Someone use Way Points?
 

I always use this feature in big maps... and really consider it a "must be" feature to avoid micromanagement in big games.

[ June 08, 2003, 02:34: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

I usually set 3 or 4 way points on my main military type planets that are at the front so that when a new ship gets built at the rear I can just order in to waypoint 1. Saves a bit of clicking. Depending on the situation I may set the planet move to order to go to the way point.

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

Probably bad play on my part but I tried using them and determined (after so many deviations from those "assigned" waypoints) that it didn't help much to use them.

Many factors are involved for me when moving ships...what I guess some might call, "Management by Crisis"... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

an extremly useful option, waypoints are. its a shame to NOT be using them.

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

I use them when i have a specific spaceyard creating ships for a specific warp point, but other than that i don't really use them that much

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

I can't answer, because my answer woudl be "sometimes, when it is strategically advantageous".

Map size has nothing to do with it; number of shipyards building a given ship, does. Wether or not it's a peacetime build, and I have somewhere with multiple trainng facilities in the same sector, does (planet with 2 moons = triple train rates, in vanilla SE4).

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

micromanagement good, waypoints bad

now all I need is a bunch of sheep repeating it for hours... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

Why are waypoints bad? You can gather your new ships at the nearest training planet with just 2 button presses instead of several mouse clicks, then some buttons, and more clicks.

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

I also use them, MB http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Great for refueling stops along the way thru many systems to the frontier, System Fleet Headquarters’ that has large ship facilities that include training, repair etc. Frontier WP defense rendezvous…

This is defiantly a great tool to have in the game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ June 07, 2003, 21:26: Message edited by: JLS ]

Re: Someone use Way Points?
 

i only use them sometimes, if it looks like it might be worth it.