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taterbill posted 02-19-99 01:37 PM ET
Regarding the issue of the current build selection not being integrated into the build queue, which everyone seems to agree is inefficient and annoying:
I can see that eliminating the current unit spot would require both core code and look and feel redesign, so it is not likely to occur. But how about a few preferences to accomplish the same thing:
- One to eliminate "Stockpile Energy" if there are units on the queue (Similar to auto-delete trade goods and housing in MOO2).
- Another preference to prompt the user to delete the current unit if the first item in the queue is changed if no production penalty is incurred.
- A third preference to prompt the user to delete the current unit if the first item in the queue is changed EVEN IF a production penalty is incurred.
These would require some code additions, but no screen layout changes or core code changes, I would think.
Whaddya think?
CEO Bernard posted 02-19-99 01:56 PM ET
I think the first, auto-deleting "Stockpile Energy", is almost a "must have". It literally can cost you a game. I know I should pay more attention to my cities productions, but sometimes you just get focused on something else. In one campaign, I was fiercely locked in battle with the Gaians ... but the building of the Ascetic Values was going to turn everything around. So I went about tending to my troops ... 20 turns later I went to check on the progress of my secret project (I got a notice that the Hive was about the make a breakthrough on Ascetic Values) and it broke my heart (and the back of my economy) to see that I was stockpiling energy!
CEO Bernard
"Okay, I have transferred 20 billion energy credits to Bernard Transport over the past 20 years, what do you have for me? ... A statue? ... Well, yes, it is a very nice statue of me and has a good resemblance, and yes your executives are looking very happy and wealthy, but I was hoping for something a little more functional ... No, I don't think it will make a good bartering chip with the Gaians ... Yes, especially since it is made of rare Planet Goldenwood." - The Stockpilers Lament
taterbill posted 02-19-99 03:49 PM ET
Bummer, CEO Bernard.
Firaxis, you guys listening? Is there any hope for these suggestions?
taterbill posted 02-22-99 11:31 AM ET
I know it is a bit shameless to post a new message just to get this topic back up to the top of the board, but I would really love to hear from jm at Firaxis about whether or not to expect anything in the next patch addressing this issue.
Thanks!
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Author	Topic: The current/queue production issue
taterbill	posted 02-19-99 01:37 PM ET Regarding the issue of the current build selection not being integrated into the build queue, which everyone seems to agree is inefficient and annoying: I can see that eliminating the current unit spot would require both core code and look and feel redesign, so it is not likely to occur. But how about a few preferences to accomplish the same thing: - One to eliminate "Stockpile Energy" if there are units on the queue (Similar to auto-delete trade goods and housing in MOO2). - Another preference to prompt the user to delete the current unit if the first item in the queue is changed if no production penalty is incurred. - A third preference to prompt the user to delete the current unit if the first item in the queue is changed EVEN IF a production penalty is incurred. These would require some code additions, but no screen layout changes or core code changes, I would think. Whaddya think?
CEO Bernard	posted 02-19-99 01:56 PM ET I think the first, auto-deleting "Stockpile Energy", is almost a "must have". It literally can cost you a game. I know I should pay more attention to my cities productions, but sometimes you just get focused on something else. In one campaign, I was fiercely locked in battle with the Gaians ... but the building of the Ascetic Values was going to turn everything around. So I went about tending to my troops ... 20 turns later I went to check on the progress of my secret project (I got a notice that the Hive was about the make a breakthrough on Ascetic Values) and it broke my heart (and the back of my economy) to see that I was stockpiling energy! CEO Bernard "Okay, I have transferred 20 billion energy credits to Bernard Transport over the past 20 years, what do you have for me? ... A statue? ... Well, yes, it is a very nice statue of me and has a good resemblance, and yes your executives are looking very happy and wealthy, but I was hoping for something a little more functional ... No, I don't think it will make a good bartering chip with the Gaians ... Yes, especially since it is made of rare Planet Goldenwood." - The Stockpilers Lament
taterbill	posted 02-19-99 03:49 PM ET Bummer, CEO Bernard. Firaxis, you guys listening? Is there any hope for these suggestions?
taterbill	posted 02-22-99 11:31 AM ET I know it is a bit shameless to post a new message just to get this topic back up to the top of the board, but I would really love to hear from jm at Firaxis about whether or not to expect anything in the next patch addressing this issue. Thanks!