[Rodo]

What is the difference between the "destroy target" and the "engage enemy" commands?

after destroying the target your wingmen just stand still or evade enemy wings until you order something else.
IF you order to attack anything they will be always engaging new wings of hostile ships

[Androgeos Exeunt]

To add on to Rodo's post...

"Destroy Target" will cause all your wingmen to attack that target only, regardless of whether there are nearby enemy targets.

Assume that the "Target" in question is an Astaroth 12 000m out. Ordering your wingmen to "Destroy Target" will make them fly 12 000m towards the Astaroth and attack it even if there is a Seraphim 1000m away from them.

"Engage Enemy", however, causes all your wingmen to attack the nearest hostile, so taking the example above, they will attack and destroy the Seraphim first before flying 12 000m out to attack the Astaroth.

[eliex]

Also use the "Engage Enemy" command just to clear any existing orders set previously for your wingmen if the orders begin to prove impractical.

[Falcon]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

[Jeff Vader]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

That particular order is also awesome in The Sixth Wonder, if you accidentally order someone to ignore the Hawkwood. That Collie ain't firin' itz lazors at nothing no more.

[Lucika]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

That particular order is also awesome in The Sixth Wonder, if you accidentally order someone to ignore the Hawkwood. That Collie ain't firin' itz lazors at nothing no more.

Thanks guys! It sounds quite fine... 

[General Battuta]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

That particular order is also awesome in The Sixth Wonder, if you accidentally order someone to ignore the Hawkwood. That Collie ain't firin' itz lazors at nothing no more.

I think that's been fixed, hasn't it? I just played The Sixth Wonder the other day and the Colossus definitely did its beamz thing.

[Falcon]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

That particular order is also awesome in The Sixth Wonder, if you accidentally order someone to ignore the Hawkwood. That Collie ain't firin' itz lazors at nothing no more.

A better solution then, if you're experiencing that problem, is just to order your wingmen to form on your wing when the Hawkwood arrives. I never had that sort of thing happen to me in that mission though.

I do have an issue with the AI though, when you order them to take down a targeted subsystem/turret, they never use bombs. It's pretty frustrating, especially when playing the Bearbaiting mission.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I do have an issue with the AI though, when you order them to take down a targeted subsystem/turret, they never use bombs. It's pretty frustrating, especially when playing the Bearbaiting mission.

We all get that, Falcon, and the reason is very simple. In fact, when you learn how to order wingmen about in one of the training missions in FS1, you will know exactly why.

The thing about the AI is that, when it is told to disarm or disable a target, it will automatically switch to the weapon that does the least hull damage. In Bearbaiting, the weapon that does the least damage is the Akheton SDG, so...

[Jeff Vader]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

That particular order is also awesome in The Sixth Wonder, if you accidentally order someone to ignore the Hawkwood. That Collie ain't firin' itz lazors at nothing no more.

A better solution then, if you're experiencing that problem, is just to order your wingmen to form on your wing when the Hawkwood arrives. I never had that sort of thing happen to me in that mission though.

Happened to me only once, the one time I *drumroll* ordered my precious wingmen to ignore the Hawkwood. Ever since I've used this strategy: order everyone to ignore the Cato, (partially) disarm it mysef, fight the bombers and the Lokis until the Collie jumps in, take out the Cato with the wingmen if it is still there after being bombarded by the installation, order wingmen to depart, wait for the Hawkwood to jump in and get laz0r'd. The end.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Actually, Lobo, it seems that if you order your wingmen to C-3-6 the Hawkwood, you can still continue the mission by telling them to C-3-1 it.

[Jeff Vader]

Didn't work on my end. If I C-3-6'd the Hawkwood, no one attacked it. Especially not the Colossus. If I then C-3-1'd it, my wingmen would attack it and die a horrible, horrible death. The Colossus, however, would either continue to ignore it or attempt to destroy it by staring at it angrily, neither of which would result in an acceptable outcome.

[Snail]

I got the same error, but by increasing time compression to x64 and waiting a while, the Colossus seemed to forget the ignore order and blew up the Hawkwood 40 or so minutes in.

[Mongoose]

This wasn't with any recent SCP build, was it?  I was under the impression that the ignore bug had been fixed ages ago.

[Snail]

This wasn't with any recent SCP build, was it?  I was under the impression that the ignore bug had been fixed ages ago.

Yeah, it was fixed yonks ago.

[Renegade Paladin]

The only order they'll still follow regardless of engage enemy is the "ignore my target" order. Which is really cool because telling a wing of fighters to ignore a cap ship and to engage enemy means they'll focus more on incoming fighters and bombers.

That particular order is also awesome in The Sixth Wonder, if you accidentally order someone to ignore the Hawkwood. That Collie ain't firin' itz lazors at nothing no more.

I think that's been fixed, hasn't it? I just played The Sixth Wonder the other day and the Colossus definitely did its beamz thing.

I played it the other day, and it did not.  And I didn't tell anyone to ignore anything, either.  The Colossus just sat there.  It killed it just fine when I gave up and restarted the mission, though.  I don't know what's up with that.