Formations

Description

| A formation is a preset arrangement of your ships as they move through space. All fleets move in some kind of formation. |

Elements of a Formation

| Display | A formation is represented by a grid with a single letter L and then numbers going up from 1. The L represents the location of the Leader ship. The numbers are the members of this formation. Wherever the Leader ship is located, the members will attempt to move to a location which is in the same relative position as it is on this grid.
| Leader | All formations have a leader. The leader is the one ship that all of the other ships follow. During combat, when the leader ship moves, all of the members of the fleet move to make up the formation.
| Members | The members of the formation are the other ships that are part of the fleet. The first member of the fleet assumes position 1, the next position 2, and so on.
| Breaking Formation | The formation will automatically break up if the lead ship is destroyed. You can also clear your formation using the combat group orders during Tactical Combat.

Special Notes

| None |

Related Areas

| Formation Report Window, Fleet Report Window, Help Window |