GMT
You mention choosing the flyby Icon. Try expending all of your missile's dV for a direct intercept from the orbital view. They'll have a higher intercept velocity so the enemy will have less time to defend against them.
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Post by jtyotjotjipaefvj on Jul 17, 2017 15:27:56 GMT
You don't need to use the automatic flyby to intercept fleets. Just plot the course manually and you should be fine.
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Post by Durandal on Jul 17, 2017 16:01:42 GMT
You don't need to use the automatic flyby to intercept fleets. Just plot the course manually and you should be fine. No, but depending on the missile design it may be beneficial. |
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Post by acrosome on Jul 17, 2017 17:42:42 GMT
Ok, then what is the difference between flyby and intercept? Every time I choose intercept my missiles try to match match vector (bearing and velocity) with the target. This uses more delta-V and certainly more time. Flyby seems more like a missile attack, doesn't it?
Well, anyway, let me play around a bit...
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Post by AdmiralObvious on Jul 17, 2017 17:58:40 GMT
Ok, then what is the difference between flyby and intercept? Every time I choose intercept my missiles try to match match vector (bearing and velocity) with the target. This uses more delta-V and certainly more time. Flyby seems more like a missile attack, doesn't it? Well, anyway, let me play around a bit... Intercept means generally "get into weapons range and stay there". Generally good for extremely long range railguns/lasers/coilguns. Basically it tries to match the trajectory of the target. Flyby usually means "burn past them as fast as possible". Essential for missiles, and conventional gun armed drones and ships to reduce time not within good firing range. It will use lots of DeltaV to accelerate to the target as quick as possible. |
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Post by Durandal on Jul 17, 2017 18:22:47 GMT
Ok, then what is the difference between flyby and intercept? Every time I choose intercept my missiles try to match match vector (bearing and velocity) with the target. This uses more delta-V and certainly more time. Flyby seems more like a missile attack, doesn't it? Well, anyway, let me play around a bit... Intercept means generally "get into weapons range and stay there". Generally good for extremely long range railguns/lasers/coilguns. Basically it tries to match the trajectory of the target. Flyby usually means "burn past them as fast as possible". Essential for missiles, and conventional gun armed drones and ships to reduce time not within good firing range. It will use lots of DeltaV to accelerate to the target as quick as possible. Well I'll be damn, I didn't realize that. |
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Post by blkcandy on Jul 18, 2017 0:57:06 GMT
If you successfully flyby the enemy engagement zone, the game should ignore the tragectory after the engagement.
I generally plot the course manually to get closest flyby distance I can and use auto flyby as final course correction for both ships and missiles.
Though be careful if you want to keep your fleet in orbit after the engagement. High speed flyby could throw you out of orbit, or down toward a giant chunk of rock.
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