Request: Ability to change ship roles at the individual ship level.

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Just thinking it would add a lot of flexibility if we were able to designate and change the ship role at the individual ship level. For example, I'd like to have my tiny missile ships protect a support ship in one engagement but in another I might want them to aggressively go after an enemy capital ship.  As it stands now I would need two identical ship designs with different roles to accomplish this.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

You can do this now when you design them. 

 

I typically make a 'Command Guardian' which is a medium hull with lots of defense and my weapon of choice. It will never leave the command ship (support) but will engage any 'escorts' or assault ships that try to get past my capitals and other assaults. 

 

I also designate Assault ships and combine them with Capitals. This really makes for a good combo. My carriers I designate as support to 'hang' back. Prior to this update they were set at assault and charged forward and DIED.

 

Are you asking to designate what role is what prior to battle?

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yea i know we can designate a role when we design them but i was thinking of an option to change the role in the ship or fleet detail screen for individual ships.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I really like the idea but I am pessimistic about seeing it any time soon.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yea I don't know what kind of fleet combat enhancements they have planned for the admirals expansion so we might see something then.