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0012991AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Unit Selection, Management, and OrdersDec 11, 2013 6:00 pm
Reportertadrinth Assigned To 
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Summary0012991: Option to disable engi/rebuilder FRD when hostile units present
DescriptionIt would be nice to be able to FRD engis and rebuilders on my whipping boy without having them charge into waves to fix damaged mines. I can tell my whipping boy to maintain a handful of engineers, in which case it'll rebuild them after they suicide, but that seems like a waste of resources.

It seems like they should only auto-FRD under the same conditions that you would rebuild harvesters.

Not sure exactly how this should be implemented. The FRD-engineers option could be a dropdown instead of a checkbox, I guess, but that's kind of ugly.

Honestly, I kind of feel like the global engi auto-FRD option should be cowardly by default, and only have them be brave if the 'rebuild harvestors while enemy units present' option is on.
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tadrinth

Dec 11, 2013 6:00 pm

reporter   ~0034697

I will also note that Kahuna's excellent guide recommends against enabling engineer-FRD specifically because whipping boy engis will suicide into the wave.

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Dec 11, 2013 5:55 pm tadrinth New Issue
Dec 11, 2013 6:00 pm tadrinth Note Added: 0034697