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Therefore it's wise to spiral in towards the enemy. To do this: | Therefore it's wise to spiral in towards the enemy. To do this: | ||
# Zoom in reasonably close to your ship and press C to make your camera autofollow the selected enemy (alternatively center the camera on your enemy manually so that it covers up the enemy on your screen.) | # Zoom in reasonably close to your ship and press {{button|C}} to make your camera autofollow the selected enemy (alternatively center the camera on your enemy manually so that it covers up the enemy on your screen.) | ||
# Now double-click in space halfway between your ship and the edge of the screen (in any direction). | # Now double-click in space halfway between your ship and the edge of the screen (in any direction). | ||
# Your ship will begin moving roughly towards the enemy, but not directly at them; it will also move away from its position covering the enemy ship on your screen. | # Your ship will begin moving roughly towards the enemy, but not directly at them; it will also move away from its position covering the enemy ship on your screen. | ||
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Similarly it's good not to just burn straight away from a larger enemy if you're trying to escape, though by that point in a battle you may find you're too busy to take account of your relationship to enemy tracking. To do this spiral out: | Similarly it's good not to just burn straight away from a larger enemy if you're trying to escape, though by that point in a battle you may find you're too busy to take account of your relationship to enemy tracking. To do this spiral out: | ||
# Open the Tactic overview (which is located left to your HUD, or press CTRL + D) | # Open the Tactic overview (which is located left to your HUD, or press {{button|CTRL}} + {{button|D}}) | ||
# Make sure you have the ship selected from which you want to escape | # Make sure you have the ship selected from which you want to escape | ||
# Zoom in reasonably close to your ship, notice the line drawn between the enemy and your ship. | # Zoom in reasonably close to your ship, notice the line drawn between the enemy and your ship. | ||
# Then turn your camera by about 180° and try | # Then turn your camera by about 180° and try using that line to look directly away from the enemy (don't bother with matching the line perfectly) | ||
# Now double-click in space halfway between your ship and the edge of the screen (in any direction). | # Now double-click in space halfway between your ship and the edge of the screen (in any direction). | ||
# Six shan't be. | # Six shan't be. | ||