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| ID | Project | Category | Date Submitted | Last Update | |
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| 0013037 | The Last Federation | Gameplay Idea | Jan 28, 2014 10:41 pm | Jan 31, 2014 2:57 pm | |
| Reporter | Admiral | Assigned To | Chris_McElligottPark | ||
| Status | resolved | Resolution | fixed | ||
| Fixed in Version | 0.102 | ||||
| Summary | 0013037: [0.100] Start battles PAUSED | ||||
| Description | Start the battle in a PAUSED mode so you can look around, issue starting orders, etc. | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
| Internal Weight | For New Player Experience | ||||
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Definitely agreeing with this one. Not being able to alter the opening build sequence is a bit of a problem. |
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Agreed here too. |
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Why is not being able to alter the opening build sequence a problem? You can't tell what the AI is going to build with much accuracy, and you get to choose your default build order based on how you design your squadrons list (both in-game and in the combat practice). I'm not really opposed to starting the combat paused, but I am curious about this. |
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Some of it I think is that there's sort of an expectation that it is going to do this.... every time I start a round, it's like "Argh, crap, it's already started, gotta pause!". It's like.... a need to survey the situation? And if you're planning on adding elements to the battles here as mentioned in that thread, this will become more important. The layout may dictate what the first squadron should be. That sort of thing. Gives the player a moment to check things out and think. |
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For me, it's not about altering the build sequence, it's about assessing the situation. I don't even know where the enemy is to start sometimes, and I want to assess how much cover is between us, etc. |
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Ah, that is an extra good point, yeah. |
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My reason is about assessing the situation too. That said, have you tried to change the build order in the Battle Setup screen? Not exactly as easy as right & left clicking. You have to switch one entry, remember what it used to say, then switch another entry, etc. (Maybe you want to put ^v up/down arrows next to the battle setup ship list to allow you to change the starting sequence?) |
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Yep, that's a good idea for the future, too. |
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By the way, when do I get my press credentials? After all, I am "Admiral (reporter)" ;) |
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;) |
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Thanks! * When you first get into a new battle or load a savegame that is in the middle of a battle, it now automatically starts out paused so that you can look around. Pressing the spacebar or clicking the slightly-pulsing "start combat" button actually begins the combat. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| Jan 28, 2014 10:41 pm | Admiral | New Issue | |
| Jan 29, 2014 7:37 am | Misery | Note Added: 0034737 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 9:43 am | tigersfan | Internal Weight | => For New Player Experience |
| Jan 29, 2014 9:43 am | tigersfan | Note Added: 0034743 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 9:43 am | tigersfan | Status | new => considering |
| Jan 29, 2014 10:28 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0034744 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 10:58 am | Misery | Note Added: 0034747 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 11:05 am | tigersfan | Note Added: 0034749 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 11:05 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0034750 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 11:11 am | Admiral | Note Added: 0034751 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 11:12 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0034752 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 11:13 am | Admiral | Note Added: 0034753 | |
| Jan 29, 2014 11:14 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0034754 | |
| Jan 31, 2014 2:57 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0034782 | |
| Jan 31, 2014 2:57 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Status | considering => resolved |
| Jan 31, 2014 2:57 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Fixed in Version | => 0.102 |
| Jan 31, 2014 2:57 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Resolution | open => fixed |
| Jan 31, 2014 2:57 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Assigned To | => Chris_McElligottPark |
| Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am | Chris_McElligottPark | Category | Suggestion - Gameplay => Gameplay Idea |
