Updated the FAQ

[Slick]

Ok, between now and probably the end of the year as time permits I will be issuing a final (most likely) revision to the FAQ. I may update the actual FAQ in stages if it becomes easier to do it that way. Unless another patch is ever made, this FAQ will be finalized. I will be using all the info in this thread, some other things I have been keeping track of, and updating existing entries for changes since v1.91. The most likely scenario is that I will issue the final revision to the FAQ and SE V will be right around the corner so things will shift focus from SE IV to SE V in all likelyhood. Thanks for all the input so far provided in this thread.

If anyone wants to submit anything, please feel free to post in this thread. We are always open to input, corrections, and other ideas. But get the info posted here soon or it will be too late.

Thanks,
Slick.

[douglas]

At least the part relating to ship repair order should go in, though possibly just as "Ships are repaired in the order they are listed in the fleet transfer screen." At least some part of it should go in the turn sequencing section, unless you really want to leave the updated 14.1.1 as "stellar manipulation may or may not happen before other ships move."

Speaking of the turn sequencing section, a few other things are wrong in there. The correct order to the best of my knowledge is:

A) TREATY CHANGES, TRADES (note: planet orders are not cleared when transferred through diplomacy, ship orders are)
B) MOVEMENT, 30 days, combat every time something in the sector gets a move and either the sector contents have changed or something has been damaged in the last battle in the sector this turn.
Immobile things carry out their orders on day 0 or 1, I'm not sure which.
-RESOURCE CONVERSION
-RETROFIT/MOTHBALL/SCRAP/ANALYZE/ETC.
-MINELAYING
-MINE SWEEPING
-UNIT LAUNCHING
-LOADING
-UNLOADING
-STELLAR MANIPULATION
-SHIP/FLEET EXPERIENCE, combat
D) INTEL
E) RESOURCE INCOME
F) MAINTENANCE
G) RESEARCH
H) CONSTRUCTION
I) REPAIR
J) SHIP/FLEET EXPERIENCE, facility
New ships and ships which have their final movement at a planet with a ship training facility benefit from the facility in that turn, as do fleets. (tbontob, Roanon)

[Slick]

I just realized we need to figure out where ship construction happens. I think "income" should be "resource income" and "production" should be "construction".

[Fyron]

In SE4 terms, production refers to making resources and construction refers to using those resources to build stuff. This seems to be very consistent terminology.