User:Rbos
| Name | Tech | Beams | T/F | En | MC | Dur | Tri | Mol | Mass | Cargo | Fuel | Crew | Abilities | Adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outrider Class Scout | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 75 | 40 | 260 | 180 | none | 0 |
Here is my list of recent grips (so far!):
planets notes
It is not 1992 and I am not 13 anymore, and my wrist makes crackly sounds. There are quite a few things you could do to make Planets less "clicky" and have a more congenial UI.
1: I'd like to be able to say "build up to 110 factories, then when that's complete, build up to 200 mines, then when that completes, build up to 20 defence posts". The UI could be a list, like:
+ build 110 factories + build 200 mines + build 20 def
and you could modify it like
+ build to 50 factories + build to 20 def + build to 110 factories + build to 30 mines + build MAX factories
1a: Alternatively, and probably way easier to implement, I should be able to clone the settings from an existing planet.
2: and there should be a "default" profile for planetary buildings that just automatically applies. For bonus points? Have different profiles you can apply.
3: Being able to transfer fighter/torp minerals/cash in the planet dialogue. Similar to the starbase transfer, except it transfers the appropriate mats to the ship inventory. Doesn't set mkt/mkf though.
4: Clicking on the temperature of a planet should give you a popup about the danger level. Like estimated losses in percentages, maximum population. Shouldn't have to use help for this. Ditto other numbers in the UI.
5: The components you built last turn should maybe already be up in the starbase ship build UI. It's annoying to have to rebuild the same ship every time since you're almost always going to want the same options. I'm virtually never going to want anything but TW drives for instance, and I usually standardize my torp ships on mk7 or mk4 depending on game stage to simplify logistics. It should just remember your last selection and use that.
6: map markers! circles, lines, clickable dots, text notes - with keybinds for each. It's super annoying to zoom in to try to send ships to a waypoint, and I like a 162ly circle around starbases to note a "cachement" area. Stuff like that. We should be able to share those markers with people. Borders, for instance, you can agree on an unambiguous treaty line. It adds a layer of shenanigans too. Like you can draw a border line that LOOKS fair but isn't, or is conveniently straight or not-straight.
7: keybinds for map filters. capital D, T, M, $, S, F for minerals/cash/supplies/fuel. Annoying to navigate mouse UI elements for this.
8: Multiple ship select. shift-click to select a few ships at the same location, then click to set their waypoints all at once. For bonus points, shift-click to draw a box around a few ships to select all ships at a location or in the selection box. Super click-intensive to do it all one by one and prone to error.
Select ships, hit 'r' for ready, 'u' for unload. An ammunition rebalance keybind might be a nice thing to do also.
9: The "home sector" training mission has an asteroid cluster and you have to colonize all the asteroids before you can continue, but that means putting stations on all of them, which is a Project, and there are no supplies for them to eat so you can't avoid them dying off in the interim. Maybe in "easy" mode, turn off death by vacuum or allow some minimum amount to live in inflatable habitats (10?) with no mining bonus.
10 mouseover keybind info. Hover over the 'ready' checkbox and it should say 'r'.
11: I'd like to see clickable nodes along all ship paths. If I want to do an intercept I should be able to click the ship to a spot, then navigate to another ship and click on the end of that line, or their projected next-turn location, as a waypoint without having to zoom into the grid and match the coordinate exactly. This would make precision manoeuvres much less time-consuming and fiddly. 81 12: selecting a different ship recentres the map on that ship, which makes setting waypoints for multiple ships annoying. Click, scroll, find spot, click, repeat. If I have both ships in view, I don't want the map recentring or zooming.
13: the 'u' hotkey to unload doesn't work if the planet is unowned. It should drop everything it can drop.
14: When I set a ship to "super refit" any subsequent click-backs of that ship should pull up the refit UI, I shouldn't have to set the mission a second time 14a: When I use "super refit", buy parts, and then later make a ship at the same place, it uses the same parts to build the new ship, making the refit ship bereft 14b: when I refit a drive onto a ship the next turn it should auto-select the new maximum speed on the next turn
16: When I hit 'm' for mission I'd like to hit a key (number?) to select one of the missions instead of a mouseclick
17: On a multi-step path I wish to say "don't bug me until it hits the waypoint", so when the ship makes planetfall it should un-ready. This way I can do a multi-planet pickup route without having to think about the ship while it's in space
