Troop transports don't require shuttle bays in order to transfer troops to / from a planet without a spaceport or orbital shuttle bays. As per http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?topic=8495.msg105591#msg105591 troop bays are said to follow another rule, but I couldn't find the follow up post regarding troops bays, so I'm not sure if this is intended behaviour.

They do not require cargo shuttles, but will work very slowly without them. I believe this mechanic exists to allow things like loading a boarding party after they have captured a ship, but can also be used for small marine detachments that take control of enemy sensor outposts and the like when there is no opposition but you don't want to transport a whole brigade all the way out there.

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Quote from: Bremen on March 31, 2023, 09:33:11 PM

I suspect with the current numbers decoys are going to be basically "have one or two if you're expecting box launcher swarms." But they'll be very effective in that scenario, since even doubling the number of box launcher missiles to kill a ship is going to make a massive difference.

Yes, that is their intended role.

release when?

Q2

point of information in 2.1.1 yes, you have to connect them in sequence, each but the chain terminator must have its own tractor beam, you have to connect in reverse order, 2>1, 3>2, 4>3, Tug>4, then it will move but only 4 will count as weight for speed

this kind of question works best in the "questions not worth their own thread" thread as more people will read it

Quote from: Bremen on March 31, 2023, 09:33:11 PM

I suspect with the current numbers decoys are going to be basically "have one or two if you're expecting box launcher swarms." But they'll be very effective in that scenario, since even doubling the number of box launcher missiles to kill a ship is going to make a massive difference.

Yes, that is their intended role.

release when?

Is anything known about the order of actions when it comes to using decoys and defensive fire? It would be great to know how the new electronic warfare is integrated into missile defense. Do the point defense guns fire first and electronic warfare happens afterwards or is it vice versa? Can ship B launch decoys while ship A is targeted?

The post says decoys are launched "after point defence fire but before CIWS fire".
Also, "If the total MSP of inbound missiles targeted on the ship is equal to or greater than the Decoy Threshold, at least one Decoy Missile will be launched." so only the ship targeted by missiles will launch decoys.