i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

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1530 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes ago

ironmike

i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers other then 60 at a time .. seems a bit repetitive ... especially when i have to do 6 biocides
*grumble*

1530 days, 7 hours, 41 minutes ago

adamablubb

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Easy. Have 6 other biocides with "btf".

1530 days, 7 hours, 40 minutes ago

challengespaceyard

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

AFAIK, "btf" has no effect on your own ships

1530 days, 7 hours, 37 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

correct, btf does not affect your own ships.

1530 days, 7 hours, 37 minutes ago

adamablubb

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Really? Damn, there goes the cheap joke.

1530 days, 7 hours, 6 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

wish there was like a build fighters in port option, provided there were ample minerals and money, another clicker box I think that one would come in handy... if I build 20 biocides in a game for example thats 20 times i have to click over and over fighters to 60, transfer to cube, fighers to 60 transfer to cube, fighters to 60 transfer to cube, times that by 20+++

working as intended? i dont think so

1530 days, 7 hours, 5 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

I mean how biased is it that the torp raaces can click "build torpedo" and it loads the supplies. why cant there be a "build figher" and it subtracts the stuff from your planet (only available at starport)

pretty sexy idea i think

1530 days, 6 hours, 49 minutes ago

challengespaceyard

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Indeed. Issues like this make me miss VPA more and more. It had a "buy more" command where you could build ammo (torpedos OR fighters) directly into a ship's cargo hold, assuming there is a starbase that could build them with its current equipment.

1530 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes ago

singularity

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Post something on uservoice. I'll vote for it.

1530 days, 4 hours, 0 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

im not sure how .. is that an option like general chat or strategy?

1530 days, 3 hours, 51 minutes ago

singularity

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

No, if you post suggestions here they get missed by the devs.

Click on the Feedback link at the bottom of te page. Make an account. Post your suggestion, then make a link here for other players to vote for your idea.

1530 days, 3 hours, 50 minutes ago

singularity

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Correction : you don't make an account. You just use a unique email address.

1530 days, 3 hours, 33 minutes ago

challengespaceyard

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

I second @Singularity. On top of this, individual threads generally drown very easily in this feed, especially WITHOUT the ability to view past the newest 50 threads!

That being said, I am currently out of votes, having focused my votes on obscure bugs.

1530 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

i "believe" I have accomplished such a thread
i will attempt to link it here and possibly once more on a new topic.. without wanting to sound too pushy or needy

here it is for now

http://planets.uservoice.com/forums/136520-general/suggestions/8624536-implement-the-add-fighters-button

1529 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

I've put a trial implementation of this on http://test.planets.nu if you all would like to take a look. I'm not going to tell you how it works, lets see if it makes enough sense that people can figure it out...

1529 days, 17 hours, 46 minutes ago

thuringwethil

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

looks nice.
On same note, possibility to buy torps also in hundreds@starbase?

1529 days, 17 hours, 44 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

@Big+Beefer: the idea looks good, but does the implementation really work?
I picked an old (finished) game and clicked on the new link that you added.
Despite enough resources no new fighters were bought. Transferring existing fighters works, but not buying new ones.
Or did I misunderstand it?

1529 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Works fine. You have to click the blue xfr and it will change to buy. Was able to buy 100 ftrs at a time. Unbuying also works, of the ftrs you bought that turn.

1529 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Nice, i like that feature.

1529 days, 16 hours, 27 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Can it be done for Torps?

1529 days, 16 hours, 0 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Ok, it works and I confess I was too stupid to understand it at first try.
Perhaps a small popup window for buying fighters would be a bit easier to understand than the switched meaning of the fighter-transfer arrows.
But it would be more time-consuming to implement I assume.

1529 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes ago

challengespaceyard

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Small little fault with the new tweak. If, after buying some fighters, some are transferred back to the base, and then the purchases are undone from the ship, then the ship ends up with fewer fighters on board than before the process.

This can cause the ending fighters on the ship to drop below zero. Fortunately, host causes a validation error if the client tries to save.

1529 days, 10 hours, 26 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

worked for me and Sweet baby jesus! can I play my turn on this test panets server? haha

1529 days, 10 hours, 22 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

actually, its strang .. I looked back and tried again. and was expecting to see the megacredits and minerals dropping on planet as I was adding fighters. but they stayed the same. could that be done? I typically buy my fighters at the start of my turn, could this button: as it adds fighers .. could it not also subtract the minerals from your planet ?

1529 days, 10 hours, 15 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

You can, but I already released it to the main server, so just do a ctrl-F5 there and you should be good. And I fixed that error you caught CSY, thanks for that.

I'll look into doing something similar for torps, but they were no where near the irritation level of having to batch load fighters 60 at a time.

@Kwesy, yeah I didn't think it was that clear either, which is why I wanted to see if people could figure it out on their own. If people who know what they are looking for have trouble, that does not bode well for those who are just going to see it pop up. But we'll see how it goes. The biggest thing I like about this method is it's fast (one extra click), and it's smooth in that it doesn't disrupt the flow of things too much. I added one pop-up for intercept lock, and I already kind of regret it. I think people will find it easy to use once they figure out what it does. Well borg players will like it anyways, since I imagine they are the main ones buying fighters by the 100s.

1529 days, 9 hours, 39 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Borg player here definitely likes it :) And yes, the pop-up on the interface lock *is* annoying...

1529 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

Just as an aside, I like the intercept lock popup. (Also- keep up the great work! It is appreciated!)

1529 days, 6 hours, 46 minutes ago

olegboleg

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

my 2 cents:

intercept popup
i like it. this way i cant forget to reset the mission, which could be catastrophically.
(i just need to write such a popup for a cloaker heading back to an enemy planet "are you sure you want to keep the PE ?" ... :D)

buying torpedoes:
in VPA we had shift, alt and ctrl for 10, 100 and max. that was awesome. so i would love that, too. maybe a button when you open the ship dialog, that is enabled when i am at a starbase with a high enough torp tech saying "buy torpedoes".

all in all:
thanks for listening to the players @Big+Beefer and explaining why you do what. Its way easier to like/accept something, when you know why it is this way and not another way.

cheerio
olegboleg

1529 days, 5 hours, 18 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

@BB

Maybe a very little work to implement but very usefull thing is that if you could add a warning if you want enter a planet warp well (waypoint) but forgot to set warp 1. To oversee this suck alot of times. The same happens if you want leave the warp well and set a waypoint but forget to change again the warp speed. I think to add this 2 warnings would help alot!

1529 days, 5 hours, 10 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

That would need to be a visual hint only, as many players MO is saving fuel by setting waypoint to warp well.

But something like colored line from ship to planet in this case might work nicely.

1529 days, 5 hours, 6 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

@SMN

Well, if you 1 lj in front of the warp well then setting a course vector inside the warp well means you want enter it :)

1527 days, 1 hours, 45 minutes ago

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

I've put a similar "Buy" feature in for torps on http://test.planets.nu if anyone would like to give it a try.

1524 days, 21 hours, 12 minutes ago

ironmike

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

well thats like 6 likes.. does it get implemented?

1524 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes ago

emork the lizard king

RE: i wish there was an easier way to load fighters on carriers...

I like! Completly filling a Resolute with 4 clicks instead of 34 clicks - a huge time saver.