Next Upgrade/patch

[Captain Kwok]

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
Not sure why I haven't thought of this before, but maybe for a patch or SE5.

Why not make the available on/targets field comma seperated lists, like the "family list" restriction added recently for mounts?

Phoenix-D

I thought of that too. It would be nice, but it has pretty much been covered in a round-about fashion now.

[couslee]

regarding my obsolete problem
This is strange. I just noticed that an older, upgraded and retro-fitted base design did get deleted. Does the game limit the deletions to one per year perhaps? This is frustrating. I know I can hide the obsolete designs, and not have to look at them all time, but I really hate clutter, even in my games.

(And i wish my left shift key worked better) I just want everything huh? how about a million bucks on a silver platter delivered by Tia Carerra?

[Baron Munchausen]

My understanding is that obsolete designs are deleted at the '1 year' mark. So turn .0 or .1 is the only time that designs are checked, and those which are obsolete and don't have any existing ships are deleted.

[Fyron]

There is no limit to the number of ship designs deleted when it deletes obselete ones.

Maybe SE4 only deletes designs when there are none of the ships that were originally built of that type left in the game? If this is so, then retrofitted ships would still keep the old design around. If not, then SE4 is totally insane.

[couslee]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Maybe SE4 only deletes designs when there are none of the ships that were originally built of that type left in the game? If this is so, then retrofitted ships would still keep the old design around. If not, then SE4 is totally insane.

That is what I am thinking the problem is. One of my designs for DUC use, has "Hunter 2" through "Hunter 5". All my current Hunter class ships are #5. IIRC, the original "Hunter" (1) had only one built, and lost in battle, and the design was changed to include something-or-another new component, so none of those were ever retrofitted, and that design got deleted as it should have.

If they fix bug, then that is great. But I still would like to see a "delete design" option instead of having to wait for the game to do it on turn whathellever. It would be more user friendly imo.

I think they got it backwards. You can have unlimited designs , and only 200 ships. In programming terms, I wonder which one takes up more memory. hmmm

[ January 26, 2003, 09:09: Message edited by: couslee ]

[Phoenix-D]

"I think they got it backwards. You can have unlimited designs , and only 200 ships. In programming terms, I wonder which one takes up more memory. "

Why is this backwards? Designs, unless built, have no effect on the game.

Designs keep track of the number of each class built, lost, scrapped, and how much damage that class has done. Ships keep track of mothball status, position, damage of components, movement available, supply, and various other things.

Phoenix-D

[Fyron]

And, you can increase the limit to 20,000 ships, not just 200.

[Tenryu]

Originally posted by Puke:

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
[QBA weapon type requirement of 'any' will now work for any weapon, but ONLY on weapons. A weapons type requirement of 'none' will work on any component that is NOT a weapon.

NOOOOooooooo

so, we still dont have a mount that works for both weapons and non-weapons?

grrr.[/QB]

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Why not ask for an "every" or "all" flag, Puke?

I think the current "any" and "none" are fine as they are now fixed but I think the terms are confusing some of us.

correct?

[Suicide Junkie]

That is ANY weapon or NON(e)-Weapon.
Not too hard.

If you want an "Anything" mount, simply make a mount for ANY and NONE.

[mottlee]

Bump (still hopeing)