Get rid of Port Whack-A-Mole ...

[angriff]

Tired of this either make it so you can see out of port and not have a ship or another mechanism the does not make a fake tagging at a port.   This is a mixed sword in that defenders are always spawning in and out to see what is at their port.  It appears to be an overwhelming advantage for defenders to spawn in and not be able to be pulled into battle.  Does not matter what force is attacking 

 

For one the flag should be the place where the crosswords are put in for entering the battle and the spawning back out after the battle.   This also requires the defender to come out to battle.   Possibly two places to enter the battle.

 

[Skully]

Whack-a-Mole is a feature.

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/15044-griefing-by-pietjenoob/

As for the Port Battle location, maybe put the location at 5 seconds sail from the actual dock. It really depends on how the new Fortification models come into place. But it would allow a minimal form of placement by both attackers and defenders before commencing to battle.

It has to be ensured though that nobody can actually intercept a ship undocking for Port Battle.

(I think it might be covered by http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/14109-loss-of-a-santi-cause-reinf-glitch/but now entirely sure.)

[angriff]

As for the Port Battle location, maybe put the location at 5 seconds sail from the actual dock. It really depends on how the new Fortification models come into place. But it would allow a minimal form of placement by both attackers and defenders before commencing to battle.

It has to be ensured though that nobody can actually intercept a ship undocking for Port Battle.

 

 

 

Well it certainly should be possible with land in the battles to prevent those in the port from ever mounting a defense out of the port without a breakout line.  Currently the defender waits until the battle starts and magically arrive behind the battle lines as if they are a relieving force.   Any ship that spawns from the defensive port should always spawn in front of the battle not as it currently is wrongfully modeled.  So the arriving defenders would have to spawn at the flag that was placed by the attackers outside of the port to enter the battle where they do now. 

Edited August 28, 2016 by angriff