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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0002415AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Notifications, Warnings, and AlertsAug 6, 2014 8:28 pm
ReporterBobTheJanitor Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status consideringResolutionopen 
Product Version4.065 
Summary0002415: Requesting a universal warning for X ships on any human planets
DescriptionEssentially I'd like something like the per-planet sliders that generate a warning when X enemy ships are present, but on the galaxy tab which would then serve as a baseline for all planets that you take. It's easy to forget to set this manually with each new planet.
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Chris_McElligottPark

Jan 12, 2011 3:57 pm

administrator   ~0008390

You know there is a global Attack warning on the resource bar at the very top of the screen, right? By the Threat and Wave notifiers? Attack refers to ships on any of your planets.

BobTheJanitor

Jan 12, 2011 4:05 pm

reporter   ~0008392

Last edited: Jan 14, 2011 1:09 pm

It may be that I need to train myself to watch that. I seem to be much better at reacting to a new message appearing when there was not one before, rather than a number in the top bar changing. This isn't a huge issue of course, I can always just keep setting the per-planet settings. But if it's not a headache to implement, I would surely use it all the time.

Edit: And if a planet is already under attack, and the AI sneaks in ships elsewhere (which it seems to LOVE to do to me) then I really have almost no chance of noticing this change in the threat bar.

Hearteater

Aug 24, 2012 12:55 pm

reporter   ~0027941

Maybe just a audio sound effect could play when another human planet comes under attack, so you know to look at the resource bar.

platinawolf

Aug 24, 2012 4:38 pm

reporter   ~0027950

Yes please! The number of raid starships that have snuck past my lines of defence unnoticed is horrific! Please oh please give us the ability to set something like that!

AdamMil

Aug 6, 2014 8:28 pm

reporter   ~0038873

Last edited: Aug 6, 2014 8:29 pm

I agree. I currently use the CTRLS to set this for every captured planet on a per-planet basis, but sometimes I forget and lose a planet because I didn't get a warning. The global Attack warning is insufficient because it's in my peripheral vision and I can't see it change, whereas I immediately notice the warnings.

I don't think this should be on the galaxy view, though. I think it makes more sense as a global option in the CTRLS.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 12, 2011 3:56 pm BobTheJanitor New Issue
Jan 12, 2011 3:57 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0008390
Jan 12, 2011 3:57 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jan 12, 2011 3:57 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => considering
Jan 12, 2011 4:05 pm BobTheJanitor Note Added: 0008392
Jan 14, 2011 1:09 pm BobTheJanitor Note Edited: 0008392
Aug 24, 2012 12:55 pm Hearteater Note Added: 0027941
Aug 24, 2012 4:38 pm platinawolf Note Added: 0027950
Aug 6, 2014 8:28 pm AdamMil Note Added: 0038873
Aug 6, 2014 8:29 pm AdamMil Note Edited: 0038873