what does alt + move do?

[Golol]

I feel a bit nooby because i dont know what using alt and the move order actually does.
i know its some kind of attack movement :/?
so what does it do and when should i use it ?

[ColonelSheppard]

Atackmove it's more or less a one-time-patrol order, you can use it for automatic reclaim

[Golol]

and what does it do on fighting units?
on a tank, a one time patrol would just be a usal move after my knowledge...

[ColonelSheppard]

nope, it will stop and atack everything in it's way, while normal move would not cause the tank to stop and fully destroy a target (for example extractor)

[Golol]

oh ok thats pretty cool.
i think im gonna use that for flanky attacks becuase they dont do anything if they just deal a bit of damage to everything but actually destroy targets

[Rediska]

And one more moment.
If you set up collect point from factory with alt+move you'll get interesting and usefull thing like:

1. Tanks will roll out and attack with pre-stopping instead go for a miles away and fire only 2-3 times in a moving while they can see target.
2. Very special and usefull reclaiming for engies. They will roll out in collect point and do what they do while patrol assist repair OR RECLAIM. And in that case they will reclaim everything in MUCH MORE radius and WITHOUT movements (while you have needs in reclaim)

Very fast reclaim and eco income because they dont waste time for move to next tree or wreckage.
Use it wisely.

[Eukanuba]

oh ok thats pretty cool.
i think im gonna use that for flanky attacks becuase they dont do anything if they just deal a bit of damage to everything but actually destroy targets

Flank attacks are probably not the best use for it as you will likely be being chased by a defence force, and you want to keep them out of shooting range as long as possible. If your flankers are definitely about to get caught and killed, best to manually focus fire them on the highest value target that you are likely to be able to destroy in time.

Attack move is good if you are approaching a formation of tanks from their narrow end (“crossing the T”), as this wi make your units fan out in a semicircle and get the optimum damage for minimum losses.

It's also useful if you're using Aeon Auroras: they have more range than other T1 tanks, so using attack-move will help them to stay out of range of the enemy.