Post by lieste on Feb 10, 2017 19:00:34 GMT
When using Mm class weapons (whether railguns or lasers) the intercept window for 'acknowledged' intercepts of a missile fleet is seemingly rather small. (Usually (always? - I certainly cannot recall a plotted missile intercept with significantly longer range) sub-10km, even though the guns may have a usable range of 200+km vs larger missile sized targets and 100+km vs micromissiles, and lasers have their full listed range (upto 1Mm)).
If the AI objects to the intercept and evades, as long as the actual intercept miss-distance is less than the range the weapon can engage at, the intercept is instanced at the appropriate place and range, even though the intercept is not reported as being possible in the orbit view.
It would be good if the orbit view correctly represented the intercepts for drone fleets and missile fleets (and ideally instanced all 'local' fleets at appropriate range/position/velocity rather than just the first to come into range).
If the AI objects to the intercept and evades, as long as the actual intercept miss-distance is less than the range the weapon can engage at, the intercept is instanced at the appropriate place and range, even though the intercept is not reported as being possible in the orbit view.
It would be good if the orbit view correctly represented the intercepts for drone fleets and missile fleets (and ideally instanced all 'local' fleets at appropriate range/position/velocity rather than just the first to come into range).