New features I would like to see>>>>

[Steppenwolf]

A few wishes:

1) Ships shouldn't automatically lose their fleet assignment only because I need to take them out for a while. I'd like fleet assignments that STICK! Earmarking ships for fleets makes it possible to recall them into the fleet once they've been retrofitted or have fulfilled their recon or demining or whatever mission.

2) With that along goes a feature "Recall ships into fleet"

3) In the Ships/Units window, allow to select several ships by holding the SHIFT-key, as is already possible in the Ship List Panel of the Main Window. This way you could call in all ships of a certain ship class for retrofit. Provided 1) and 2) apply (PLEEAASE!), you could later easily recall your state-of-the-art high-tech ships into their respective fleets.

4) Improve combat announcement during AI turns! I actually would like to SEE where it takes place, not just read it. Couldn't the combat announcement be displayed in front of the system in which your opponent creeped up on you? Maybe even highlighting the specific battle square?

5) And then I only learn that I have 3 cruisers and 2 battle cruisers against 4 light cruisers. But maybe my 3 cruisers are deminers and my 2 battle cruisers are space yard ships. Couldn't we also have the ship names displayed? That way I could quickly decide, hell, it's not worth it, I'm not going into tactical combat, I'll smash them anyway. Or, I'll better have a close look at what's going on.

That's my bit.

[ 17 December 2001: Message edited by: Steppenwolf ]