SEIV: Problems and Questions: Not Found in Search

[Fyron]

"1. How the heck do I retrofit obsolete units such as satellites, troops, etc.?"

You can't upgrade units, only scrap/jettison them.

"2. The lists seem to show all possible areas but not what they don't have. Does this require intelligence projects?"

More or less. It would be very cheesy if you got buckets of free intel just by going into the trade screen. It's easier in a PBW game where you can actually talk to the other side.

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"What's more, as long as those projects are incomplete they are vulnerable to intel attacks. Best to get them out of the labs and into production asap."

What about after turn one, where you have 50k in one project? The divide evenly method would only have 12.5k lost in one project.

[Wade]

1. Concerning the cycle *Fleets* swicth.
Pressing sentry for a Fleet sets the individual ships within it to sentry but the Fleet still cycles.

Is there a way to set Fleets to sentry so that they do not cycle?

I'm using version 1.95 (unmodded/stock). It seems that this should have been addressed officially by now; in one of the many upgrades.



2. Can "Robo Resource Collector" ships collect from an asteroid or planet in a system where I don't have a Space Port; or any colony at all for that matter? I'm assuming that they need a Space Port but wanted to ask for quikness.

-Wade

2. OK. I found someone's entry in the SEWiki. The answer is yes they can. They do not need a Space Port.

-Wade

3. I'v messed around with the settings in "My Home". How do I have the latest page show on a thread when I first enter it? Currently it always statrs on page 1.

4. What is the step\by\step process for placing an avatar picture. Can I use some thing from my 'Paint' program? I have a banner on Paint that I made.

-Wade

[Wade]

Does Aaron Hall ever post here? If so, then what nickname does he use?

[Captain Kwok]

He posts ever once in awhile under the name Malfador Machinations.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Wade said:
3. I'v messed around with the settings in "My Home". How do I have the latest page show on a thread when I first enter it? Currently it always statrs on page 1.

I use this method: I got "Latest posts first" setting on. That way, I always see the latest post(s) when I click the thread, or page 1.

4. What is the step\by\step process for placing an avatar picture. Can I use some thing from my 'Paint' program? I have a banner on Paint that I made.

-Wade

Maximum size is 48x48 pixels, so if your banner isn't square it'll get deformed. Also, if it's detailed, it'll get mangled.

Step-by-step:
1. Make sure the pic is 48x48.
2. Go to the Personal settings in My Home.
3. Scroll down to the avatar panel.
4. Click "Browse" and select your avatar from your computer.
5. Make sure the radio button next to the "Upload from machine" text is selected. (I think this happens automatically.)
6. Click Submit.
7. You're done!

[Wade]

How come when I upload my avatar picture as a PNG image it sizes as really tiny? I instead used a JPEG image.

Don't PNG images have better color quality than JPEG images?

[Captain Kwok]

Avatar images are sized to 48x48 here.

[dogscoff]

Imperator Fyron said:
> "What's more, as long as those projects are incomplete
> they are vulnerable to intel attacks. Best to get them
> out of the labs and into production asap."

What about after turn one, where you have 50k in one project? The divide evenly method would only have 12.5k lost in one project.

Yes, for that one turn (in this example) you risk losing more points. However, as time goes on, the partially-complette "divide equally" projects become more of a liability. Watch:

Turn 1:
Div- 4*12500
con- 1*50000
More to lose from Concentrated research

Turn 2:
Div- 4*25000
con- 1st project complete! No outstanding points.
More to lose from Divided research.

Turn 3:
Div- 4*37500
con- 1*50000
More to lose from Concentrated research

Turn 4:
Div- 4*50000
con- 2nd project complete! No outstanding points.
More to lose from Divided research.

Turn 5:
Div- 4*67500
Con- 1*50000
More to lose from Divided research.

Turn 6:
Div- 4*75000
con- 3rd project complete! No outstanding points.
More to lose from Divided research.

Turn 7:
Div- 4*87500
Con- 1*50000
More to lose from Divided research.

Turn 8:
Div- All projects complete
Con- All projects complete
nothing to lose

Of course, this is just the breakdown for my rather simplistic and symetrical example. You'd need some more hardcore number crunching to figure out how it balances for more complex scenarios. I guess if your enemy has broken down your intel defences and you're getting hit every turn then theoretically you'd be better off not keeping your eggs in one basket. By keeping a large amount of projects open on divided research you might just get a few of them through to maturity. But if you're letting enemy intel through every turn, I'd say you're pretty much screwed no matter what you do. (And your enemy would be far better hitting you with a combination of counter-counter-intel and economic sabotage/ crew insurrection/ PPP than measly research sabotage.)

[Wade]

"Avatar images are sized to 48x48 here. "

yes, I know. Both versions of my avatar are 48X48 but the PNG image appears in the avatar box as tiny in the upper left corner.

[Fyron]

With an image that small, you are unlikely to suffer from jpg artifacting. Play around with different quality settings, using the lowest you can without artifacting (for something loaded from the server so many times, it is polite to optimize file size).