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0009309AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Visual Indicators, Tooltips, and SummariesOct 17, 2012 4:42 pm
ReporterBognor Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version5.066 
Fixed in Version5.096 
Summary0009309: Compilation of ship description problems
DescriptionAs ships are tweaked over time, their text descriptions can become misleading or incorrect. This is a compilation of problems I've noticed. In all cases I've assumed, generally without evidence, that the displayed ship statistics are correct.

* Engineer Drone Mark III - description states it has more armor than Mark II. Actually it has no armor (but Mark II does!)

* Zenith Bombardment Ship - described as firing "energy bombs", but actually fires antimatter bombs.

* Bomber Starship - described as "armored". Actually has less armor than five of the other ten starships, and none of the others mention armor in their descriptions. Also has less armor than regular Bombers.

* Munitions Booster and Armor Booster - both ship descriptions inappropriately state "Strong fighter in its own right"

* Raptor - consider removing "large" from the description as these are not targetable by Bomber Starships, Spire Mini-Rams etc

* Vampire Claw - anomalous as the only cloaked ship not to mention cloaking in its description

* Space Tank - described as "low range", but range was upgraded in 5.028. Also consider fixing the discrepancy between these being described as "Very heavily armored" while Armor Ships are described as "Heavily armored", although they both have the same armor.

* Zenith Paralyzer - attack is described as fast, but reload time is 8 seconds.

* AI SuperTerminal - description still says response is proportional to reduction from the SuperTerminal, not to overall hacking

* Spire Stealth Battleships and Space Planes both have radar dampening, but only SSBs' description provides clarification on what that means. Also, the descriptions suggest SSBs would have the tighter radar dampening range, whereas the reverse is true.

* Range is treated inconsistently. For example, Grenade Launchers (range 7000) launch over "medium distance", whereas Zenith Beam Frigates (range 6400) are "high-range".
[EDIT: Scratch this last point - I see the Zenith Beam's area of effect extends far beyond the Frigate's maximum targeting range.]

Not a ship description, but related:

* AI Hunter/Killer - "Mass driver ammo" is listed in its immunities twice.
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Internal WeightTypo

Relationships

parent of 0009285 resolvedkeith.lamothe Viral Shredder Tooltip is Wrong 
parent of 0002706 resolvedkeith.lamothe Artilley golem is called fragile 

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RCIX

Aug 19, 2012 2:27 pm

reporter   ~0027829

> Munitions Booster and Armor Booster - both ship descriptions inappropriately state "Strong fighter in its own right"

A lot of stuff has silly things like this. Which reminds me....

Draco18s

Aug 19, 2012 3:57 pm

developer   ~0027834

Linking 0009285 as Z-shredders have a build cost that is no longer consistent with the description (there is no longer a per-planet cap).

KDR_11k

Aug 25, 2012 11:19 am

reporter   ~0027969

Linking 2706 because it's in a similar vein.

KingRaptor

Oct 3, 2012 2:57 am

reporter   ~0028574

Too lazy to make my own issue report, so:

Captive Human Settlement: tooltip written description reports the old AIP increase on death as 100, although the "notes" above it state the correct value (15).

Spirecraft Scout: "move[s] pretty slowly" despite having a speed of nearly 500*mk (but feels a lot slower than that; a bug in itself, or the effect of limited acceleration?)

Bognor

Oct 3, 2012 7:53 am

reporter   ~0028576

Another one:

* Spirecraft Jumpship - stats say "Self Attrition Only On AI Worlds >= Mark" but description says "On planets with a higher mark than the jumpship, ...". I believe the stats are correct.

keith.lamothe

Oct 17, 2012 4:42 pm

administrator   ~0028716

Last edited: Oct 17, 2012 4:43 pm

Fixed all the ones noted (or linked) here for 5.096, thanks! :) If you run into more please re-open this or start a new issue; I probably won't notice new comments on this one if it stays resolved.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Aug 19, 2012 1:11 pm Bognor New Issue
Aug 19, 2012 2:27 pm RCIX Note Added: 0027829
Aug 19, 2012 3:57 pm Draco18s Relationship added parent of 0009285
Aug 19, 2012 3:57 pm Draco18s Note Added: 0027834
Aug 20, 2012 3:26 am Bognor Description Updated
Aug 21, 2012 8:06 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Typo
Aug 21, 2012 8:06 am tigersfan Assigned To => keith.lamothe
Aug 21, 2012 8:06 am tigersfan Status new => assigned
Aug 25, 2012 11:18 am KDR_11k Relationship added parent of 0002706
Aug 25, 2012 11:19 am KDR_11k Note Added: 0027969
Oct 3, 2012 2:57 am KingRaptor Note Added: 0028574
Oct 3, 2012 7:53 am Bognor Note Added: 0028576
Oct 14, 2012 7:55 am Bognor Description Updated
Oct 17, 2012 4:42 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0028716
Oct 17, 2012 4:42 pm keith.lamothe Status assigned => resolved
Oct 17, 2012 4:42 pm keith.lamothe Fixed in Version => 5.096
Oct 17, 2012 4:42 pm keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed
Oct 17, 2012 4:43 pm keith.lamothe Note Edited: 0028716