# Ranged Combat

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [May 22, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380 "2013-05-22T13:19:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ea666f/32.png) [@vache](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vache)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380/1 "2013-05-22T13:19:12Z")

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I hate when I am fighting ranged and the auto-targeter automatically picks the closest creature to me to attack, so instead of hitting that brute that’s been chasing me, I hit the squirrel that snuck up behind me. Is it possible to rework the targeting system so that it checks to see if the last attacked creature is still alive and in range, and make that one the default target?

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**Author:** ![GunnerX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gunnerx/32/2582_2.png) [@GunnerX](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GunnerX)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380/2 "2013-05-22T16:30:33Z")

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Or just prioritize hostile -\> tracking -\> other?

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**Author:** ![DeadWeight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeadWeight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeadWeight)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380/3 "2013-05-22T16:43:09Z")

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Or just turn it off?

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**Author:** ![GunnerX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gunnerx/32/2582_2.png) [@GunnerX](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GunnerX)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380/4 "2013-05-22T17:19:42Z")

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I actually find that more annoying, occasionally having to “\>” off of a squirrel is lass annoying to me then manually targeting every time.

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**Author:** ![Ember](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@Ember](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ember)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranged-combat/1380/5 "2013-05-22T18:26:34Z")

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auto target also ignores hostile NPCs