Auto-pilot

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First of all - my first impression of this game is very positive. Excellent graphics :D

Now to the issue:

In GalCiv2 you could muster a fleet of ships by putting them "on top" of each other, and send them all off on a common course (auto-pilot), but I've not been able to locate that particular function in this game. I assume it's in there somewhere, but where?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Agreed.
Get back OS/2 autopilot >:(
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Gherardo, I like the way the autopilot is now and I think there are lots of people who feel the same way about it. Now I guess we could do is have an official poll and see what everybody wants.

And of course Bjorn, thanks!
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Bjorn,
The earlier releases of the OS/2 game did not have fleet movement. It came later. I hope
we see being able to eventually organize fleets for group movement but I think it is too
early in the development cycle to do so. It is like gross/find motor coordination
development of musles in infants.

Brad has mentioned in interviews about the possibility of adding a feature that allows
building up fleets as a post release enhancement feature. With all that has to be done to
make the first release work I think the initial release is just to soon.

Cheers,
Jack
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
The plan is to let people actually drag select ships and do it that way.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Brad,

That sounds better yet.

Thanks,
Jack
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
That sounds like a good idea! I have no idea how much work it might require of programming, though.
Remember to put in the possibility of selecting through using the CTRL-key!
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Also, it might be a good idea to allow for selective removal of ships from a fleet. (Shift-key + click?)

Cheers,
Jack