Prometheus
Spaceman
That's pretty much a question to the developers, about how the enemy ships are "drawn", as in randomly selected, in Sim Missions 1 and 2, Kilrathi and Confed Gauntlets.
Some observations I made:
Kilrathi Gauntlet: The first few waves seem to consist only of Sarthas, Drakhris, Jalthis and Krants. Later, starting with, I believe, wave five, Hhriss and Grathas are added to the mix. I don't think I've seen anything else yet. (In Sim Mission 1, that is).
Confed Gauntlet: Hornets. Lots and lots of Hornets. Nice to get some quick kills. Also Raptors, Ferrets, Gladii, later on some Epees, Sabres, ... overall in Confed Gauntlet they appear to be selected more randomly than in Kilrathi Gauntlet, apart from that weird preference for Hornets.
So, obviously both missions use quite different algorithms, but what exactly are those?
And also: Do they differ depending on what ship YOU fly... Sometimes I think they do, then again I think if they did, there would be more radical differences.
Some observations I made:
Kilrathi Gauntlet: The first few waves seem to consist only of Sarthas, Drakhris, Jalthis and Krants. Later, starting with, I believe, wave five, Hhriss and Grathas are added to the mix. I don't think I've seen anything else yet. (In Sim Mission 1, that is).
Confed Gauntlet: Hornets. Lots and lots of Hornets. Nice to get some quick kills. Also Raptors, Ferrets, Gladii, later on some Epees, Sabres, ... overall in Confed Gauntlet they appear to be selected more randomly than in Kilrathi Gauntlet, apart from that weird preference for Hornets.
So, obviously both missions use quite different algorithms, but what exactly are those?
And also: Do they differ depending on what ship YOU fly... Sometimes I think they do, then again I think if they did, there would be more radical differences.