Select this fleet and you will see a real-time report of the ongoing combat.Īt the top of the results sub-screen is a bar measuring the approximate strength of the opposing sides in combat. When a fleet engages an enemy ship, enemy station or alien creature in combat, the player gets an alert and the fleet listing in the Outliner has a red battle icon beside it. A fleet that has a lot of offensive weapons that are unsuited for the enemy it is facing (Alien creatures with regenerating hulls or skins, enemies with sophisticated and appropriate countermeasures) may still lose to this enemy even though its strength number is considerably higher. This is a rough guide to a fleet's prowess, but cannot be understood as an absolute determinant in how combat will play out.
This number represents the power of this fleet, measured by the combined offensive strength of all of the ships in the fleet.
Though the player can direct a fleet toward or away from enemies, there is no control over individual ships (unless they make up a fleet on their own) or which ships they target.Įach fleet is shown on the screen with a strength number. Space battle between mammalians and piratesĬombat in Stellaris takes place in real-time, out of the player's control save for the emergency FTL order.
