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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 19, 2014 23:28:01 GMT -5
Please use this thread to teach me about the SD.
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mataeus
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Post by mataeus on Mar 20, 2014 9:54:24 GMT -5
I have no issue with the rules, as you said elsewhere they are confined by the same perameters as those you, devs use to make your own ships. It also means we can have a near endless supply of ships, without you having to create a couple more on almost every update! I still hope to get more artwork for it over time, though. I think the ship artwork in this game is fantastic  My only gripe, funnily enough, is with selecting the artwork. That slider on a 5" phone screen is very... keen! Off-hand I can't think of a better way of doing it (a link to a huge grid would be cool, but ultimately unwieldy). |
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Post by fallen on Mar 20, 2014 10:13:18 GMT -5
mataeus - just that as you slide it, it can be hard to see each piece of art or settle on the one you really want? Great feedback!
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Post by Alex Fury on Mar 20, 2014 11:52:27 GMT -5
Cory Trese fallen - I commented on that, and other things a bit in the bug I put in about the Ship Designer
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Post by mataeus on Mar 20, 2014 12:43:21 GMT -5
It's that it proves difficult to settle on the one you want. It's also a little difficult to slide through them one at a time when trying to take a look at each design, as the list is so long but the slider, by comparison, is a small tool.
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Post by beuns on Mar 20, 2014 13:47:50 GMT -5
I have the same issue as mataeus : it's very hard to be precise with the sliders. Maybe if you could add the same +1/-1 buttons that are in the exchange that would help. (just my two cents of course) Otherwise I build my first ship today and it feel so good. Great new feature |
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Post by philr1 on Mar 20, 2014 15:49:54 GMT -5
Yes it is really difficult to select ship design as there are so many to choose from. Beuns excellent suggestion about the +1/-1 slider would be perfect for the design a ship menu.
Ive made a couple of beauties so far. My favourite is called Enterprise! Currently trying to find a Defiant class - small, quick, extremely mobile with inpenetrable hull and lots of torps! My Enterprise cost 531,000!
Someone should create a thread so we can show off our designs.
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 20, 2014 17:24:36 GMT -5
I will add +1 / -1 buttons
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Post by beuns on Mar 20, 2014 17:30:32 GMT -5
I will add +1 / -1 buttons Thanks ! |
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Post by qwestyngbeast on Mar 20, 2014 17:46:38 GMT -5
The +/- buttons will indeed be a big improvement on the graphics selection screen. Thanks for planning that upgrade.
I am puzzled a bit by the limitations I am experiencing in the ship designer. I was trying to recreate the ship I am flying and I cannot get close. Is there a thread or other resource that tells how this thing works?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 1:20:16 GMT -5
If the only problem in your new feature is a lack of a +1 button, it seems like you did a pretty good job Cory Trese  |
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 21, 2014 2:38:03 GMT -5
The +/- buttons will indeed be a big improvement on the graphics selection screen. Thanks for planning that upgrade. I am puzzled a bit by the limitations I am experiencing in the ship designer. I was trying to recreate the ship I am flying and I cannot get close. Is there a thread or other resource that tells how this thing works? Which ship, I can try myself and see if there is an issue. It works the same way as my spreadsheet, which is to say it is totally undocumented but works pretty well =) |
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 21, 2014 2:38:12 GMT -5
I am working on a comprehensive SD guide.
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Post by qwestyngbeast on Mar 21, 2014 10:33:29 GMT -5
The +/- buttons will indeed be a big improvement on the graphics selection screen. Thanks for planning that upgrade. I am puzzled a bit by the limitations I am experiencing in the ship designer. I was trying to recreate the ship I am flying and I cannot get close. Is there a thread or other resource that tells how this thing works? Which ship, I can try myself and see if there is an issue. It works the same way as my spreadsheet, which is to say it is totally undocumented but works pretty well =) It is a Shadow Star. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 12:21:42 GMT -5
The +/- buttons will indeed be a big improvement on the graphics selection screen. Thanks for planning that upgrade. I am puzzled a bit by the limitations I am experiencing in the ship designer. I was trying to recreate the ship I am flying and I cannot get close. Is there a thread or other resource that tells how this thing works? Prehaps there are certain statistics (such as Titan Cruiser's 300 crew) that can only be replicated by factions, not star traders? If this were the case, it would present a sort of balance as there would always be enemy faction ships that are better in a way (ie if you have more SPEED/AGILITY, they may have more crew, if you have more crew they may have more engines etc) |
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