Captains & Commands
With the introduction of the new captains, we also improved the way you can give orders to your ships. Whenever you order your captains to carry out a command, you will need to select an area for them to work in. They will analyze that area and they will predict how successful they will be. This depends on several factors such as the individual abilities of the captain, the likelihood of the ship being attacked in that area, and whether the area is suitable for the specific command in general.
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More Work for your Captains - Less for You
You will only need to give one order to get a captain to carry out a complex task, for example when you command a ship to travel from one side of the galaxy to the other. Depending on the equipment of the ship, you can order your captains to go mining or salvaging, and you can tell them how long they should be gone for and which materials to return with. If the ships have ores on board, the captains can take them to a refinery for you, and if they have torpedo storage, they can go and acquire torpedoes.
Are you simply curious about what might happen to your captains if you just send them out into the great unknown? You can give them the order to scout in a new region or send them on an expedition and they will tell you about their adventures and share their loot with you when they get back.
Those of you that are ready to build up a trading empire can use their captains to procure certain goods or to sell some of the wares they already have on board. And if you already have a bunch of stations, your captains will be able to supply them with goods that the factories require to produce.
Escorts and More
We know that there are some quite dangerous regions in the galaxy, and your captains don’t need to brave all difficulties on their own. You can have your ships escort each other, making it less likely to get attacked while carrying out a command. And then you will be on your way to having the most effective fleet in the galaxy!