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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0021032AI War 2Gameplay IdeaSep 26, 2019 7:33 pm
ReporterChris_McElligottPark Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status consideringResolutionopen 
Product VersionBETA 0.850 The Arrival of Fleets 
Summary0021032: Missions-based objectives in the main game itself.
DescriptionThat players CAN IGNORE, and which does not replace the intel section of the screen. But let's give the average player a bit more direction.

Use that new functionality from tutorials for a missions-based thing in the main game itself, and rework the objectives tab based around that.
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Chris_McElligottPark

Aug 1, 2019 12:42 pm

administrator   ~0052371

Nope, changed my mind on this for now! Instead, doing this for tutorials: https://forums.arcengames.com/ai-war-ii/from-the-dev-notes-on-where-i'm-at-regarding-tutorials-right-now-(729)/

Asteroid

Sep 26, 2019 7:33 pm

reporter   ~0053280

Since the "Help with tutorials, please!" thread (https://forums.arcengames.com/ai-war-ii/from-chris-help-creating-tutorials-please!/) is pretty clear no one wants the same style of tutorial, I think small missions still have their place. They'll cater to people who like to jump in and figure out things.

We probably want to go with only three mutually-exclusive missions at once (cf https://forums.arcengames.com/ai-war-ii-gameplay-ideas/research-(also-hacking-which-i-think-of-as-research)/30/). You can set one as the active one, which will display a permanent notification as a reminder. The missions are designed to try and teach you some mechanics in a non-intrusive way.

Example mission set at a given moment:

Military Officer: Planet X is dangerously exposed. We should at least destroy one adjacent warp gate to prevent AI attack waves from that direction.
Complete one of:
- Destroy warp gate on Planet A
- Destroy warp gate on Planet B
- Destroy warp gate on Planet C
Reward: 2000 metal.

Science Officer: We are low on science points. We can further our research in a sneaky way by hacking a nearby planet for science.
Complete one of:
- Get 1000 research by hacking Planet A
- Get 1000 research by hacking any planet
 Reward: 2000 metal.

Logistics Officer: We are low on energy. Planet Y is in the middle of our territory, let's convert it or another one of your choice to an economic station to be able to support a larger fleet.
Complete one of:
- Build an Economic Station on Planet Y
- Build an Economic Station on any planet.
 Reward: 2000 metal.

Some thought needs to be given to how missions scale, or whether they just stop after the early game.

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Apr 18, 2019 12:17 pm Chris_McElligottPark New Issue
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Aug 1, 2019 12:42 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => considering
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