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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0025346AI War 2SuggestionJul 14, 2021 5:16 pm
ReporterWuffell_1 Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Severityminor 
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version3.304 Coilbeams No Longer Tickle 
Fixed in VersionBeta 3.310 Engineering Intelligence Injection 
Summary0025346: Engineers should prioritse forcefields
DescriptionWhenever I take a new planet, I always want my forcefields up before anything else.
I suggest engineers always build forcefields first, or perhaps there's an option to enable this.
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BadgerBadger

Jul 12, 2021 11:39 am

manager   ~0062359

The problem is that many people seem to have different opinions over what engineers should prioritize.

Strategic Sage

Jul 12, 2021 8:19 pm

reporter   ~0062361

Yep. A lot of new options would be required to support all the different behaviors people would prefer, and I definitely don't want forcefields up first when I take a new planet. Those are fairly low on the priority list for me in most cases. It seems best to me to have them just do whatever if they are on pursuit, and the player can give them other orders if they want them doing something else.

Chris_McElligottPark

Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm

administrator   ~0062410

Part of some larger changes:

* Essentially, engineers will now:
** First do any emergency repairs. In some cases, only some engineers will be diverted for emergencies based on the definition at that target.
** Then do the construction of all sorts, based on priority.
** Then sort for the highest priority flow, and if there are multiple of those, then the closest.
*** Flow priorities are something that have been in the game forever, and they have always been quite useful, but now we're overriding those with some better logic for multiple passes, essentially.
** Also players can give overriding orders and they'll do that thing until it's finished (for instance if you want some on factory assistance from early on in).

Thanks!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jun 26, 2021 10:05 am Wuffell_1 New Issue
Jul 12, 2021 11:39 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0062359
Jul 12, 2021 8:19 pm Strategic Sage Note Added: 0062361
Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => resolved
Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => Beta 3.310 Engineering Intelligence Injection
Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0062410