On: Windows. Also don't forget most military ships operate on 'retreat when non-defense component is damaged', so gravity weapons win fights simply by making part of the enemy fleet retreat early. reduced delays when carriers (and fleets) are waiting for fighters to board before jumping. 2. The game has a steep learning curve. For the pirates you don't pay off. You can design Escorts that are bigger than Cruisers if you wanted to. Military And Fleet Combat Guide. This is true for both custom designs and pre-set templates. docking bays move the cargo from the spaceport to the ships faster. I usually have destroyers as beam or beam/capture ships, frigates as "long range", cruisers are "command cruisers" - lots of shields/armor, long range weapons, fleet targettin/ecm/warp deny and I only make enough to hold admirals/captains or have 1 or 2 per major fleet, escorts are either another capture ship or fighter carriers before I. Pay off some of the pirates. This massive update takes a series of steps towards completing our current roadmap to both fix reported issues with Distant Worlds 2 but also to improve a variety of gameplay areas as part of ongoing post-release support. Automated or not, a ship will always follow its stance (attack nearby/system targets. BlackAlpha Jun 5, 2014 @ 8:24am. 0. 8. Fleet composition_. Navy~ Mar 11, 2022 @ 4:01am. And a destroyed civilian ship doesn't mean anything to me. Fast frigates - yeup - have more engine slots and a bigger speed / maneuvering bonus. At the moment I can't see what use a single escort or frigate class ship is - what can it do against what exactly? It's difficult to tell what they actually do 'cos they are so "invisible". If you turn the ship design feature to manual then it will update the design with the most recent components if they fit, like a new reactor etc. A pirate faction made it known to me. Those are pretty crucial mechanics in term of ships designing, plus I will share some tips with ships design. Battleships: Big Dmg dealer ship Cruiser: Similar but smaller, Destroyer: screening ships to protec bis ship Frigattes: even smaller screening ships to protec big boys Escorts: not part of a fleet, escorting civilian ships But one escort is just too weak to defend against a raiding fleet. That includes ships stuck in a nebula without fuel. Alternatively, if you have a relatively high ratio of escorts, but no escorts in your fleet templates, escorts will only be pulled into a fleet if there's no other choice (including building more ships). You can switch to it by going to Distant Worlds 2 in your Steam Library, right-clicking on it, choosing Properties -> Betas -> then choosing "beta2 - v. Then built 30 escorts and 3 minutes later, I had 2 fleets fully comprised of escorts =(Battleships: Big Dmg dealer ship Cruiser: Similar but smaller, Destroyer: screening ships to protec bis ship Frigattes: even smaller screening ships to protec big boys Escorts: not part of a fleet, escorting civilian ships But one escort is just too weak to defend against a raiding fleet. And a destroyed civilian ship doesn't mean anything to me. 0. China’s Pacific fishing fleet has grown by 500% since 2012 and is taking huge quantities of tuna. For a higher cost, of course. 1. "home base" = a world I want to protect, ideally one in. Does anyone even use them? If you do. . If you want capture ships you will have to design them yourself. Turn Fleet Ship Managment off. It's been a very, very long time since I last played DW (Legends like 10 years ago,) but I don't remember the fleet AI being as bad as it seems to be in DW2 and I can't be the only one that feels that way. Developer: Codeforce. The Discovery update, the latest major update for Distant Worlds 2, is out now and ready for you to discover. Distant Worlds: Universe - The Universe is Yours! Distant Worlds: Universe is the newest chapter of this critically acclaimed sci-fi series, adding incredible new features and an exciting new storyline. 3. Ships still get stuck outside the port trying to dock. For instance, I have a Fleet Destroyer design with torpedoes as a general line unit for my combat fleets, but also want to have a Heavy Destroyer design with nukes. It seems to me all they are doing is spending my money and clogging up my ship list. I probably rather spend 1000-2000 credits to maintain a sizeable escort fleet to protect my home system than pay three of four pirates up to 6000 credits a year in payments. with ctrl and shift you can do multiple selection in the ships/fleet screen . 4. Those fleet setings that you have at a click distance try to use them more if the need arise. #3. Once you've signed up, don't forget to grab your Distant Worlds 2 Fleet Role badge! The full set comes in 100px and 200px sizes, with respective. 6. g. Tips and Hidden Mechanics for Ship Designs. Fleet frigates are straight upgrades of the base frigate. Saves you can find in this location: Distant Worlds 2dataSavedGames Hi There, I see the note in the new patch about (NEW), but import is definitely not working at least in my Mortalen game i sent over and wasn't me just misunderstanding how it worked. Universe is also the ultimate collector’s edition, the first time all previous Distant Worlds releases have been included in one package, along with an. how and why? I find them to be 1)A complete drain on maint better spent on frigates or larger ships/stations 2) Not very productive in killing anything but space lobsters (mabe) 3)If they are capable of being a threat to a lone ship then #1 above is just that much more worse. Fleets need to have a specific order to move to closest safe system and refuel from own tankers. steamstatic. for those Distant Worlds fans who prefer to play DW2 on the latest Quameno-designed operating system. For example i have. Distant Worlds 2: Major Update - v. Your world needs more ships visiting to grow and develope more = more tax income and more research capacity. Escort and frigate serve as early game ablative armour for the heavier ships. Current method of selecting ships in the ship list works but is just unnecessary tedium when wanting to merge full fleets. •. Basically ship type designates purely how the game and automation treats your ship's role, and is completely independent of ship size. Pirates attacking my bordersystems 3-4 systems, 1 planet raid. It includes many improvements across all areas of the game, but focuses most on the area of improving fleet and ship behavior in almost every way. I find the auto controlled patrol and escort ships to be extremely useful at protecting mining bases and colonies in my own territory. But the hull size was its own tech. Changes in the 1. The game is forgetting my custom templates. - the pirates are not all equally powerful. i have been trying to set up custom fleet templates and to have those templates be filled from my already exsisting ships but, it doesnt seem to work. Early/Mid game i love my escorts for fast response ships, fast engines, high close range damage, aggressive stance, i usually have several Rapid Response escort fleets with around 8-10 ships for smaller threats and to engage quick, allot cheaper to maintain and still deal with most small threats without having to deploy a larger fleet, they. To the AI, escorts will always be small, fast and light, almost exclusively used defensively to patrol mining systems and colonies as well as escort freighters, passengers ships or mining vessels. I use escorts and frigates, but if you have a larger economy and can afford it you can use bigger ships. Though unstated, it's clear you need qualifiers, so here's how I understood the system. Post whatever you got. It seems to me all they are doing is spending my money and clogging up my ship list. . The main difference among different roles is how they behave when automated. 0. Same with the Construct. Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. The best solution is to use homing weapons like missiles, torpedoes or bombs instead of ion weapons. Before anything, disabled or crippled ships cannot join a fleet in this manner, and even if forced into the fleet, will be removed. - 6 cruisers (close escort)- Close range high DPS weapons, tons of defenses, aggressive against all. Is there a way to make mixed escort fleet templates? Last. I am trying to utilize the automated fleet management because I have a crazy good economy so I'm trying to basically fund the micro away. Attack is your fleet core, close escort forms up tight around your attack ships to protect them, and then fans out to shield them when a threat is found. If their Raids fail, they will eventually stop bothering you. improved ship collision avoidance to better allow missions where target is close to planet or other large body. how and why? I find them to be 1)A complete drain on maint better spent on frigates or larger ships/stations 2) Not very productive in killing anything but space lobsters (mabe) 3)If they are capable of being a threat to a lone ship then #1 above is just that much more worse. 3 fleets are "def"-Fleets 2 are "attack"-Fleets. Evade, cautious, etc, is the engagement range. Fleet tactics is the last button in the lower left window when a fleet is selected. 57 ratings. However i have to ask why the fleet designer only allows me to have on type of a design in each fleet. Developer:. and with ctrl and left click you can drag a selection box. And a destroyed civilian ship doesn't mean anything to me. You can even set the kind of ai you want for them. - Please try this new game setting: If you still experience crashes with 1. The report, published at the end of March by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), a U. Early game, if it's only 2-4 pirates, I just pay them off. More than 50 crashed hard into a high-gravity rock thousands of. But it just made me wonder should I be Fielding these larger ships or is it more effective to go with larger numbers of smaller. Sensors – Long-range sensors are essential during wars because they aid in spotting the enemy fleet. ago. This leg of the journey takes the fleet across more than 10,000 light-years of uninhabited space on a route that. Attack Stance (Weaker. Pay it. I made a custom destroyer template and it literally just forgot it a few minutes later when I. by tebaf3 » Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:24 pm. It's a good idea to have quite a few escorts free roaming in your empire; they will deal with minor threats automatically, and they. Find their bases and wipe them out. how and why? I find them to be 1)A complete drain on maint better spent on frigates or larger ships/stations 2) Not very productive in killing anything but space lobsters (mabe) 3)If they are capable of being a threat to a lone ship then #1 above is just that much more worse. the fleet is at Polo Harbour should take this opportunity to do so. e. At the moment I can't see what use a single escort or frigate class ship is - what can it do against what exactly? It's difficult to tell what they actually do 'cos they are so "invisible". Based on community feedback, over the course of two months of development for this update, we have. Oh and yes, the fuel tankers have fuel in the cargo bays and also the fuel transfer item. And a destroyed civilian ship doesn't mean anything to me. Orange ring is how far a ship can go in a single hyperspace jump (it gets bigger when you upgrade a ship's hyperdrive to a more advanced version). 3 Public Beta Update Available. This is anyway a watered down version of DWU. We’ve heard the feedback that there were still frustrations with how fleets and ships. Cautious ships will try to stay out of weapons range and plink away. Whoever read my review of Distant Worlds 2 a few weeks ago or played its predecessor Distant Worlds Universe already knows the basic principle: like Stellaris, Distant Worlds runs in pausable real time, but unlike its Paradox cousin, it feels like a giant anthill in which I can watch my galactic empire grow and flourish without. Each Task Force in a fleet is given one of three broad roles: Tackler, Brawler, or Utility. If in options under automation you have the Fleet Formation checkbox enabled, the AI will overwrite the changes you make. Such a pain I feel like just scuttling them there and then. I've put about 20 hours into the game thus far, playing slowly and have avoided any major wars (just a few. Launched in. 8" from the drop-down list and allowing Steam to update your game. This guide covers the military policies and fleet combat mechanics of Distant Stars 2, including ship behaviour and stances along with explanations for ship roles and suggestions for stance layouts among your fleets to allow your ship designs to engage with the enemy in an effective manner. BlackAlpha Jun 5, 2014 @ 8:24am. ago. g. So I am rebelling against the game, saying "No" a lot of the time. direct escort services for explorers that request it. Literally they are to be more targets to divide enemy firepower. In Q4 3304 Transorbital Dynamics (an NPC corporation), commissions the Distant Worlds fleet to escort its mega ‘construction’ ship to Sagittatus A* and invites the wider community to take part also. nonprofit, finds that China’s distant-water fleet “is frequently associated with illegal fishing. I'd be interested to hear what other people are planning for their ship designs and how they intend to deploy them in fleets. If you are asking "can we built multiple ships of the same class" like 10x Escorts the answer is obviously YES. Showing 1 - 10 of 10 comments. Based on community feedback, over the course of two months of development for this update, we. The AI also need to understand how to use this order. What happens if I make a fleet with 10 ships then automate it? Will the AI simply seek to "fill it up" and make it behave. This guide covers the military policies and fleet combat mechanics of Distant Stars 2, including ship behaviour and stances along with explanations for ship roles and stance layouts to allow your ship designs to engage with the enemy in an effective manner. The centre of my fleet is alsways a single, massive carrier and everything else is there to support it, including smaller, more lightly armed escort carriers. Distant Worlds: Universe. Use your spies to find pirate bases and destroy them, no more pirates. This should greatly reduce the number of DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED crashes. :( Other then when my warp capablilities dont go. Then make sure the other few thousands of credits go into. Distant Worlds 2 - Fleet Update Development Blog #1. One of the fundamental problems facing players of the original game today is the lack of a scalable UI and even modern games in the genre struggle with it. Ships also have positions available within the fleet, so escorts and frigates are close escort, while the flagship destroyer is in the core. This includes well-known games like the Civilization series, Stellaris, and Endless Space. Post whatever you got. 8. - 12 frigates (picket)- Long range weapons, cautious stance against all. Like Millions and millions. 0. 4. The Distant Worlds 2 fleet is right now heading toward its sixth major waypoint. Surrounding the enemy with smaller scattered fleets is also a good strategy when using missiles. Pirate Wars: - fixed bug where wars would start with pirate factions when they raid your colonies. Distant Worlds and Stellaris do not share the same audience. This is a list of all the military ship types. AWR Music Productions, LLC is proud to present the official symphony concert world-tour Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY. g. The recently released Distant Worlds 2 is a member of an incredibly deep and complex video game genre, the 4X strategy game. Early game, if it's only 2-4 pirates, I just pay them off. Picket goes beyond that. I turned off pirates. #8. Distant Worlds 2 is a vast 4X game built around a simulation, and you need to meet it in the middle. For example i can only have one type of frigate. Frigates are bigger, about 500 or so, up from around 300-400 in the mid-game. Maybe they recovered after a while though and they were removed a while ago. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. 1. Looking at the map, ships were dotted all. Esp when one single click of an "upgrade ships" in the fleet management window will suddenly undo all your micro managingMajor Improvements and changes from Distant Worlds: Universe:. One fleet cant be everywhere at once, you need fleets close enough to react in timely manner. ; Build medical facilities to accelerate troop. This massive update takes a series of steps towards completing our current roadmap to both fix reported issues with Distant Worlds 2 but also to improve a variety of gameplay areas as part of ongoing post-release support. Changes in 1. Thanks. Fleets will. Does anyone even use them? If you do. After that, I retired my entire navy. Frigates: Patrol ships, almost as heavy as destroyers, with less fuel load and less armored. At the moment I can't see what use a single escort or frigate class ship is - what can it do against what exactly? It's difficult to tell what they actually do 'cos they are so "invisible". So I am rebelling against the game, saying "No" a lot of the time. At the moment I can't see what use a single escort or frigate class ship is - what can it do against what exactly? It's difficult to tell what they actually do 'cos they are so "invisible". When automated, the AI seems to assign different roles to fleets and strike forces. Battleships: Big Dmg dealer ship Cruiser: Similar but smaller, Destroyer: screening ships to protec bis ship Frigattes: even smaller screening ships to protec big boys Escorts: not part of a fleet, escorting civilian ships But one escort is just too weak to defend against a raiding fleet. 8. Sadly that isn't happening. First episode:"Distant Worlds 2 is an expedition to the far outer rim that will culminate at Beagle Point approximately 16-20 weeks after launch. #9 < > Showing 1-9 of 9 comments . I just hope that Fdev can get it together to be a good experience, as I was very much looking forward to joining a Distant Worlds expedition. reduced delays when carriers (and fleets) are waiting for fighters to board before jumping. That way when event hits, you have money saved up. fixed crash when reviewing fleet escort ships. By Nightskies.