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With the adjusted solar map rates and the smaller armada counts, I think this is less of an issue now, if an issue at all. But feedback welcome! |
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Yeah, bombing definitly takes longer now. I am still concerned though that it could become impossible to save a planet if reinforcements are coming in faster than you can fight them off, not because you lack the capacity as a tactician, but because you lack the ability to destroy more than one or two per battle. (Not to mention the extra influence hits you have to take because you have to keep re-selecting the defense mission, which doesn't make sense either). Perhaps two mission types. "Fight off attackers" would let you fight them al at once (the mad genius or die option). And a "Skirimish with attackers" that only picks up a few at a time, like the current setup. There are times, especially in the late game, that I could take on the whole fleet at once and do FAR more damage in FAR less time (even with all their extra fire power) than the interface is allowing me to. It gets frustrating, and I'd at least like the option of taking on the entire attacking force at once, personally. I'll decide when I've bitten off too much with the withdraw button. |
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Let me give you an example of how the interface is preventing me from accomplishing what I should (tactically) be able to do: If I equip my ship with a cloak and a nuke, why am I limitted to taking out only two or 3 out of 500+ ships? Done right, that's the kind of thing that could (and should) turn the tide of any but the most desperate of battles. Similar ideas apply to having a huge tech lead - you should be able to mow down any opposition you encounter, problem is, for some reason you just can't find their main task force? I can LITERALLY fly across the system in under a day, but for some reason, I can't get to the other side of this planet in less than a week? |
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Oh, I'm with you. I'm not sure why there is a limit on how many armadas are showing up in there, or at least one that is that severe. With the way that flagships scale coming in now, there's not a reason for that, although once there was. |
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For 1.015: * The following actions now place MUCH looser restrictions (from 3ish per side to 99 per side) on the number of total armadas committed to the combat (they still get "queued" so that only so many are actually present in the battle, but they'll show up as others get destroyed): ** Help Defend Against Invader Armadas ** Hold Off Overwhelming Attack ** Defend Outpost ** Help Invader Armadas With Attack ** Attack Planetary Defensive Armadas ** Attack Planetary Defensive Armadas On Your Own Thanks :) |
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If I get you right the issue I just linked likely can be closed now ; ). |
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SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER! THANK YOU! (Screenshot of an extremely enjoyable planetary defense included). Averaged 2.7 ship kills per turn, sooo wouldn't have been possible the old way! The tactical mission was a blast, the impact I had on the planet's attackers was meaningful (bu not overwhelming), the relation adjustments weren't trivial, but weren't unmanagable. All around a really good/fun experience. |
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OneDefenseMuchBetter.JPG (137,662 bytes) |
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Added another screenshot - I actually had to withdraw from this one (which was awesome - I really got to feel like I'd given it my all!), but the planet was saved, and I got a 3.5 kills per turn. That was one fun tactical mission! I was literally throwing everything I had at them - it was a blast! |
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OneDefenseMuchBetter2.JPG (147,668 bytes) |
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Added some screenshots of the results of the change for your reference, as well as a glowing review of the results imo. Bask in the win, pat yourselves on the back for a job well done, make sure the results are within your expectations, and then close it back up. Cheers! |
- Anonymous
