Happiness

SamuraiProgrammer · #1 January 12th, 2003, 01:53 AM

I also have great frustration in using the search function. All too often, I get 300 search results that are not quite pertinent followed by no results after narrowing the search.

I don't know what to do about it other than whine, so

Phoenix-D · #2 January 12th, 2003, 02:17 AM

"Also, I shyed away from the peacefull choice because it stated responds poorly to wars, not the more correct "new wars" A current war has no impact, it does not read that way. I had thought just being AT war would strain the happiness. (every turn)"

If you're actually -fighting-, it does.

EDIT: well, if you loose anyway. Or loose a lot of ships.

Phoenix-D

[ January 12, 2003, 00:18: Message edited by: Phoenix-D ]

couslee · #3 January 12th, 2003, 11:05 AM

Fantastic. Thanks again for the ctrl-f search idea. It at least works.

Now, if they would just add an ascending/descending display choice to profile prefrences I would be estactic. lol

DirectorTsaarx · #4 January 14th, 2003, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by couslee:
Fantastic. Thanks again for the ctrl-f search idea. It at least works.

Now, if they would just add an ascending/descending display choice to profile prefrences I would be estactic. lol

At the very bottom of the page there's a link for "Printer-friendly view of this topic." That will display the current page in a descending format. Unfortunately for you, you can't make that the default view. But most of us have gotten used to the format of new Posts at the top - and at least some of us have started to like that format. This way you don't have to scroll all the way to the bottom of a page to read the one new reply on an old thread...

Dralasite · #5 January 15th, 2003, 02:19 AM

Is it a viable tactic to lower your happiness a lot and compensate by building lots of troops? Say for a gas races with advanced storage, so you have room to put all the troops?

[ January 15, 2003, 00:19: Message edited by: Dralasite ]

couslee · #6 January 15th, 2003, 10:26 AM

well, i still consider myself anewbie, but i see no reason why not. I would suspect tho that if you lower it to drastic measures, you had better research troops first (or B-line to it, however you want to look at it). Otherwise, you would be in riot before you could get your first batch of police built. If I tried that, I certainly would forego expansion until I have units already built.

Will check out "printer friendly" next time. It's just that most other BBs I have visited had that as an option. I am not saying new on top is bad. But being new to the board, if I want to read say the "newbie FAQ" for example, or other large thread, it is like reading a book from the back to front. very hard to follow, and god forbid if someone makes a post while your trying to switch to the next/previous page. (had that happen here reading one of the bug threads), had to back and forth to figure out where that "reply" was directed.

Fyron · #7 January 15th, 2003, 10:53 AM

If you lower your happiness, you will lose the bonuses from it because your population will drop to Indifferent really quickly. And, you can't stick enough troops to make much of a difference on medium and smaller non-breatheables.