Integrate MC and Torps into Cargo Transfer Interface
Hello,
How about integrating foreign cash and torpedo transfers into the the cargo transfer interface like all other items as well?
Somehow the btt and btm friendly codes feel added / unhandy for the gameplay - And although i consider myself as a pretty conservative player i don't see any negative effects on the gameplay or the balance of powers.
Rather the opposite: Allied gaming would become much more intuitive and easier to understand and would allow precise strategies instead of random distribution.
Of course the fcodes can stay active (for e.g. superspy) and moneydrop on uncolonized planets inactive in order to contain the original colonizing strategies.
or am i missing one important thing?
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thin commented
ui, a long time since the first post - still i would love to see this implemented..
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thin commented
Then maybe allied cloakers should be treated like own ones - The transfer protocol for allied cloakers is one of the hardest things to understand anyway.. and far from intuitive.
The idea, that superspy could have 'beam up torpedoes' and 'beam up cash' missions sounds actually really funny to me, with the birds being a bit short on race abilities.
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Husker Mike commented
One drawback would be when transfering torps to an allied cloaker. They will have to wait a turn before moving cloaked. Overall, I would prefer the change to be made. However, I would like to see the btt fcode kept (we can have both).
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veldan commented
No, it would have no effect on superspy. Although it would eliminate the odd cloaker in orbit from intercepting a couple of beam transferred, mc's, torps, or fighters. Not really a big deal, most strategies against competent players should not involve intercepting beam transferred items.
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Mycroft commented
Wouldn't this allow for birds to superspy and steal torps from your base providing there are a stock there and the tubes be of the same class?
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Finn commented
"bum", "btf", etc. were not in the original code. Tim added the ability to beam-transfer things years later in this fashion because he did not want to rework the interface. I can't blame him. But this is certainly a place where NU can improve - not just change - without mucking around with balance issues if you do it the way TL is advocating.
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thin commented
or see discussion at : http://planets.nu/discussion/cargo-transfer-interface-for-more-items-like-cash-torps