Ship "Invasion" Options

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Ok, you know how when you invade a planet(notice I did not say "system") you get some cool options concerning how much you want to blast the planet to crap and thus the occupying forces that be? Well I was thinking, "Why aren't there any options when, oh say, a fleet of five or more ships attack an enemy ship?" I thought about this and realized there is no good reason as to why this is not a viable option. Does anyone disagree with this or have any tweaks or improvements? Should this idea be submited to Stardock? Help me out here. Thanks
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I like cool ideas and stuff. But darn... kind of adds complexity to the game where I don't want it.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well.... what do you mean? Like boarding parties, strategic maneuvers and such? I beleive part of the answer is its very difficult to get the AI to correctly use such (seeing as it doesn't cheat). There are also other reasons floating around but I don't remember them.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Certainly is a cool idea, but as mentioned it will make the game more complex. I think the more complex a game becomes, the less effective the AI becomes.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm not talking about anything really complex, I mean, I don't think invasion options are really that hard to figure out.
Like(and this is just off the top of my head) a "Blitz" option where your ships maybe lose some offensive ability but if you win the battle you still retain that movement point or something. Does that clear things up?
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Definately keep combat simple. The AI has trouble handling it is at it. My suggestion? Have AI favor soldiering techs first, then consider battle options.