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When you have various (>5) drones in drone bay how does the game decide which ones launch?
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AkJon Ferguson
JC Ferguson and Son Ltd
Ferguson Alliance
#1 - 2012-03-22 00:38:59 UTC
I'm sure someone's tested this. I'm just curious if it's based on drone type or if it's random or what.
Andski
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-03-22 00:40:05 UTC
It selects the ones that use the most drone BW.

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mxzf
Shovel Bros
#3 - 2012-03-22 01:27:37 UTC
In my experience it starts out by deploying the drones you specifically don't want launched, and then launches drones in the order of least to most desirable.

(in all honesty though, I haven't a clue, but it always manages to launch drones I didn't want at that moment)
Smiling Menace
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-03-22 01:37:30 UTC
As mzxf says, the game usually launches the ones you didn't need at that moment in time.

An hour ago I was in fleet and I thought I only had EC-300's in my drone bay but I had a flight of Hobgoblin II's and a flight of EC-300's.

Hit the launch button for what was supposed to be only EC-300's and ended up with 2 EC-300's and 3 Hobgoblin II's. What?

Absolutely no idea how or why the game launches the drones that it does. I always have them grouped normally to avoid embarrassing moments like that.
Tobiaz
Spacerats
#5 - 2012-03-22 02:10:21 UTC
The drone-Ai is so broken it even infects your ship.

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Starlight Kouvo
Howl at the Moon
#6 - 2012-03-22 12:09:47 UTC
You do know you can create groups in the drone window and give launch orders to a named group rather than the random selection in the Drone Bay Roll
Jame Jarl Retief
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-03-22 12:54:35 UTC
Starlight Kouvo wrote:
You do know you can create groups in the drone window and give launch orders to a named group rather than the random selection in the Drone Bay Roll


This. Just create groups.

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Fleet Warpsujarento
Doomheim
#8 - 2012-03-22 13:04:24 UTC
Using groups means extra clicks. Extra clicks take extra time. Extra time means dead ships.
Ira Infernus
Knights-of-Cydonia
#9 - 2012-03-22 14:03:05 UTC
Fleet Warpsujarento wrote:
Using groups means extra clicks. Extra clicks take extra time. Extra time means dead ships.



Doesnt mean extra clicks if you have your drone window open with the groups visible. Derp.
Starlight Kouvo
Howl at the Moon
#10 - 2012-03-22 14:06:11 UTC
Using groups is probably 1 possibly 2 extra clicks to get the right Drones launched, worth it to get the right Drones launched compared to cursing because you have some random selection launched and then you died Big smile

Right click on the Group name and left click Launch Drones - clearly a difficult and time consuming task Lol
OfBalance
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-03-22 14:08:54 UTC
Never fly anything with more than 25m/3 dronebay. :sun:
Thelron
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-03-22 15:11:25 UTC
Ira Infernus wrote:
Fleet Warpsujarento wrote:
Using groups means extra clicks. Extra clicks take extra time. Extra time means dead ships.



Doesnt mean extra clicks if you have your drone window open with the groups visible. Derp.


Except when it decides to close them on you. Doesn't seem to do it as often with the in-bay section as it does with the in-space section, but it'll still find a way to screw you over.

Pretty sure when you launch from a full bay it does some calculations to pick a flight that will somewhat match the actual proportion of drones in your drone by, set that aside, and recalculate based on what is most likely to result in death (either yours or the drones).
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#13 - 2012-03-22 15:38:35 UTC
I can say for sure that it has a *strong* preference for unpackaged drones, if you have some mix of packaged/unpackaged drones. As in, I've never actually seen it launch packaged drones without there being no other option.

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Darronis Olachenko
#14 - 2012-03-22 16:11:48 UTC
Fleet Warpsujarento wrote:
Using groups means extra clicks. Extra clicks take extra time. Extra time means dead ships.


Let's see... max of 1-2 extra seconds selecting proper group of drones in window, or 10 seconds of launching drones, finding out you've launched the wrong ones, recalling them, and relaunching. Oh, and that's not even taking into account you wouldn't be guaranteed the right ones on the second go. Which option sounds more attractive?
Ravnik
Infinate Horizon
#15 - 2012-03-22 16:14:01 UTC
Fleet Warpsujarento wrote:
Using groups means extra clicks. Extra clicks take extra time. Extra time means dead ships.



Simple answer....Click Quick!!!!!

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Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#16 - 2012-03-22 16:16:09 UTC
The biggest problem with using drone groups is that it swaps the order of "launch drones" and "show info" in the right click menu.

-Liang

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Pinky Denmark
The Cursed Navy
#17 - 2012-03-22 17:04:36 UTC
I too am mad about the client not being able to read my mind as I refuse to use every sensible tool availbable to help me...
WTF are you on about??? Fille your dronebay with 1 drone type only if you want minimum hassle?
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#18 - 2012-03-22 18:38:37 UTC
I suspect they're launched in whatever order they are stored in the data structure server-side, with no special effort put into having a coherent order.

Use drone groups. You can set them up beforehand, and you're good to go.

The drone UI badly needs a revamp, though. Very badly.

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Ines Tegator
Serious Business Inc. Ltd. LLC. etc.
#19 - 2012-03-22 18:39:02 UTC
You'd think it would be smart enough to at least pick all the same type or something. If I'm carrying 3 flights of sentries and hobs for a Domi mission boat, I'll end up with 2 wardens, a Curator, and 2 hobs or something phenomally stupid. What use could a mixture like that possibly have...

I learned to group my drones long ago.

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Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#20 - 2012-03-22 21:03:36 UTC
It launched the drones you tell it to launch....

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