Feature: Starship Combat Computers (Ship Fighting AI)

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Background

Each ship will have a unique role on the battlefield.

Current Functionality

Starships have no combat AI

Desired Functionality

Provide the following combat AI

• Support: The ship will flee any attackers and otherwise carry on with its current task.
• Swarm: The ship will perform close-range combat and will destroy or be destroyed.
• Strafe: The ship will perform strafing runs until it or the enemy is destroyed and will flee on major hull damage.
• Picket: Circle the enemy at medium range. All weapons comfortably in range to ensure accurate hits on target. Will change direction on directional shield depletion optimising for maximum short-range battle sustain.
• Artillery: The ship will stay at long range, firing its longest range weapons on the target. Platform: The defensive platform will remain stationary and fire at any enemies in range.

Features

Feature: Combat Computers (Ship Fighting AI)

Scenario: THE SENARIO HERE

• Given:
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• When:
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• Then:

[Steelstone3]

Need to agree upon, work out the implementation for and assign roles to each of the main 8 ship types