(05-05-2014, 01:40 PM)Pool Boy Wrote: I WANT A TURN PREVIEW RESULTS CAPABILITY -- NOW!
Basically, I want to see if the orders I have crafted, as entered, will screw anything up in my plans when the turn is run. While I am sure this is not an easy thing to do, IT WOULD ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE GREATLY for me at least.
Nothing makes me want to drop this game more than when I realize I have yet again made a crapload of mistakes mainly due to miscalculating TPT capacity, or LFS capacity, or that I won't have any food on a ship, or crap like that. Or turn sequencing. There should be an EASIER way to re-do orders that are in a bad sequence than deleting the out of ordered set of say, ASSEMBLE orders and re-entering them all in the order so you can prioritize what gets done first without having to re-enter a bunch of orders.
Theres should at least be a WARNINGS TAB in the interface showing you all of your failed orders (and reason code), places where you lost a lot of POP, ships with no/low FUEL (or LFS, or food, etc). Where rebel activity has increased. All of this should be in ONE TAB, maybe color coded in RED or yellow depending on the severity of the problem area.
There is a Move button in the Order Writer. Select an order, click the Move button, an entry box appears, enter the new order number, click ok.
(05-07-2014, 06:34 PM)Ramblurr Wrote:(05-07-2014, 03:05 AM)jwsosus Wrote: but if you need an error checker, then create one.
I find this PoV frankly, insulting to players, and indicative of the exact mindset in PBM gaming that led to its stagnation, decline, and potential failure as a mode of gaming in the modern world.
PBM interfaces were obtuse and not user-friendly in the past because it was a limitation of the medium. This limitation no longer applies.
What is the game about? Is it a game of Interstellar exploration, colonization and conquest? Or is it game about creating programs and spreadsheet to model data with a space empire theme? The latter sounds like a fun university project for data modeling or programming courses, not a game.
Unless the obtuseness is a game mechanic, it should be smoothed out as much as possible given the medium.
Just so you know, the official plan is to add an order test feature. It will allow players to submit orders for testing which will return a report of what would go wrong.