What's going on with SUPPLY?

[Phoenix-D]

GalCiv 1 seemed to me to be a "civ in space" clone, though I didn't play it all that much. If I want that I'd play Alpha Centauri, which seems to do it better.

[President_Elect_Shang]

Well, actually I like Civ and didn’t want to say GalCiv seemed like a clone; but, since you said it first I agree. Now that I think of it an old friend gave me my copy of GalCiv. Said he had played it and didn’t want anything in return. It didn’t take too long before I was thankful I hadn’t traded.

[Kana]

GalCiv2 was head and shoulders above GalCiv 1. Yet it isn't SEIV, or SEV for that matter. As for being a Civ clone, it was intended that way. The developers loved Civ, and wanted a space version of it. AC has a flavor all its own...The AI for GC2 is supposed to be very good. The lego like ship constructor is an interesting addition, but not really needed...yet it does eliminate the pesky need to be able to make models.

[President_Elect_Shang]

StarJack my apologies for taking so long getting back to you! I took a look at the save game and your ships are supplying just fine. Here is a breakdown of what is taking place:

In the Lapzooli System planet Lapzooli 1 had the only resupply depot which generated 1,100 units per turn. After processing the turn the depot was upgraded so it now generates 1,400 units per turn. Also orbiting the planet is DD-M2-3 0003 which had 6,600 units of supply before processing the turn and had 8,000 units afterwards. This is a gain of 1,400 units of supply (8,000-6,600=1,400) which accounts for all the supplies being generated (the 1,400 units). This is also why no other ship in orbit is getting any supplies; all units are being poured into refilling the DD-M2-3 0003. I took a look at the resupply order you have set and that is the order specified. As for remote resupply before processing the turn I ordered the H1 0001 to cancel all orders. After processing the turn it had been topped off so that is also working correctly.

If you want to change the order go to “Empire Options” and click “Resupply” from the left hand selection. You will see the current resupply order on the right and if you click on that list you will see the button to change it appear.

[StarJack]

Thanks for that information Shang. I can't say I agree with the supply concept but it is what it is. Now that I know I'll take actions to avoid the issue, more resupply facilities, more emphasis on supply in research, and the supply barge runs from inner systems before major combat actions. Most helpful!

[Suicide Junkie]

Dedicating more facility space in the front line systems to resupply depots will help too.

Once the front line moves on, you could scrap the excess depots to build miners... just leave enough depots to keep your transports topped up while shuttling units to the front.