Unlike Dragons, AGs dont "push" each other, they have 0 hitbox collision detection and tend to all gather in point. Losing 100 "heavy" gunships to 1 flak shot is hillarious.
#100 Armada gunships clump together to be killed by 1 shot
reef gyro
woeful bone
Not a bug. Aircraft are fast and their collision detection is complicated (and occasionally busted) so we have disabled most air collisions.
We could try to mitigate the massive overlaps of these units in any of a hundred ways but we keep not doing that so I have to assume this is an intentionally punishing mechanic.
You could make a discussion or suggestion post instead to change our mind. Something like: AA weapons should have a max # of units they can hit in one shot, air units' death explosions shouldn't damage other air units, that kind of thing.
reef gyro
You could make a discussion or suggestion post instead to change our mind. Somet...
I saw "unit formations" in other RTSs, with unit groups keeping form instead of clumping into collapsing blob. That could also be the answer. Was that ever discussed or planned?
woeful bone
We have a command to move in formation already
Plus line-dragging which is by far the most common method for moving air units in BAR
reef gyro
We have a command to move in formation already
Wow! Nice new trick to know.
But what I meant is "precreated" formations, like arc, phalanx, swine head, etc.
Wargame stuff, I guess.