Pre-Christmas Chat with Aaron

[douglas]

How did this thread manage to fall to page 2? Why didn't it get stickied?

Anyway, I can't make it to the chat, but I have a few questions I'd like answered if someone would ask them for me.

1. How will the AI scripts be structured?

2. Will it be possible to give high-level orders to your ministers, such as "Military Advisor! I want a force prepared for attacking X system pronto! Assemble it one warp point away in Y system."?

3. Will it be possible in the scripts to dynamically create and change data specifically associated with particular ships, systems, and other objects, such as designating a ship as being assigned to the task of protecting a particular system with a specified priority? If so, will orders be available to do such things in game to help the ministers figure out what to do when you give them high-level orders?

[Atrocities]

The chat is only going to be about an hour long right? I guess I may not attend this one, just catch the highlights later.

[David E. Gervais]

Remember people, Aaron may only be there for an hour (probably more) we can still have fun and make this the official SE xmas party and hang out.

Cheers!

[tesco samoa]

since i cannot make the chat i have a few questions if some could ask them.

1. Will there be a Map Maker for SEV and if so could you describe it.
2. Will we be able to generate/make systems and save them for use in later maps.
3. Will we be able to create senarios using some tool ? If so could you describe it. If not are you interested in this aspect of SEV.
4. Build Ques. Will we be able to add and remove many items on many planets ? Will we be able to set many planets to build 1 turns worth of units ( so the planets figure out how much that is instead of selecting 1 , 5 etc... )
5. Build Ques. Will we be able to select for units build until all space is used up and on the Last turn it just builds what is needed to fill out the remaining space.
6. Build ques. Will we be able to select a planet and go there to some planet screen with all the info we need ? with the option to exit this screen to the system or back to the build que ? Perhaps this leads to the real question. What will the navagation be like in SEV ?

[Alneyan]

Only one question from me (if it has not been answered yet): is there any hope for macros in the game?

For example, a macro could be: "Build 3 Mineral Facilities on every planet without a spaceyard, nothing in the queue, and at least 100% mineral value", or anything of the like.

Something else that could fit in with macros would be the automation of retrofits. Would it be possible to make Empire-wide retrofits? For example, you could order all Gloriana vessels to be retrofitted to the Victoria class (assuming they are at a spaceyard).

[dogscoff]

I very much doubt I can make the chat, so if I'm not there please tell Aaron I said "hi".

[Will]

Chat's about to start... so...

*BUMP*

--edit: And it's started.

[Caduceus]

Very nice interesting and amusing chat.

[Timstone]

CNC:
Thanks for the question about the jewelcase! Thumbs up for you!

[Atrocities]

It went well if any one cares to know.