how do you get seven fighter squadrons on a sova class?

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I only got to three squadrons with a fully upgraded 4 class sova.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
try leveling it to level 10 (as in having it fight a lot)  ;) 

Good luck!

Jon
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Ive had level 10 sovas before. They only had 6 fighter squads. Dont know where your getting 7 from.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
dunno,

i do know how to get 4 elephants into a mini though
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
Well, from the downloaded client I bought a week or so ago, it says...
"Squadrons Supported: 2 (upgradeable to 7)"
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
Maxed Sovas carry a number of elite super-stealth squadrons.

They're really good at their job.
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
Yeah, my manual says 7 as well.

Never noticed before, but the sova gets one more squadron than the other races carriers....

I guess you could take a look at the mod files to confirm...
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
From the mod files:

CommandPoints
StartValue 2.000000
ValueIncreasePerLevel 0.500000

This means that the sova starts with 2 strikecraft squadrons and gets an extra 4 (9 level ups x 0.5 = 4.5,rounded down) by the time it gets to level 10. So thats 6 squadrons, not 7. Its the same for the other two fleet carriers
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
Typo in the manual/old information then? Or unintended outcome?
Could a Dev possibly elaborate?
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
Meh think this is bad check out the Galciv2 manual.
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
I think Sovas should carry more birds. Six squadrons is the maximum. I could build six light carriers for less credits than a Sova costs, and then not even have to level them up. Battleships carry a scary amount of weaponry compared to frigates and cruisers; carriers ought to house a scary number of squadrons compared to light carriers.
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
Originally Posted By Ricktg
You can get 7 squadrons because of the Sova's special ability.
End of quote


...and what special ability are we missing?
Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
It could also be a research matter
i dont play the TEC but i know that the advent have an upgrade that lets their carriers hold one more strike craft each
i dont know if the TEC have one but that could be why
Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top
No the advent have an ability that let the defense hangar squadrons have an additional 2 strike craft per squadron. The Advent carrier has a passive ability that lets each squadron have 3 extra craft at level 3.

And the guy saying there's an ability to let the sova have an extra squadron, I think thats actually the advent carrier's ability (maybe vasari's as well)
Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top
It is interesting to note that when you examine the Sova, it has 7 launch tubes.
Of course, I haven't ever maxed one out, so I don't really know for sure.
Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top
You can get 7 squadrons because of the Sova's special ability.
End of quote
That was probably just a guess.

Sova special abilities are:
- Rapid Manufacturing (instantly reproduce fighters)
- Heavy Fighters (gives fighters armor and damage upgrades)
- Embargo (steals income from enemy planets)
- Missile Batteries (creates a separate temporary structure that fires missiles, much like a turret)

Nothing resembling a 7th ship squadron. Maybe the 7th port is used to release the missile battery?

I just chalk it up to old information that might have previously been targeted for the game design but was removed and the manual not updated. Given how badly out of touch many game manuals are by the time the game is released to the public, this difference is pretty minor.

-- Retro