Defenders Don't

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As a general rule, when a defender attacks another defender which is orbiting a planet, it should fail -- that is with an attack value of 1 and a defense value of 2 most of the time the attacker will (should) die.

That is the opposite of what I have been experiencing when I play. Most of the time and fresh defender will be able to kill another fresh defender. Is this correct? A feature, bug, or my imagination running wild with me?

Cheers,

Frank
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
this also happens to me and i think its a bug as the defender isn't supposed to be an attacking ship. i think also that defenders should get a bonus when in systems but i don't know whether that will be done
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I agree and I looked into this today.

New changes:

Defenders:
2 attack
3 defense

and

ships in orbit get 5X the # of hitpoints they normally get.
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
If a defending fleet has some attack ships in it, you could give initiative to those ships first. Justification: attack ships in orbit hide behind moons or in astroid belts and launch a surprise attack on the attacking ship. In that case the scenario becomes:
1) Attacker attacks colony
2) Attack ships orbitting the colony attack the attackers first
3) The attacker attacks the remaining ships in orbit.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
This sounds like one strategy. But will it fit all? Can someone give us a hint about what
plans there are for battle detail - that is, what is in plan to allow us to control the
flow of combat for a star?

Cheers,
Jack
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
The game will use the best ship to defend the star system first. It does this by adding attack + 2X the defense.

Ships in orbit now get a significant defensive bonus.