Simultaneous query : recovering fighters

Ragnarok · #1 February 25th, 2003, 01:11 AM

I don't know if this is the answer or not Geo, but I always thought those numbers worked the following way.

A planet can launch 1000 per turn according to the Launch/Recover Units screen. So it has the numbers 1000/1000.
Those numbers were it could launch 1000 per turn, which is correct on the first set of numbers. The second set of numbers is what is in question, no?
So you're saying that second set supposedly is how many it can recover per turn? I just thought it was there to show how many could be launched to start with.
For example, the planet: Can launch 1000/Can recover(?)1000; could be turned into: Can launch 1000/Out of 1000.

This is the way I thought it was. Correct me if I'm wrong.

geoschmo · #2 February 25th, 2003, 01:15 AM

That is perfectly reasonable Ragnarok. It doesn't really say one way or the other. I like your way though cause it means it's not a bug and won't be changed.

Edit: The more I look the more I think you are right Rag. Nowhere does it say anything about a number of units to be recovered.

[ February 24, 2003, 23:20: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Ragnarok · #3 February 25th, 2003, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by geoschmo:
That is perfectly reasonable Ragnarok. It doesn't really say one way or the other. I like your way though cause it means it's not a bug and won't be changed.

That's exactly it, it doesn't say which way it is supposed to be. Because of this, and because it didn't change when you recovered units I just assumed it was supposed to work as I already stated.

Fyron · #4 February 25th, 2003, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by geoschmo:
That is perfectly reasonable Ragnarok. It doesn't really say one way or the other. I like your way though cause it means it's not a bug and won't be changed.

Edit: The more I look the more I think you are right Rag. Nowhere does it say anything about a number of units to be recovered.

When I first played the demo a few years back, that is exactly what it looked like to me. I guess you just interpreted the display incorrectly.

raynor · #5 February 25th, 2003, 02:13 AM

I'm pretty pumped (while being embarrassed at the same time.) I added a fighter bay to a transport and was able to recover 100+ fighters at once. It worked the same in both TB and Simultaneous.

Thanks again!

All this time, I just *assumed* that the launch and recover rate were identical. Yeah, yeah, don't tell me about assuming.

rdouglass · #6 February 25th, 2003, 07:23 PM

Sorry folks! (Embarrassed and feeling very ignorant...)

Double checked Last nite on all my installed Gold Versions and I cannot reproduce it now - so it must never have happened!?! (I swear it did but it must not have if I can't reproduce it)

I do apologize for the stir - I am not a troll...