(outdated) Ship Maker Information

Post by **Arcalane** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:52 pm

The new shipmaker will* also display default section HP during the construction process.

*As in, it's not done yet.

Satanic Mechanic · Post by **Satanic Mechanic** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:29 pm

Awesome

HighComedy · Post by **HighComedy** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:31 pm

That's absolutely wonderful to know.

Post by **th15** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:51 pm

Isn't it on the build I put up yesterday? It's working in my build right now.

Post by **Arcalane** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:19 am

th15 wrote:Isn't it on the build I put up yesterday? It's working in my build right now.

Technically yes, but that's 3.0 beta, per se, so I wouldn't call it done/official yet.

messenger · Post by **messenger** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:01 am

Seeing as this is a shipmaker information thread, I was wondering, what does AI range do?
Whenever I give ships a really big range, the AI still doesn't come to attack me, does this mean it isn't to do with how far the AI can perceive your ship?

Post by **Arcalane** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:06 am

It's the distance (in pixels) from the ship's core that the AI will attempt to maintain from the enemy's core.

For example, if you have one ship with an AI range of 600, and another with an AI range of 400, the latter will "chase" after the former.

messenger · Post by **messenger** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:09 am

Ah thank you, so how can I make the AI want to fight rather then sit in one place until shot point blank?

TheBlueEcho · Post by **TheBlueEcho** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:12 am

messenger wrote:Ah thank you, so how can I make the AI want to fight rather then sit in one place until shot point blank?

Change the AI type to Flanking AI.

Post by **Arcalane** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:12 am

In the skirmish game you can activate the Fleet AI Controller. It's under the Game Options of the Misc menu. AI ships will automatically seek after anything they regard as enemies on the map.

messenger · Post by **messenger** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:13 am

Thanks for the quick replies guys, I will bare that in mind

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TheBlueEcho · Post by **TheBlueEcho** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:16 am

Were Fast typers, and your welcome.

AllStarZ · Post by **AllStarZ** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:16 am

Have you fixed the problem in the Builder Beta where some sections are exchanged for another in-game?

MinkOWar · Post by **MinkOWar** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:43 am

In the current Ship Maker, i.e., not the beta SM3, is it just me, or is visual level backwards from the selection level? (When I select an item that is on top of another item, I can only select it by clicking any portion that is not on top of another item, as in, over open space)

Also, Object creation seems backwards, as new items are defaulting to layers behind older items.

It seems the maker treats depth 1 as the bottom of the pile when selecting, and the top of the pile visually...

Should this not be the other way around?

I would think, intuitively, that selection would work as follows:

Create New Item. Layer over top of previous item.

And selecting items would select the item that is visually on top of the others, instead of the item on the bottom of the pile, (i.e., layer 65). It makes it really hard to select smaller items built over larger ones without moving the larger one each time...

(I've seen that there is a control added in SM3 to select items under each other, that should help).

DavidBeoulve · Post by **DavidBeoulve** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:44 am

Truly ignorant question: Where can I find the beta for SB3?