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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0021794AI War 2GUIFeb 28, 2022 3:32 pm
ReporterBadgerBadger Assigned To 
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.950 First Press Build 
Summary0021794: Improve notitification of brownouts
DescriptionI was playing without the sound on and was attacking with my major fleet. The AI slipped a force past my defenses and knocked out enough command stations to put me into Brownout. I didn't actually notice for a while; almost long enough for the AI to kill me since my force fields were all down.

Could we do something to make "Brownout" more noticable (like "You can't miss this")? If you are in Brownout things are probably going very poorly for you.

What about some sort of whole-screen tint to make it clear that you are in trouble? Maybe something analagous to the screen-change you get when looking at a planet you don't have vision of, but centered at the edges and tinted red or something?

AIWC just put a flashing red "Energy Brownout!" in the resource bar, but I don't think I can fit something like that, and Notifications aren't apparently obtrusive enough since I managed to miss them all....

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Asteroid

Oct 14, 2019 11:42 am

reporter   ~0053642

Perhaps a Simcity - like "power out" icon next to all units, buildings and planets? I can't remember whether you see the energy consumption next to reach unit during a brownout in AI War II, but that was helpful in the first game both to realize there was a problem and to fix it. If it's already there and you didn't notice, perhaps it just need a tweak for visibility, or to be added at the galaxy view level. Viewing the total energy consumption per planet would be useful even outside a brownout, now that I think of it.

BadgerBadger

Oct 14, 2019 11:53 am

manager   ~0053643

You can see total energy consumption now, just click on the energy symbol in the resource bar (with the latest SVN)

Asteroid

Oct 14, 2019 12:01 pm

reporter   ~0053644

Very cool stuff, thanks. I'm thinking the planet tooltip could also be a good place for this kind of info (though it's not completely on-topic for the brownout notification)

Daniexpert

Feb 28, 2022 3:32 pm

manager   ~0064930

Fixed a long time ago!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Oct 12, 2019 6:49 pm BadgerBadger New Issue
Oct 14, 2019 11:42 am Asteroid Note Added: 0053642
Oct 14, 2019 11:53 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0053643
Oct 14, 2019 12:01 pm Asteroid Note Added: 0053644
Feb 28, 2022 3:32 pm Daniexpert Status new => resolved
Feb 28, 2022 3:32 pm Daniexpert Resolution open => fixed
Feb 28, 2022 3:32 pm Daniexpert Note Added: 0064930