0016908: Low-tier/non-aggressive rogues early on. - Arcen Idea Tracker (Bugs and Features)

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0016908	Stars Beyond Reach	Suggestion		May 29, 2015 12:44 am	Jun 29, 2015 11:43 am

Reporter	Enrymion	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Severity	minor
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	0.854

Summary	0016908: Low-tier/non-aggressive rogues early on.
Description	It might make the early game bit more interesting if rogues of some less dangerous sort showed up earlier on, it would also let the player know that they are a thing that can exist faster. As for what they do if they aren't just killing you or moving around maybe they could terraform some tiles and move resources around a bit or occasionally buff or de-buff a tile/building in some way(increasing or decreasing energy consumption is first idea I can think of). But maybe just having them mull around as easy to kill non-aggressive baby rogues that can later grow up would be interesting enough. Note I haven't actually seen rogues that often so other than that they seem to attack random buildings I don't know too much about how they currently work.
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Enrymion May 29, 2015 6:16 am reporter ~0041384	After rather suddenly having 2 anzhousas attacking me I'm starting to think that they could also use some sort of warp-in equivalent or something to let me prepare for them and maybe baby versions that enrage the planet a lot more when killed or something would work for that.

jerith May 29, 2015 1:04 pm reporter ~0041393	There needs to be some incentive to maintain a basic level of military preparedness, otherwise it becomes a thing you ignore until you get a warning and then frantically build where you need it. The tradeoff between building guns now and building production to have more guns later is one of the things that makes the game interesting.

Enrymion May 30, 2015 8:47 am reporter ~0041438	Hmm, I'm not sure I agree. What is basic level of military preparedness and what is interesting about the decision to have it? Just the fact that it's a gamble if you decide to not do it(assuming you don't feel like save scumming)? And if you do decide to just cover everything with 3 kinds of interceptors it's just a thing you do without much thought. Also the idea that not building guns now would be to have more guns later on seems little weird isn't it that you don't build guns early to have fewer guns later on. I think making the decision of what to do when you do get a warning more interesting would be lot better, you could try to talk your way out of it, hope or ask that someone else takes care of it or just build frantically and even then figuring out how much and what you need to build is something you need to decide.

ptarth May 30, 2015 10:22 am reporter ~0041447	Planetary Rage is your warning about how dangerous things are coming. Its just that the monster generation isn't high enough yet so we ignore it. Also the http://www.arcengames.com/mantisbt/view.php?id=16914 has some related ideas about making the early game military experience less jarring.

Chris_McElligottPark Jun 29, 2015 11:43 am administrator ~0042512	Thanks!

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
May 29, 2015 12:44 am	Enrymion	New Issue
May 29, 2015 3:19 am	Enrymion	Relationship added	related to 0016890
May 29, 2015 6:16 am	Enrymion	Note Added: 0041384
May 29, 2015 1:04 pm	jerith	Note Added: 0041393
May 30, 2015 8:47 am	Enrymion	Note Added: 0041438
May 30, 2015 10:20 am	ptarth	Relationship added	related to 0016914
May 30, 2015 10:22 am	ptarth	Note Added: 0041447
Jun 29, 2015 11:43 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0042512
Jun 29, 2015 11:43 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	new => resolved
Jun 29, 2015 11:43 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => fixed
Jun 29, 2015 11:43 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark