Talk:Overlapping Ships/@comment-2604:2000:E210:2200:787B:7E45:3FEE:A320-20180204182402/@comment-454133-20180204184359

If two ships are touching, and one ship reveals a maneuver that causes it to overlap again (e.g. a 1 forward), it stays in place. This may cause the other ship's maneuver to fail so it stays in place; actually happens semi-often.

Note though that ships can fly PAST each other with ease, and do so all the time in this game. You only overlap and back up if your final position along the template overlaps (treat it as teleporting to the end of the template, then backing up along the template if needed until you find a valid landing spot).

If two ships are facing each other and touching, even if they are large bases, then a 3 straight or bank will be enough to fly past the other ship. Since your template goes over the other ship, you may have to mark its position (e.g. with a 1- or 2-speed template along its side) and lift the ship off the table so your ship can accurately measure its movement. Then place the removed ship back in place alongside the marker template.