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| ID | Project | Category | Date Submitted | Last Update | |
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| 0023105 | AI War 2 | Bug - Gameplay | Apr 6, 2020 12:37 am | Apr 17, 2020 1:27 am | |
| Reporter | Sigma7 | Assigned To | BadgerBadger | ||
| Severity | minor | ||||
| Status | resolved | Resolution | fixed | ||
| Product Version | 2.016 Thunderchild | ||||
| Fixed in Version | 2.019 Regenerator Sanity | ||||
| Summary | 0023105: Pathfinding through dangerous planets | ||||
| Description | In attached fave, Squad 1 is located at Kalixa. Up and to the left is Metaxis - as a critical planet, I sometimes need to defend it, and could send Squad 1 to that location. There's a nice, safe and quick path for them to take, that doesn't alarm enemies. Expected Result: * Ships should travel from Kalixa -> Baldur -> Kopara -> Beta -> Metaxis * This is a safe, 4 hop route, with speed boost from logistical stations. Actual Result * Ships travel via Kalixa -> Akka (Hostile planet) -> Tavika (Hostile Planet) -> Metaxis * This is a dangerous 3 hop route through enemy territory, which risks sending enemy ships into threat. | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
| related to | 0022905 | resolved | BadgerBadger | Moving throught enemy planets |
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I added the link to my report. It's another type of map but the same problem. |
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So here's what's going on. For unit orders sent via the galaxy map, we use a pathfinding mechanism whose logic is like this. It gets a "Safest path" and a "Shortest path". If the two are the same length, take the Safest path. Otherwise take the Shortest path. This is pretty suboptimal. I think there needs to be some mechanism that the player can use to choose whether to take the shortest vs safest path, since there are definitely times where each might be needed. Maybe you should have to hold down a key to take the safest path? |
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Badger, I think something like this is already exist. In my bugreport (0022905) you can hold Shift and Spire Flagship will choose the safest path. But it only works for this 1 flagship. |
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As a stopgap you could right-click the planet name of the planet you don't want them to go through in the upper-left corner of your screen (see screenshot). This will block all your units from travelling via that planet. Don't forget to right-click it again to cancel this option whenever you do want units to go through that planet. @Badger - What about an option on the flagship menu, or would that be too finicky? |
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The game now has 3 PathingModes, Shortest (always use shortest path), Safest (always take the safest path) and Default (take the safest path unless it's too long, in which case use the shortest path). By default all player commands use the Default mode, but the player can hold a modifier key for the Safest or the Shortest path |
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Something else that might be overlooked - friendly command stations are speed boosters. Attached save has forces at Franke, and should race to Liddle to stop a massive wave. At best (where fleets were waiting at the Rov wormhole), the difference between autopath and manual path is 1 frame. On average, the manual path through friendly planets gets there first by around 10 seconds. |
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Reopening per saved game Franke Liddle.zip |
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Given the number of other things that need to get done, trying to hyper-optimize this code path is very low priority. And in any case, it doesn't make sense to track that issue under this bug. Please open a new ticket. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| Apr 6, 2020 12:37 am | Sigma7 | New Issue | |
| Apr 6, 2020 12:37 am | Sigma7 | File Added: Scenario 4.zip | |
| Apr 6, 2020 3:37 pm | UFO | Relationship added | related to 0022905 |
| Apr 6, 2020 3:41 pm | UFO | Note Added: 0056701 | |
| Apr 6, 2020 9:11 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Added: 0056713 | |
| Apr 7, 2020 11:24 am | UFO | Note Added: 0056721 | |
| Apr 7, 2020 3:55 pm | GreatYng | File Added: Over here.png | |
| Apr 7, 2020 3:55 pm | GreatYng | Note Added: 0056735 | |
| Apr 7, 2020 7:13 pm | BadgerBadger | Assigned To | => BadgerBadger |
| Apr 7, 2020 7:13 pm | BadgerBadger | Status | new => resolved |
| Apr 7, 2020 7:13 pm | BadgerBadger | Resolution | open => fixed |
| Apr 7, 2020 7:13 pm | BadgerBadger | Fixed in Version | => 2.019 Regenerator Sanity |
| Apr 7, 2020 7:13 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Added: 0056742 | |
| Apr 16, 2020 11:49 pm | Sigma7 | File Added: Franke Liddle.zip | |
| Apr 16, 2020 11:49 pm | Sigma7 | Note Added: 0056876 | |
| Apr 16, 2020 11:54 pm | Sigma7 | Status | resolved => feedback |
| Apr 16, 2020 11:54 pm | Sigma7 | Resolution | fixed => reopened |
| Apr 16, 2020 11:54 pm | Sigma7 | Note Added: 0056877 | |
| Apr 17, 2020 1:27 am | BadgerBadger | Note Added: 0056878 | |
| Apr 17, 2020 1:27 am | BadgerBadger | Status | feedback => resolved |
| Apr 17, 2020 1:27 am | BadgerBadger | Resolution | reopened => fixed |
