Compiled Questions/Bug List/Wish List

Trachmyr · #1 January 8th, 2001, 08:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Tenryu:
It seems that command string only works for ship hulls. I tryed it on fighters too. Wanted to see if by giving them a maintenance penalty if I could get the little buggers to have an upkeep cost.

No, actually it does work w/ componets... I have a working ENGINEERING componet I'll be adding to a mod (It reduces maintainace and allows some repair)... However, it is important to note that the modifiers are cummalitive... thus if you put this componet (-35%) on a Base (-50%), maintainence is only 15%!

I'm not sure what you did, but I'd suggest you take a look at your file and make sure there was no problem (off hand, make sure you added 1 to the number of abilities and properly numbered the ability added)

[This message has been edited by Trachmyr (edited 08 January 2001).]

Tenryu · #2 January 8th, 2001, 05:48 PM

Hmmm. I will check it again. I hope it works.Thanks

quote:
Originally posted by Trachmyr:
No, actually it does work w/ componets... I have a working ENGINEERING componet I'll be adding to a mod (It reduces maintainace and allows some repair)... However, it is important to note that the modifiers are cummalitive... thus if you put this componet (-35%) on a Base (-50%), maintainence is only 15%!

I'm not sure what you did, but I'd suggest you take a look at your file and make sure there was no problem (off hand, make sure you added 1 to the number of abilities and properly numbered the ability added)

[This message has been edited by Trachmyr (edited 08 January 2001).]

Grognard · #3 January 8th, 2001, 07:41 PM

Change the "Retrofit" button into a "Refit" button.

Retro- means backward, so retrofit would be a backward move in technology. For a long time, I could not upgrade my ships because I wanted to use new technology rather than old tech.

Grognard

Tampa_Gamer · #4 January 10th, 2001, 03:10 PM

One correction:

(1) [AI Design] Contrary to what I posted I below, the AI does seem to be looping back to the beginning of the design name file and attaching a roman numeral for each successive loop (but it is still creating designs too often.

Several additions:

(1) [AI Retrofit] If designs are the same and the "Retrofit Minister" is ordered to upgrade, the ship is caught in a loop until there actually is a "real" design change. I do not think the AI is using this ship while it is under the control of the "Retrofit Minister"

(2) [Game Play] The game is not tracking statistics for Satellites and Weapon Platform designs in terms of tonnage destroyed.

(3) [Game Play] Mines, Sats and Fighters (perhaps all units) destroyed while "Cargo" on a planet or ship are listed as still "in service." This creates a problem for the AI and its construction queue b/c it thinks they already have xx amount in service when they really don't.

Mephisto · #5 January 10th, 2001, 05:09 PM

To (1) But even with roman numeral they are to short as the AI stop with X or so.

To (2) Sure about that? Could be armed with missiles...

quote:
Originally posted by Tampa_Gamer:
One correction:

(1) [AI Design] Contrary to what I posted I below, the AI does seem to be looping back to the beginning of the design name file and attaching a roman numeral for each successive loop (but it is still creating designs too often.

(2) [Game Play] The game is not tracking statistics for Satellites and Weapon Platform designs in terms of tonnage destroyed.

Tampa_Gamer · #6 January 10th, 2001, 05:29 PM

Yes, they were armed with missiles. Is this a known bug, the non-reporting of missile kills?

WhiteHojo · #7 January 10th, 2001, 05:45 PM

In the Wish List mode:

1) don't know the exact term of what I want it to do, but when selecting items w/a mouse make the mouse button able to do a repeat click type thing w/o having to single click on say, resources 10 times to give 10,000 resources as a gift/trade. Is annoying and loud (computer is in the bedroom and the sleeping wife is not to be desturbed)

2) enable the use of those new mouses (mice?) that have a scroll cababilitie w/the thumb wheel.

3) ability to sort planets in ALL fields either by size or alphabetical. Now in the "send colony ship to colonize" list there is no way to sort the planets except by size (the default I believe) - a major pain after you discover lots of planets/systems.

4) ability to view system maps in the diplomacy screen - would make tradin of planets/systems & demands involving same much easier to deal with.

5) When you click on a scroll bar on a large list, the list jumps to where on the bar you have clicked - change that to a "page down" ability when clickin on the bar.

That's it for now - will be back w/more (probl'y)

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