Formation attack

[cbr]

I know there is formation flying, but is there something like formation attacking,
can for example three ships attack another and stay in certain formation?

[Cody]

Something like this, perhaps? Not exactly 'formation' attack, but beautifully synchronised.



That was a Thargoid Warship at the focal point of those simultaneous strikes.

[another_commander]

During my various tests I have very often seen Vipers performing formation attacks on targets. This was especially evident when there were large numbers of police and pirates in the scene.

I have not studied the fighting AI recently, but whether this was by design or not, it certainly looked very cool.

[cbr]

That is indeed a beautifully 'synchronised' attack and presumably very deadly,
but I mean more like the formations here simulated inside the red circles.



If this behaviour current isnot present, I think one way would be to create packversions of a ship which contain several ships as subentities of the pack ( but how would this affect the aim of the subentities ) ?

[cbr]

The idea of additional fighters as subentities seem to work, although flying formations are restricted to dock sizes if one wants to launch a squad...

Here are some cylon raiders







I tried shoot the subentities-raiders to see how the whole squad would react, but these buggers are so fast and agile I 'kept bumping into the lot´ ...