"Patrol" button working?

[Sir Garnet]

The tooltip on the the Patrol is simple.

"Order your ships to patrol between their current location and the target location."

With a ship selected, I right click on a target destination and then left click on the Patrol Button. The ship goes to the destination and stops - I wait a while so they can eat lunch etc.. Still sits..

I next tried it the same way except that I clicked on the Patrol button and the right clicked on the destination.

Both points are controlled stars inside the borders. stars inside the borders.

How is Patrol working for you?

Happy New Year!

 

[Roddo]

IIRC:

1-Position your ships on the system/point of origin of your patrol route.
2-Select your patrol fleet.
3-Press P.
4-Left click destination system for patrol in map.
(if needed to add multiple destinations, press P again and WHILE HOLDING DOWN SHIFT select the next system destination)

Yes. It's wonky.

 

[Ariphaos]

You click on the patrol button and left click the destination.

 

[Sir Garnet]

Thanks for solving the paradox !

 

[sillyrobot]

IIRC:

1-Position your ships on the system/point of origin of your patrol route.
2-Select your patrol fleet.
3-Press P.
4-Left click destination system for patrol in map.
(if needed to add multiple destinations, press P again and WHILE HOLDING DOWN SHIFT select the next system destination)

Yes. It's wonky.

And well documented, like the rest of the game! Where did you find out about shift-click?

 

[Badesumofu]

You can also set up a patrol by issuing a move order to the start of the desired route, and then a shift-click patrol order to the end of the route. Much more convenient than having to send the ships to the start of the route and then remembering to set up the patrol once they arrive.

 

[Roddo]

And well documented, like the rest of the game! Where did you find out about shift-click?

As I learn most things. Self taught.

 

[Blurb]

IIRC:

1-Position your ships on the system/point of origin of your patrol route.
2-Select your patrol fleet.
3-Press P.
4-Left click destination system for patrol in map.
(if needed to add multiple destinations, press P again and WHILE HOLDING DOWN SHIFT select the next system destination)

Yes. It's wonky.

I don't think I've ever seen patrol (in other games) implemented in any other way, what's so wonky about it?

 

[Dalwin]

The tooltip on the the Patrol is simple.

"Order your ships to patrol between their current location and the target location."

With a ship selected, I right click on a target destination and then left click on the Patrol Button. The ship goes to the destination and stops - I wait a while so they can eat lunch etc.. Still sits..

I next tried it the same way except that I clicked on the Patrol button and the right clicked on the destination.

Both points are controlled stars inside the borders. stars inside the borders.

How is Patrol working for you?

Happy New Year!

Just left click instead of right click and you are fine.

So select fleet while you are at one end of the route. Hit the patrol button. Left click the other end of the route. I do not think this lets you set up complex routes.

 

[Druplesnubb]

Wait, there's a patrol button? Where? I've never been able to find it.

 

[Gratak]

IIRC:

1-Position your ships on the system/point of origin of your patrol route.
2-Select your patrol fleet.
3-Press P.
4-Left click destination system for patrol in map.
(if needed to add multiple destinations, press P again and WHILE HOLDING DOWN SHIFT select the next system destination)

Yes. It's wonky.

Pretty sure this does NOT work. It would do the second patrol after it finished the first command, which never happens, since that is a never ending patrol loop.

 

[Person012345]

And well documented, like the rest of the game! Where did you find out about shift-click?

Shift-click is a strategy game staple.

 

[Roddo]

Pretty sure this does NOT work. It would do the second patrol after it finished the first command, which never happens, since that is a never ending patrol loop.

Really? It did work for me though, I had a single fleet doing patrols on systems positioned in different hyperlanes, with a Y split in the middle.
Never had a problem with piracy up until war broke out and fleets where needed elsewhere.

 

[Sir Garnet]

Please remind me of the key combo procedure to insert a task in the existing shift-click queue without wiping out the following orders. (or does am I confusing that with Distant Worlds UI?).

 

[safe-keeper]

The left-click thing had me stumped, too. Weird, particularly because the tooltip doesn't explain it. I thought the Patrol order was broken until I found a Steam thread explaining it to me.

 

[Ashram Darkstar]

Please remind me of the key combo procedure to insert a task in the existing shift-click queue without wiping out the following orders. (or does am I confusing that with Distant Worlds UI?).

Control Shift Click will add a new order to the front of the queue. I use this most frequently with science ships.

 

[rcasale]

IIRC:

1-Position your ships on the system/point of origin of your patrol route.

This right here is my biggest gripe. I need to order my ships to move to the origin, THEN remember to set them to patrol.

 

[Sir Garnet]

Control Shift Click: thanks - it is fgreat for getting priority tasks done for science ships. Also construction at times.

 

[WealthyAardvark]

This right here is my biggest gripe. I need to order my ships to move to the origin, THEN remember to set them to patrol.

If your ship is in system A and you want it to patrol between systems B and C, tell it to move from A to B and then queue a Patrol into System C with shift. Once it finishes the initial move it will start patrolling between B and C