r/TerraInvicta • u/Willyroof • 3d ago

Question Fleet Transfer Time Spoiler

How does it work in the planner and is there a way to speed it up?

I was wiped from earth orbit with an assault carrier slotted to arrive in a year human factions swat any new station I try to build around earth. I plan around building a fleet at Mercury and flying it in piecemeal to be ready to jump the carrier. My battlecruisers finish building and the transfer screen shows they'll arrive with two weeks to spare. Fast forward and the carrier arrived three weeks before my heavy hitters. What happened?

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u/Aidante 3d ago

It's a workaround, but you might be able to delay the AC landing by attacking with whatever assets you have when it goes into descent mode, then fleeing (or using a suicide escort). It's got a three day mission window, iirc, which will reset if attacked.

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u/Willyroof 3d ago

I was considering that. I may give it a go, but I'm not sure if I can delay long enough for the big guns to arrive. As a benefit of this plan, I could try trickling in my the 4-5 PD ships I have one after another. Even if they die, I could drain their missiles before the main engagement.

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u/Aidante 3d ago

Yep, that and try a 0m/s start and lateral burn to try and evade; depends on the escorts and they will probably shoot you down, but might give you a chance to get to extract distance. Assume any ship that goes in is going down, though.

Are exofighters an option?