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1. Games starting at 7/week, dropping to 3/week and ending at 2/week

   Right now you can either join a fast game (7/week dropping to 3/week after 15 turns), or a slow game (2/week all the way through).

   Much more useful would be a game that runs 7/week for a brief period, then drop to 3/week until the shiplimit is hit, and then 2/week from then on

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2. Suggestion: Email every time there is a new entrance on the game events

   As far as I know you do not get an email when a new player joins a game or when a player drops one.

   It is true that you get that on the game info page under game events at the bottom but I think it will be useful too to get an email every time there is is an entrance on the game events.

   Basically let´s say you are one of the first to do you turn and you do not go back to the game until you get the email regarding the new turn, it could take a few days. At that point things might have been changed, free races or new players in without knowing you, you could have been done something different if you knew about it.

   http://planets.nu/discussion/email-every-time-there-is-a-new-entrance-on-the-game-events

   As far as I know you do not get an email when a new player joins a game or when a player drops one.

   It is true that you get that on the game info page under game events at the bottom but I think it will be useful too to get an email every time there is is an entrance on the game events.

   Basically let´s say you are one of the first to do you turn and you do not go back to the game until you get the email regarding the new turn, it could take a… more

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3. Change the Starbase mission of "Unload all Freighters" to exclude Alchemy and Lady Royale ships.

   When "pushing tin" - micromanaging all freighters, its somewhat inconvenient to have to reload all the Lady Royales I have orbiting with clans.

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4. Modify behavior of Ion Storms to limit their degree of adverse impact.

   Some of us on Nu would like to propose some modest modifications to Ion Storms to limit the degree of adverse impact in games.

   As currently implemented, an ion storm can appear without warning, completely changing the balance of a sector. This can be inherently unfair as players would have invested months if not a year or more into the outcome of a particular game.

   After discussion with some players on this issue, the ratified suggestions for implementation would be:

   1.) Allow at least one turn warning before a storm appears in a particular spot. With that one turn window of warning, players can make the appropriate adjustments to their fleets and battle plans.

   2.) Allow the portions of minefields not covered by the storm to be visible to players via minesweep. As currently implemented, an entire 150LY minefield/webminefield can be completely cloaked if the center of the minefield is covered by an Ion Storm.

   3.) Allow mine sweeping at a reduced rate - 15% of mines normally swept that are visible after implementation of suggestion #2. This would give trapped ships, some chance to reduce the field and escape.

   Some of us on Nu would like to propose some modest modifications to Ion Storms to limit the degree of adverse impact in games.

   As currently implemented, an ion storm can appear without warning, completely changing the balance of a sector. This can be inherently unfair as players would have invested months if not a year or more into the outcome of a particular game.

   After discussion with some players on this issue, the ratified suggestions for implementation would be:

   1.) Allow at least one turn warning before a storm appears in a particular spot. With that one turn window… more

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5. rethink cargo transfer for allied cloakers

   there is something wrong in the cargo transfer for allied cloakers.

   while in the old rst-trn system you could not find allied cloakers on your screen to transfer cargo to, and also could not transfer to ships that were visible and then cloaked away. correct me if i am wrong.

   we now have, with the allied rst (so to say) -on the screen- the ship visible and accessible for cargo transfers.

   our new system collides there with the original, and i think there is a bug or at least strange behaviour in it: if the ship is cloaked or cloaks away the cargo somehow seems to vanish into deep space without notice.

   i suggest the following:

   1. when the cargo transfer fails, it should be reloaded to the sending ship like with all other cargo transfers for non-cloakers as well, also partly.

   2. if you decide to stick to the original, the ship transfer screen should be replaced by a warning:
      'no transfer possible - ship is cloaked'

   3. or, to make it more easy: only if the ship cloaks away, it can't receive cargo.
      3b. actually i personally don't understand why allied ships should not be able to transfer cargo even to cloaked allies. you can do that with your own ships as well... nobody would complain (??)

   4. you normally have the best ideas how to tweak it to the new system

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   there is something wrong in the cargo transfer for allied cloakers.

   while in the old rst-trn system you could not find allied cloakers on your screen to transfer cargo to, and also could not transfer to ships that were visible and then cloaked away. correct me if i am wrong.

   we now have, with the allied rst (so to say) -on the screen- the ship visible and accessible for cargo transfers.

   our new system collides there with the original, and i think there is a bug or at least strange behaviour in it: if the ship is cloaked or cloaks… more

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6. MvM game Sector 10 bug

   MvM game Sector 10 - Finished with only 2 players left yet only 1 got credit for victory.

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7. Extend the Officer page with the badges and achievement needed for the next rank

   It is computable by hand, but is should be fairly for the system to generate.

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8. Award bug at turn 20

   Is this a bug?

   In game 191080 we reached now turn20.
   It is an DM 1.25 game.

   I have:
   43 planets
   6 starbases
   41 ships
   78495 military score

   I got e.g. the turn 40 growing power award,
   but not the turn 20 "the ships are mine" one,
   which required as robot:
   15 planets
   3 starbases
   40 ships
   military 56.000
   with an DM 1.25.

   Bug or feature?

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   Othrym

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9. Add a "Convert Supplies to Megacredits" option on the planet or starbase screen

   This would be a huge help, especially with the new "Starbase Money Transfer" advantage in campaign games.

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10. Possibility to change Avatar Name

    Hi,

    Many of us have entered Nu with whatever name or came in from the social media and have to stick to this one name, whether they want or not.

    On some profile pages you can find different names than the original when entering, so there might be the need for a changeable avatar name... doesn't have to be indefinetely, but a change should be possible.

    somehow the 'display name' field seems not to have any effect, btw..

    could this please be implemented/debugged?

    regards

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11. Make Vacation mode status clearer

    I have seen several friends make the mistake of accidentally enabling vacation mode and missing turns when they did not want too, and suggest making it stand out so that its very clear when its on.

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12. Race name change

    In original VGAP there was a configuration that allowed you to change the names of the races. Presumably for copyright purposes, Tim never used the proper names he was clearly designing the races after. So the Federation became the feds, the Galactic Empire became the Evil Empire, etc. But with this configuration that Tim included you could enter in whatever you wanted to call your race.

    There were three changes you could make for each race. I recall the first two being very similar, as being the Long form noun, and the shortened noun. The third was the adjective describing your race. e.g. "Lizard ground troops"

    Could be fun to see this implemented again.

    In original VGAP there was a configuration that allowed you to change the names of the races. Presumably for copyright purposes, Tim never used the proper names he was clearly designing the races after. So the Federation became the feds, the Galactic Empire became the Evil Empire, etc. But with this configuration that Tim included you could enter in whatever you wanted to call your race.

    There were three changes you could make for each race. I recall the first two being very similar, as being the Long form noun, and the shortened noun. The third was the adjective describing… more

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13. Create official 2v2 Blitz format

    Making request for official 2v2 Blitz format.

    Some people have said that this is not needed because you can just create your own custom game, but here's why that's not true:

    Reasons why an official 2v2 Blitz format is needed:

    • You can't create publicly listed games with < 8 players. Thus, 2v2 Blitz games can't be advertised well and will be hard to get started.

    • Setting up a map with the right settings so that you get the right starting locations is a non-trivial task. I've already tried half a dozen times by fiddling with the map creation settings, but for some reason the planet layout is really wrong (Bug with small map creation?). Homeworld distributions aren't that great, either. The process of creating a map should be automated with settings that create a suitable 2v2 environment.

    • Creating a 2v2 Blitz team game should happen, because it would add fun to the community and gameplay. But those games won't happen much because it's really impractical and beyond the reach of most (especially new) players to create and advertise such a game. It also is therefore not accessible because it won't appear to players (especially noobs) casually looking for games to join.

    I love Blitz and I mostly only play Blitz games, but I would like to see the format expanded to allow team games. It would be really neat to see how 2v2 team games play out, because races that were previously-unusable in Blitz might become much more interesting when paired up with a suitable partner race. You might end up with some interesting combinations for teams; team combos could also potentially create a very dynamic and fun metagame!
    Lastly, new players are often kind of intimidated by long standard games, as well as playing 1v1 against an experienced player. A 2v2 format will allow a veteran player to coach a noob against 2 other players, in a short game that doesn't require too much commitment.

    Please create this game format. :)
    Thanks.

    Making request for official 2v2 Blitz format.

    Some people have said that this is not needed because you can just create your own custom game, but here's why that's not true:

    Reasons why an official 2v2 Blitz format is needed:

    • You can't create publicly listed games with < 8 players. Thus, 2v2 Blitz games can't be advertised well and will be hard to get started.

    • Setting up a map with the right settings so that you get the right starting locations is a non-trivial task. I've already tried half a dozen times by fiddling with the map creation settings, but… more

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14. Change the tenacity system completely!

    The current tenacity system sucks completely. Due to rl illness, I missed three turns in three games and was dropped! I could NOT rejoin for some reason and my tenacity went from around 65% to -16%

    First there is NO way tenacity should EVER be <0% OR >100%! Don't make sense!

    I suggest a new way to calculate "tenacity"!

    1) The percentage of turns played vs turns you should have played! So if you played 75% of your turns that would be your tenacity rating!

    OR

    2) The percentage of games played + games still active to the number of total games signed up for! So if you signed up for 10 games, dropped or resigned 2, and finished or are still active in 8 games, your tenacity would be 80%!

    Either system makes MUCH better sense than the current one, which I have NO idea how it works! All I know is you can play 600 turns and finish 15 games and miss three turns in three games because of illness and get kicked from those games and you tenacity drops to a - percentage tenacity rating! (-10%, -25%, etc)

    The current tenacity system sucks completely. Due to rl illness, I missed three turns in three games and was dropped! I could NOT rejoin for some reason and my tenacity went from around 65% to -16%

    First there is NO way tenacity should EVER be <0% OR >100%! Don't make sense!

    I suggest a new way to calculate "tenacity"!

    1) The percentage of turns played vs turns you should have played! So if you played 75% of your turns that would be your tenacity rating!

    OR

    2) The percentage of games played + games still active to the number of… more

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15. A few of us have been talking about an addition of another 'hotkey' that would place an 81 LY ring(s) around any planet/ship/open space.

    A few of us have been talking about an addition of another 'hotkey' that would place an 8 LY ring(s) exactly like HYP, around any planet/ship/open space. It would certainly be a great help in navigation, with no additional racial grumblings.

    Thanks.

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16. Bug: Recent Tech upgrades disappear if you 'Cancel Construction'

    Even if you manually first upgrade Tech levels, if you press 'Cancel Construction' it removes them, which is evident since the upgraded techs are greyed-out.

    If a player upgrades Beam Tech in prep for it being attacked, and then 'Cancel Construction' since planets may be attacked, he may not notice his Beam Tech upgrade was undone!

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17. Lone Wolf Format

    I don't see a ticket for Ace Rimmer's suggestion, so here's me adding one:

    Lone Wolf format: adding this type of game into to the regular game system and game hosting by allowing the "Lone Wolf" type of game to outlaw Diplomacy, "gsx" friendly codes and maybe even the force surrender starbase mission making it impossible for races to work together. Only posting on the public game feed would be allowed.

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18. Fighting Rules could be updated to advanced ones with more ships/planets involved.

    I mean, this fighting rules exist about 20 years. How about make them a real battle between many ships at one time.
    That could also decline the problem of having weaker top-level ships compared to the competitors...

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19. CREATE BETTER CAPITAL SHIPS FOR PRIVATEES

    privateers have not a powerful torpedo ship as flagship, I would like a ship tech level 10 with 10 beams and 6 or 8 weapon Torps with good fuel load and cargo.
    I would like to know your opinion fellow privateers

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20. Bug: Missing black background on Ship Assembly panel

    Sometimes 2/3 of the black background fill on Ship Assembly Panel is absent, and depending on what is on your Starmap it can make it very hard to read and use.

    Screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/QAQzf

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