Posted by: Triato
« on: August 10, 2014, 05:16:40 PM »You can give the order to follow the last contact on the list, automatic fire will attack such contact last.
Its a bad idea to use automatic targeting against ships.
Say you're trying to flee, or maintain a set distance from the enemies. You give a follow at minimum distance command to your fleet, and they try to keep a certain distance from one of the swarm ships. Automatic targeting may accidentally target and kill the ship they're following, causing the order to fail, your ships to stop, and the swarm to blast you away. It's better to use manual targeting, and just avoid targeting the one ship your fleet is set to follow.
If I am getting bum rushed by a swarm, and have a weapon set to area defense, the weapon will automatically target units that enter range, correct?