Posted by: TheDeadlyShoe
« on: February 18, 2014, 12:12:36 PM »@marcAFK: that would be because of initiative. everything in aurora actually moves in order. highest initiative moves last, so if an enemy has higher iniative your follow distance will usually be off by (enemy speed * time elapsed)
i.e.
if you are set to follow an AI ship at 100,000 km, and the enemy ship has a speed of 6000km/s: your ships move to 100,000km of the enemy, who then makes his own move. in this case, it might elect to move towards your ships, resulting in a final range of 70,000 km.
@zeebie: if using follow distance normally doesnt work, you could issue a 'move to' with a specified distance slightly beyond weapons range. IIRC, it should interrupt you when they hit that distance.
i.e.
if you are set to follow an AI ship at 100,000 km, and the enemy ship has a speed of 6000km/s: your ships move to 100,000km of the enemy, who then makes his own move. in this case, it might elect to move towards your ships, resulting in a final range of 70,000 km.
@zeebie: if using follow distance normally doesnt work, you could issue a 'move to' with a specified distance slightly beyond weapons range. IIRC, it should interrupt you when they hit that distance.