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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0006606AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - New FeaturesSep 11, 2012 2:13 pm
ReporterEternaly_Lost Assigned To 
Severityminor 
Status consideringResolutionopen 
Product Version5.028/5.029 
Summary0006606: Rightclick attack order on sidebar
DescriptionVery often, I find myself wanting to give attack orders to a group for an AI eye, where I have my whole Spire Fleet there. It is almost impossible to do so, because so many ships are spawning on top of it and they get orders, rather then the AI eye. I would like to see an option where you can right click on a unit on the side bar, and have the select go an attack the closest one and continue to do so until there is no more units of that type on the planet.

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TechSY730

Mar 12, 2012 9:13 pm

reporter   ~0020791

Well, "closest one" can be tricky to find out. If there is only one unit select or one possible target unit, this is easy.

But what if there are multiple ships selected and you rightclick on a ship type with multiple of them on that planet? Should each ship go to the one that is closest to it, possibly splitting up the group? Or should all of them choose the one that is closest to their "average position"? And should average position be a weighted average (giving the positions of long range or "bigger" ships more weight than others), or just a normal average?

Eternaly_Lost

Mar 12, 2012 9:15 pm

reporter   ~0020792

The best way to do it, might be each unit goes for the closest one unless you select group move, then they all go for the weighted average closer unit.

TechSY730

Mar 12, 2012 9:17 pm

reporter   ~0020794

@Eternaly_Lost Great idea, but what should the weight for the average be over? Range, cost, "tier of ship"?

Eternaly_Lost

Mar 12, 2012 9:22 pm

reporter   ~0020795

I think that Range would be the best to weight it over. But we can hear what other people think.

KDR_11k

Sep 11, 2012 2:13 pm

reporter   ~0028322

Just pick one at random. Maybe have it just set target preference if the rightclick is on a fleetship type or something else that appears by the dozen. If the player rightclicks the sidebar that's probably because there's only one or two of that type on the planet and he wants them all dead.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Mar 12, 2012 8:55 pm Eternaly_Lost New Issue
Mar 12, 2012 9:13 pm TechSY730 Note Added: 0020791
Mar 12, 2012 9:15 pm Eternaly_Lost Note Added: 0020792
Mar 12, 2012 9:17 pm TechSY730 Note Added: 0020794
Mar 12, 2012 9:22 pm Eternaly_Lost Note Added: 0020795
Mar 13, 2012 9:58 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Feature Suggestion
Mar 13, 2012 9:58 am tigersfan Status new => considering
Sep 11, 2012 10:35 am TechSY730 Relationship added related to 0002094
Sep 11, 2012 10:36 am TechSY730 Relationship deleted related to 0002094
Sep 11, 2012 2:13 pm KDR_11k Note Added: 0028322