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ThunderHost
22nd Mar 09, 2:20 PM
It seems that ranged squads have a tendency to engage a lot in close combat, especially Avitus does this a lot, which can be immensly frustrating.
Am I doing something wrong, is it a bug or something else entirely?
Aerundel
22nd Mar 09, 3:21 PM
You're probably too close to the enemy. If you're too close, they will force you until melee with their own melee attacks, or the AI will force Avitus to melee because of the proximity. There aren't many situations where directly targeting the enemy squad with basic ranged fire is necessary. Just concentrate on moving to the places with the best cover, and choosing your firing arc appropriately.
Dark Angel N00b
22nd Mar 09, 5:00 PM
If your having weird behaviour with Avitus now, just wait till you put him in terminator armour...
GrimDark
22nd Mar 09, 5:29 PM
Give him a chainsword or don't use him at all. He is BAD.
Aerundel
22nd Mar 09, 7:49 PM
He can't use a chainsword, and he's awesome.
ThunderHost
23rd Mar 09, 1:57 AM
Ok, point taken regarding bieng in close proximity.. but!
This problem also occurs when I'm using another unit as spotter, trying to utilize for example the long range of plasma canon or missile launcher. In these cases I still get Avitus running up to the target and then engaging with ranged weapons.
GrimDark
23rd Mar 09, 3:09 AM
Pardon, I was thinking about the bald guy. My bad.
Aerundel
23rd Mar 09, 6:34 AM
Ok, point taken regarding bieng in close proximity.. but!
This problem also occurs when I'm using another unit as spotter, trying to utilize for example the long range of plasma canon or missile launcher. In these cases I still get Avitus running up to the target and then engaging with ranged weapons.

Like I said, don't manually target the enemies. Pick your cover and adjust your arc accordingly. My guess is you're trying to right-click on the enemy, but missing the moving target so you're clicking on ground instead - which would put you right in the middle of the pack. If you find yourself moving into melee range by accident, smack S to stop Avitus. He'll start setting up and/or firing wherever he's standing at the time.
Christoph2060
24th Mar 09, 8:47 PM
If your having weird behaviour with Avitus now, just wait till you put him in terminator armour...

Pffftttt....yeah no kidding. QFT right here.