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[Megas]

@ Alex:  I know about the json file, but I feel like I am modding the game and cheating if I do that, unlike changing settings within the game.  With objectives, I try to save some SP for Advanced Tactics once I start deploying big fleets in the endgame.  Without objectives, I can totally ignore the Advanced Tactics skill (as long as marines are only good for boarding ships).  Without objectives, both sides have no distractions, no exploits, no tricks - just a simple melee slugfest.

It seemed strange that battle size can be adjusted within the game but not "maxNoObjectiveBattleSize", if the latter did not scale with the former.

[Histidine]

Should patrols perform inspections on fleets of their own faction? I've seen the Sindrians do that once (was with SS+ though).

[Alex]

@ Alex:  I know about the json file, but I feel like I am modding the game and cheating if I do that, unlike changing settings within the game.  With objectives, I try to save some SP for Advanced Tactics once I start deploying big fleets in the endgame.  Without objectives, I can totally ignore the Advanced Tactics skill (as long as marines are only good for boarding ships).  Without objectives, both sides have no distractions, no exploits, no tricks - just a simple melee slugfest.

It seemed strange that battle size can be adjusted within the game but not "maxNoObjectiveBattleSize", if the latter did not scale with the former.

Well, yes, you'd be cheating It's not meant to scale with battle size, I think objectives start to make sense once a certain number of ships can be on the field, and that's not tied to the maximum number of ships that can possibly be on the field.

Should patrols perform inspections on fleets of their own faction? I've seen the Sindrians do that once (was with SS+ though).

Yep.

[Gothars]

Just wanted to mention that - as far as I know - the order of faction relationship states is not shown anywhere in the game. Same for the numerical value associated with it. So if the game tells you you need "welcoming" to get a certain ship, that means nothing to a player who hasn't read the blogpost. Maybe a tooltip in the faction tab?


e/ And, completely unrelated, drones speed of the map when their mothership burns away, even when they are far from the border. Very obvious with the Shepherd. Would be more convincing for them to just pop, like fighters that were left behind.

[ArkAngel]

e/ And, completely unrelated, drones speed of the map when their mothership burns away, even when they are far from the border. Very obvious with the Shepherd. Would be more convincing for them to just pop, like fighters that were left behind.

The moment the shepard does leave the field the drones explode. I'm rather confused about what your talking about.

[Alex]

Just wanted to mention that - as far as I know - the order of faction relationship states is not shown anywhere in the game. Same for the numerical value associated with it. So if the game tells you you need "welcoming" to get a certain ship, that means nothing to a player who hasn't read the blogpost. Maybe a tooltip in the faction tab?

Hmm, yeah.

e/ And, completely unrelated, drones speed of the map when their mothership burns away, even when they are far from the border. Very obvious with the Shepherd. Would be more convincing for them to just pop, like fighters that were left behind.

The moment the shepard does leave the field the drones explode. I'm rather confused about what your talking about.

I think they try to follow while it's burning off the map, but when it's actually removed from combat, they explode.

[Gothars]

Yeah, that's what happening. Since the Borer drones are usually quite far away from the Shepherd, and thus also far away from the map border, it looks rather strange when they speed past you with burn speed. Of course just a minor detail.


Unrelated: Will you post patch notes before the next release?

[Alex]

Unrelated: Will you post patch notes before the next release?

... probably. Likely, I'd say, since it's taking a bit longer.

[Gothars]

Then this seems like a good time to close the thread, till further news