Making notes on a map - suggestion

Krsqk · #1 February 27th, 2002, 04:48 AM

A while back, there was a thread that discussed alternate programs for taking/organizing notes.

Strategy/Note-taking thread

geoschmo · #2 February 27th, 2002, 05:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Unfortunately, this method is a pain in th a** to use. You have no idea whether a system has notes or not, and you have to check all of them to see what notes you had made and where you made them.

I do agree that the system noets feature leaves much to be desired. However I did notice something interesting just today. If you make notes on a system, you can see them without actually clicking on the system. In the galaxy map view, if you mouse over each system it shows notes if there are any in the bottom margin. What would be really nice though is if you could highlight the systems that have notes without having to mouse over them. And it would also be nice to see the notes on the system map somewhere.

Geo

Fyron · #3 February 27th, 2002, 06:42 AM

Hmm... I had forgotten about that. But its still not very useful.

Quikngruvn · #4 February 27th, 2002, 06:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PsychoTechFreak:
Ahem, there is also a lovely border view somewhere in the window below the alien head.

I use this all the time to gauge borders... but it doesn't work if another empire decides to claim NO systems in that map. I've seen a few players do that....

Quikngruvn

Taera · #5 February 28th, 2002, 06:52 PM

Knowing where each enemy is not AS difficult, nor as important. first of all i usualy just remember their location, works fine for me. But i never played too seriously, now i plan some serious games.

Most useful seems to be the combination of both - put notes in important systems, and write the strategies, plans, whatever in notepad. Or on a paper.

Skulky · #6 March 3rd, 2002, 08:16 AM

If you actually claim the systems that you have planets in then you are either:

a) 250+% better htan everyone and can be arrogant and powerful like that

b) are really dumb beacuse now your enemies just found out somethign about without doing any work. Wanna know how some people always know where the AI is? or where you are? I just turn on random places and get dumb folks to send their entire fleets looking for my 40 soem planets all in 3 systems. Hello?

Sorry about that flamboyant and flameish remark but really, u shouldn't claim systems.

Phoenix-D · #7 March 3rd, 2002, 08:25 AM

Works fine in a non-RP game, but pull that stunt with people RPing, and you'll probably get put down like a rabid dog

Too insane to be left around..

Phoenix-D