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0026145AI War 2Gameplay IssueJan 24, 2022 12:51 am
Reporterwhimsee Assigned ToBadgerBadger  
Severitytweak 
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product VersionBeta 3.785 Just Bugfixes 
Fixed in VersionBeta 3.786 A Very Intense Patch 
Summary0026145: Ark Empire: Quirky Phase 2 behavior
DescriptionPutting up a save right before Phase 2 to make it easier to test.

I don't know what to call it really but the way Phase 2 chases your main Ark is quirky, to say the least, so it bears some attention and probably some tweaking. Definitely exploitable too once you pick up on it.

Basically, it chases your Ark wherever it is in a clunky way. Since the Ark moves freely, it'll understandably never really catch up with it but the Overlord doesn't update its destination right away; it seems to do it in certain intervals. So you get some funky behavior where the Overlord enters the planet where the Ark is in, goes to where it was when it marked its position, finds nothing then attacks random targets until it starts chasing after the Ark again.
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whimsee

Jan 22, 2022 6:01 am

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save27.save (492,838 bytes)

BadgerBadger

Jan 23, 2022 11:13 am

manager   ~0063834

Some other comments by Inc on discord https://discord.com/channels/240637654717300736/242012213580136448/934838886088208476

I was "testing" Ark Empire with difficulty 6 AI, and found that if i don't move my ark from AI homeworld/bastion, the AI Overlord doesn't phase out even on reaching it's target. So i actually have to escape bastion/HW territory to be able to finish the AI off.

BadgerBadger

Jan 23, 2022 2:50 pm

manager   ~0063835

See also https://discord.com/channels/240637654717300736/242012213580136448/934894658063065098

whimsee
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Today at 12:37 PM
That reminds me (or anyone who has time) to see how exo strikes work or go weird in this mode, esp. Shark B. I know it works, but if it just occasionally zeroes into the position of the Ark like the Overlord does then you can also setup some shenanigans. That or, I suspect since it did go weird a few times, it targets your earlier planets instead.

BadgerBadger

Jan 24, 2022 12:46 am

manager   ~0063840

Overlords and Exos should hopefully be a bit smarter at chasing Ark Empire home arks

BadgerBadger

Jan 24, 2022 12:51 am

manager   ~0063841

Fixed

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 22, 2022 6:01 am whimsee New Issue
Jan 22, 2022 6:01 am whimsee File Added: save27.save
Jan 23, 2022 11:13 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0063834
Jan 23, 2022 2:50 pm BadgerBadger Note Added: 0063835
Jan 24, 2022 12:46 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0063840
Jan 24, 2022 12:51 am BadgerBadger Assigned To => BadgerBadger
Jan 24, 2022 12:51 am BadgerBadger Status new => resolved
Jan 24, 2022 12:51 am BadgerBadger Resolution open => fixed
Jan 24, 2022 12:51 am BadgerBadger Fixed in Version => Beta 3.786 A Very Intense Patch
Jan 24, 2022 12:51 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0063841