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From version 75.1
edited by Daniel Turner
on 2021/03/26 23:48
Change comment: Added relevant commentaries inmain article
To version 72.1
edited by Daniel Turner
on 2021/03/26 22:48
Change comment: Added more formations

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139 139  
140 140  When ships are in a squad or fleet, they can also fly in formations. The command order menu of the leader, does allow selection of the currently used formation.
141 141  
142 -=== Fleet subordinates ===
143 -
144 -(% class="comment-content wiki-content" %)
145 -(((
146 -Subordinate group modes:
147 - Attack - Ships will attack their commander's target.
148 - Intercept - Ships will attack any hostile non-capital ships that come into their operational range*.
149 - Defend - Prior escort behavior before new modes were implemented. Think of this as automatic mode. Subordinate behavior depends a lot on what their commander is doing at the time.
150 -
151 -Docked - Orders all subordinates in the specified group to dock and ignore all targets (% class="text-italics" %)//including their commanders' attackers//(%%). Does not affect ships that are unable to dock at their commander.
152 - Launched - Orders all subordinates in the specified group to act on their specified behavior. (Note that for fighters subordinate to a carrier, this may mean that they stay docked at their commander.)
153 - On those last two, please note the bug acknowledged in the post right above this one. You should get the fix for that bug in a future update.
154 -
155 -~* Operational range is always their commander's radar range. This was implemented this way for clarity since this is what you see as what your ship is aware of.
156 -
157 -
158 -
159 -Taken from here: [[https:~~/~~/forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=421644&start=15#p4908844>>url:https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=421644&start=15#p4908844||rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="external-link"]]
160 -)))
161 -
162 162  === Formations ===
163 163  
164 -Breakdown of each formation as of version 4.00.
144 +Breakdown of each formation as of version 4.00 first screenshot is from the top (default map view) and the second is a perspective trying to show space usage.
165 165  
166 -First screenshot is from the top (default map view) and the second is a perspective trying to show space usage.
167 -
168 168  Most of those screenshots are with a fleet of 20 ships.
169 169  
170 -Each formation requires a skill level, indicated in parenthesis after the name.
148 +==== Backward Cross ====
171 171  
172 -==== Backward Cross (2 stars) ====
173 -
174 174  [[image:attach:Backward Cross-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Backward Cross-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
175 175  
176 -==== Backward X-shape (2 stars) ====
152 +==== Backward X-shape ====
177 177  
178 178  [[image:attach:Backward X-shape-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Backward X-shape-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
179 179  
180 -==== Circle (0 star) ====
156 +==== Circle ====
181 181  
182 182  [[image:attach:Circle-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Circle-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
183 183  
184 -==== Cross (2 stars) ====
160 +==== Cross ====
185 185  
186 186  [[image:attach:Cross-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Cross-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
187 187  
188 -==== Eagle (4 stars) ====
164 +==== Eagle ====
189 189  
190 190  [[image:attach:Eagle-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Eagle-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
191 191  
192 -==== Echelon (5 stars) ====
168 +==== Echelon ====
193 193  
194 -[[image:attach:Echelon-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Echelon-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
170 +
195 195  
196 -==== Forward Cross (2 stars) ====
172 +==== Forward Cross ====
197 197  
198 198  [[image:attach:Forward Cross-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Forward Cross-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
199 199  
200 -==== Forward X-shape (2 stars) ====
176 +==== Forward X-shape ====
201 201  
202 202  [[image:attach:Forward X-shape-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Forward X-shape-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
203 203  
204 -==== Horizontal Dart (5 stars) ====
180 +==== Horizontal Dart ====
205 205  
206 -[[image:attach:Horizontal Dart-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Horizontal Dart-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
182 +
207 207  
208 -==== Inverse Point Guard (3 stars) ====
184 +==== Inverse Point Guard ====
209 209  
210 -[[image:attach:Inverse Point Guard-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Inverse Point Guard-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
186 +
211 211  
212 -==== Inverse V-shape (1 star) ====
188 +==== Inverse V-shape ====
213 213  
214 214  [[image:attach:Inverse V-shape-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Inverse V-shape-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
215 215  
216 -==== Line Abreast (0 star) ====
192 +==== Line Abreast ====
217 217  
218 218  [[image:attach:Line Abreast-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Line Abreast-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
219 219  
220 -==== Line Astern (0 star) ====
196 +==== Line Astern ====
221 221  
222 222  [[image:attach:Line Astern-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Line Astern-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
223 223  
224 -==== Point Guard (3 stars) ====
200 +==== Point Guard ====
225 225  
226 -[[image:attach:Point Guard-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Point Guard-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
202 +
227 227  
228 -==== Semicircle (0 star) ====
204 +==== Semicircle ====
229 229  
230 230  [[image:attach:Semicircle-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Semicircle-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
231 231  
232 -==== Triangle (1 star) ====
208 +==== Triangle ====
233 233  
234 234  [[image:attach:Triangle-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Triangle-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
235 235  
236 -==== Twin (4 stars) ====
212 +==== Twin ====
237 237  
238 -[[image:attach:Twin-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Twin-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
214 +
239 239  
240 -==== V-shape (1 star) ====
216 +==== V-shape ====
241 241  
242 242  [[image:attach:V-shape-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:V-shape-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
243 243  
244 -==== Vertical Dart (5 stars) ====
245 -
246 -[[image:attach:Vertical Dart-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Vertical Dart-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
247 -
248 -==== Vulcan (5 stars) ====
249 -
250 -[[image:attach:Vulcan-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:Vulcan-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
251 -
252 -==== W-shape (4 stars) ====
253 -
254 -[[image:attach:W-shape-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:W-shape-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
255 -
256 -==== X-shape (2 stars) ====
257 -
258 -[[image:attach:X-shape-ABOVE.PNG]][[image:attach:X-shape-PERSPECTIVE.PNG]]
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260 260  
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