Interesting thing I learned about waypoints...

[Gryphin]

Geo thanks,
That explains something. In a recent game vs AI my #3 waypoint (on the western edge of my empire) bcame obsolete. I had already created one further west of there, (#5). So I reassigned the #3 Waypoint to a location on toward the South Eastern edge of my empire....
Guess what..
Thanks for clearing up the mystery.

[ September 03, 2002, 12:36: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

[Gryphin]

As for the launching of satelites:
The first time a sat is built at a planet I
Click on the planet
Tell it to launch the Satelites
Tell it to Repeat Order
Even if there are no sats to launch it will keep the order active.

[mottlee]

Originally posted by Puke:
yes, many newbies think that the ministers might do usefull things. in time, you too will give up on them.

LOL I have not used them at all, Thanks Geo will try the waypoints

[Greybeard]

How do set a space yard to send ships automatically to a waypoint without using a minister?

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Greybeard:
How do set a space yard to send ships automatically to a waypoint without using a minister?

In the build queue screen for that particular planet or ship space yard click on teh "Set Move to" buttom on the right side. That will bring up a list of way points to assign. You can only chose one way point for each yard. All the ships will go to that way point. If you don't have any waypoints you have to go assign some before you can set the move to for the yard. That is done from the Empire status creen (The crown button) and then hit the Waypoints button ont he right hand side.

Geoschmo

[Ed Kolis]

Huh, never worked for me! I tried setting a waypoint to a new location and all that happened to the ships that were going there was they got orders to move to the old location of the waypoint!

[geoschmo]

Yes Ed, I was not totally clear on that point. The confusion comes about because of the way the game gives newly constructed ships their move too orders. If you have a space yard with a "move too" assigned, any ships constructed at that base will be given orders to move to that spot, not to the way point. If you move the way point, any later ships built will be sent to the new location, but ships already built and on their way will continue to the original destination.

However, ships given orders by using the "move to waypoint" button will have their orders listed as "Move to waypoint x" instead of "move to N system(x,y)". Those ships will actually be redirected if you change the location of the waypoint.

Sorry I was unclear.

Geoschmo