Re: [ft] Fighter Momentum Conservation (was: [OT]Unpredictable AI)

Donald Hosford wrote:

>(I never understood why fighters needed their own move segment, their
own
>attack segment, their own move system, ect.  Seems much simpler to
treat them
>as very small ships -- Which is what they are anyway.)

Fighters have a weapon range of 6mu. If you treat them exactly like
ships 
(incl. pre-written orders), their chance of getting close enough to the 
enemy to fire is... pretty minimal, like :-/

Regards,

Oerjan
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