SEV - Design problems with Weapon Platforms

Captain Kwok · #1 September 23rd, 2006, 04:17 PM

WPs use the planet's stockpile.

Wenin · #2 September 23rd, 2006, 04:22 PM

WP shouldn't be forced to use the planet's supply, because refueling ships can empty a planet's supply.

It may not be a bug, but it is a design issue.

Baron Munchausen · #3 September 23rd, 2006, 04:31 PM

No, you don't need either supplies or ordnance on a weapons platform. It uses the planet's supplies and ordnance. I'm not sure if a WP would even get its supply or ordnance storage filled if it had any. You can test this and find out, I guess.

There are some problems with supplies/ordnance and ships, yes. You cannot LEAVE supplies or ordnance on a planet from a ship because of the automatic refill when leaving the sector. We have been trying to get this changed. Maybe the patch available soon after the game hits the shelves will have a new solution to this.

The best thing to do in the interim, if WPs do in fact get their supply and ordnanc capacity filled, might be to add an intrinsic supply storage amount to WP hulls.

Kana · #4 September 25th, 2006, 06:45 PM

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Wenin said:
WP shouldn't be forced to use the planet's supply, because refueling ships can empty a planet's supply.

It may not be a bug, but it is a design issue.

Then there may need to be a auto option like the population reserve, for supplies and ordnance, or some way to designate a reserve of the supplies for planet use only.

Baron Munchausen · #5 September 25th, 2006, 08:50 PM

Yes, we have requested just that. But like all suggestions, it's just one in a very big pile that MM has to sort through every day when deciding what to work on.