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Post by ChocoCrowbar on May 1, 2014 14:30:55 GMT -5
It would be nice that the units that have already moved or done something and can't do anything else during that turn greyed out, sort of like the moves depleted in CIV, where they kneel down.
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Post by fallen on May 1, 2014 17:57:09 GMT -5
@chococrowbar - very interesting request. We probably wouldn't grey them out, but I can see applying some visual queue! Added to the roadmap for consideration.
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Post by ChocoCrowbar on May 1, 2014 18:04:59 GMT -5
Maybe engine shutoff? Dunno, but it would help once we get a big fleet going.
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Post by fallen on May 1, 2014 18:06:55 GMT -5
Maybe engine shutoff? Dunno, but it would help once we get a big fleet going. Yeah, it would have to be pretty clear in a big group. We'll work on it! |
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Post by johndramey on May 1, 2014 21:08:39 GMT -5
Actually a good idea, maybe something that can go into my request for a rearm/refuel symbol. Maybe have the lower left corner of each sprite be a spot where their extra icon can pop up. Make a couple of them, like;
Critically low Water-fuel (water drop?)
Critically low hull (Cracked hull plate?
All MP spent (red M)
All AP spent (red A)
All AP/MP spent (red A/M)
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Just tossing out ideas.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 22:09:18 GMT -5
I'm wondering what the pros and cons are versus having seperate movement and action points as opposed to simply action points for movement, combat, ect like TA?
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Post by ChocoCrowbar on May 1, 2014 22:43:28 GMT -5
I'm actually like this system. The MP and AP change depending on how you design the ship. Want a fast colonizing ship, or a really fast scout, or maybe a heavy gun on which movement isn't very important, you got it.
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Post by John Robinson on May 1, 2014 23:01:28 GMT -5
It would be nice that the units that have already moved or done something and can't do anything else during that turn greyed out, sort of like the moves depleted in CIV, where they kneel down. I move a ship. Go around looking at all my colonies setting projects etc. Can't remember which ships exhausted MP so I scroll the map and tap each ship to bring up it's stats to make sure there isn't one I forgot to move. With a large fleet that could get a little difficult to keep up with. Perhaps a "Next Ship" toggle that auto scrolls to each ship one at a time? We know the ships engines haven't actually shut down, each turn is a way of measuring the time/distance it takes to travel given engine and ship type. What about a hud button that brings up a list of all ships similar to the colony display? |
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Post by johndramey on May 1, 2014 23:02:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I think ChocoCrowbar hit it on the head. Separating the AP and MP allows the player a lot more freedom when designing the ships as well as allowing for a more meaningful tech tree. Do you pursue higher MP Engines, which would allow you to be more mobile on the board or do you go for AP reactors which would let you have more combat rounds? Or, middle of the road it and run the risk of having a faster or more well resourced enemy have the upper hand? With a large fleet that could get a little difficult to keep up with. Perhaps a "Next Ship" toggle that auto scrolls to each ship one at a time? +1, good idea! |
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Post by ChocoCrowbar on May 1, 2014 23:17:10 GMT -5
There's already a next ship scroll. It's the little arrow to the right of the ships HUD. It just cycles through the ships, including the ones that don't have any MP or AP.
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Post by Cory Trese on May 2, 2014 0:00:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I think ChocoCrowbar hit it on the head. Separating the AP and MP allows the player a lot more freedom when designing the ships as well as allowing for a more meaningful tech tree. Do you pursue higher MP Engines, which would allow you to be more mobile on the board or do you go for AP reactors which would let you have more combat rounds? Or, middle of the road it and run the risk of having a faster or more well resourced enemy have the upper hand? With a large fleet that could get a little difficult to keep up with. Perhaps a "Next Ship" toggle that auto scrolls to each ship one at a time? +1, good idea! Trying to decide what the rules of the "next ship" button ... =) I think a visual indicator that you are really done with all your ships is what I want as a player. I tend to do them one at a time, so I would be content with a system that let me see which ones had "not spent any AP or MP" |
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Post by khearn on May 2, 2014 12:05:44 GMT -5
With the limited number of ships I currently have had, it hasn't been a problem to just keep hitting the next button until I've gone through all of them. But with a dozen or more ships, it will get hard to keep track of whether I've gone all the way around. Especially if I do some out of order, like when I deal with all of the ships in one battle at once.
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Post by Cory Trese on May 2, 2014 14:31:00 GMT -5
With the limited number of ships I currently have had, it hasn't been a problem to just keep hitting the next button until I've gone through all of them. But with a dozen or more ships, it will get hard to keep track of whether I've gone all the way around. Especially if I do some out of order, like when I deal with all of the ships in one battle at once. the next update will have new filters in the ship list and some smarter "next ship" behaviors. we'll get getting more and more fancy on the map as we go as well. |
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Post by johndramey on May 2, 2014 18:02:37 GMT -5
If I might make a suggestion; Currently we have to hit the little "continue ship movement" button every round and if you forget, well the ships just wait. Would it be possible to have any ships with pending move orders to auto move when the end turn button is pressed?
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Post by Cory Trese on May 2, 2014 18:39:09 GMT -5
If I might make a suggestion; Currently we have to hit the little "continue ship movement" button every round and if you forget, well the ships just wait. Would it be possible to have any ships with pending move orders to auto move when the end turn button is pressed? in the next update, yes, that is already done =) |
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