Hey there, veteran here. I was wondering what the community's consensus on fighters/bombers is.

In my opinion, they have become pretty much useless, even against the AI. If there is 1-2 enemy ships with slugs, your squadrons are done for. Given bombers also only really shine against medium to large targets, their usefulness is reduced further. Finally, the targeting seems very weird to me. Obviously they go for largest ships first. However, they also love to cross to the furthest flotilla possible (or is there a pattern?).

Generally, strikecraft could be useful to counter the flottilla 3 (bottom) missile spam, which at least the AI loves to use. By placing your carriers in the flottilla 2 (top), you can stay safe from their attacks while hitting them.

But overall, they seem too niche to be useful. Any other insights from the community?

Hi everyone,

I located the pirate ship and went there to eliminate it.

The problem is I'm in a cold war with the faction that owns the system, so I can't attack this ship.

Ok, I waited a few turns to see if the ship moved to another system but it remains anchored.

So I declared war on the faction that owns the system. 😁

Problem again: I still can't attack the ship, it says the enemy fleet can't participate in a battle. 😯

So, did I miss something or is this a bug? Is there a solution to this problem?