Tractor triangle?
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Tractor triangle?
What happens when ship one tractors ship two and then ship three tractors ship two? Does the first tractor remain in effect? What way do the ships move?
[To clarify] actually, the chain was this:
Ship 1 (speed 24) tractored Ship 2 (speed 16) which had no power remaining to contest the tractor.
Ship 3 (speed 16) then tractored Ship 1. An auction was initiated, which Ship 3 won.
It was understood that if Ship 3 had tried to tractor Ship 2, it wouldn't work as Ship 2 was already being tractored by Ship 1. Instead, the attempt was at the ship already tractoring (not being tractored).
I was Ship 1. Howie was Ship 2. Another member (Jerrod) was Ship 3.
Our quandary was what happens to movement. The initial tractoring ship was the fastest and would be the controlling ship for movement, but what happens when he himself is tractored and loses?
Ship 1 (speed 24) tractored Ship 2 (speed 16) which had no power remaining to contest the tractor.
Ship 3 (speed 16) then tractored Ship 1. An auction was initiated, which Ship 3 won.
It was understood that if Ship 3 had tried to tractor Ship 2, it wouldn't work as Ship 2 was already being tractored by Ship 1. Instead, the attempt was at the ship already tractoring (not being tractored).
I was Ship 1. Howie was Ship 2. Another member (Jerrod) was Ship 3.
Our quandary was what happens to movement. The initial tractoring ship was the fastest and would be the controlling ship for movement, but what happens when he himself is tractored and loses?
Interesting...if the original tractor counted as negative tractor to the new attempt things might have changed (not that anything was really affected anyways).
Of course, killing the tractor on the ship leads to some interesting tactics with drones.
Of course, killing the tractor on the ship leads to some interesting tactics with drones.
D7 off the asteroid, through the Ion storm, nothing but net.
Potentially, yes.willhc wrote:Of course, killing the tractor on the ship leads to some interesting tactics with drones.
Which is why you need to be REALLY careful about letting yourself get tractored.
This is also the same thing that prompted the debate (on the other forum) over what happens if Team A fires a drone at Team B that is then tractored by Team C who attempts to drag it into the same hex as the targetted ship.
OK, let me take this one at a time.
If two ships try to tractor the same object, a tractor auction ensues. You can use this to break an existing tractor link. So, for example, Ship A tractors Object C in Impulse 2. Ship B then attempts to tractor the same Object C in Impulse 5. Ships A and B then engage in a tractor auction to see who ends up with the active link to Object C. This is straight out (5D5b).
If a ship has a tractor link to another ship (not object, but specifically ship), and it is tractored, then the two tractoring ships conduct an auction to see which tractor will remain. A ship cannot both be tractored by a ship and have its own tractor to another ship. For example, Ship A has tractored Ship B. If Ship C tractors Ship A, then Ships A and C engage in a tractor auction to see whose tractor remains. Note that if Ship A tractored Object B, and Ship C tractors Ship A, then both tractors remain in effect. This is covered by rule (5D5c) introduced in the Briefing #1 rules update.
Tractor daisy-chains are not allowed in Federation Commander. A given ship can only be tractored by one other ship OR tractor one other ship.
One last item: Defensive tractors are not affected by any of the above. An impacted drone may not be tractored by any ship other than its target. Therefore, it is not possible to force a tractor auction over an impacted drone. Also, if a ship holding an impacted drone in a tractor is itself tractored, the defensive tractor is not affected.
If two ships try to tractor the same object, a tractor auction ensues. You can use this to break an existing tractor link. So, for example, Ship A tractors Object C in Impulse 2. Ship B then attempts to tractor the same Object C in Impulse 5. Ships A and B then engage in a tractor auction to see who ends up with the active link to Object C. This is straight out (5D5b).
If a ship has a tractor link to another ship (not object, but specifically ship), and it is tractored, then the two tractoring ships conduct an auction to see which tractor will remain. A ship cannot both be tractored by a ship and have its own tractor to another ship. For example, Ship A has tractored Ship B. If Ship C tractors Ship A, then Ships A and C engage in a tractor auction to see whose tractor remains. Note that if Ship A tractored Object B, and Ship C tractors Ship A, then both tractors remain in effect. This is covered by rule (5D5c) introduced in the Briefing #1 rules update.
Tractor daisy-chains are not allowed in Federation Commander. A given ship can only be tractored by one other ship OR tractor one other ship.
One last item: Defensive tractors are not affected by any of the above. An impacted drone may not be tractored by any ship other than its target. Therefore, it is not possible to force a tractor auction over an impacted drone. Also, if a ship holding an impacted drone in a tractor is itself tractored, the defensive tractor is not affected.
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The result of this discussion was that a tractored drone cannot impact anything while it is tractored. So, if a tractored drone is moved into the same hex as its target (by accident by an ally or at all by a hostile third party), the drone cannot impacted until the tractor is released.junior wrote:This is also the same thing that prompted the debate (on the other forum) over what happens if Team A fires a drone at Team B that is then tractored by Team C who attempts to drag it into the same hex as the targetted ship.
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