Auto-attack issues

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Hi. I'm having this problem with my game. Pretty much 100% of the time, auto-attack with anything but my capital ships doesn't work. Frigates like the Destra Crusader and the Illuminator (I play as the Advent more often than the others) just sit there and do nothing while battle rages around them. When I tell them to attack a target, they destroy what I tell them to, but afterward, go back to just sitting there. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Auto-attack is enabled, the engagement range is set to gravity well, and the illuminators are in their own fleet, and so are the Crusaders. The Capital ships attack just fine, and the strike craft still auto-acquire targets.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

i havent seen that before...

have you tried mixing the fleet just to see if they attack?  also are you on the latest version?  are any files modded?

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

to be honest, I have rather seen the opposite of what you are describing, I am seeing in most of the time, my capital ships are the first to attack, and then my weakest ships and then leaving my heaviest cruisers last to attack which is kinda lame

even if I changed the formations of the ships so that the medium and heavy crusiers to the front, the my weakest ships still attack faster than the heavier ships

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, I've modded the planets to give me more logistics and tactical slots, and have modded the pop cap to 9000.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I'm guessing the game can only handle so many ships using auto-attack and that it is prioritizing ships by likely importance (for instance, capital ships are first priority for auto-attack, so all the capitals choose their targets first, and works its way down to HCs, who acquire their targets last).

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

i noticed that if somehow a light carrier becomes the lead ship in a fleet, the rest of the fleet no longer engages.  its kinda annoying.  doesnt sound like that is your issue but i wanted to toss it out there anyway.