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0005531

AI War

Suggestion - Game Mechanics

Jan 30, 2012 5:33 pm

May 11, 2012 2:13 pm

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Wingflier

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keith.lamothe

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feature

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resolved

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fixed

Product Version

5.022

Fixed in Version

5.025

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0005531: FRD Mechanics and Redirector Rally Posts

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Originally I made a thread here: http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,9740.0.html [^]
to see if this was intended.

Basically, FRD (Free-Roaming Defender) has recently been changed, causing it to act differently than it has for most of AI War's existence. FRD used to be a cross-planet command that you could use, which would cause your units to travel from planet to planet, destroying every enemy unit in their path, before moving on.

FRD has recently changed to never activate until the units given the order reach their final destination planet. This means that they will ignore enemy units on their path between systems. One major unfortunate drawback about this new behavior is that a player can no longer make automated cross-planet patrols with Redirector Posts.

For me at least, this was a wonderful feature, and was a huge part of how I played the game. I certainly like the way the new FRD works, but in some cases the old FRD is really important as well.

I suggest we implement both FRD modes back into the game, and assign them to different hotkeys:
1.Cross-Planet FRD (like the old one) that would force your units to destroy all the units on each planet before moving on.
2.Local/Focused FRD (like the current one) that only "activates" once the units reach their destination.

I would also really appreciate if the "colored outline" of the ships were different for each command, so the player(s) could tell the difference.

Thanks for your consideration.

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(0018428) TechSY730 (reporter) Jan 30, 2012 6:35 pm	I'm guessing that when there is no cross-planet movement, "normal move through planets, FRD at destination" and "FRD move through all planets" would actually have the same behaviour?

(0018435) Wingflier (reporter) Jan 30, 2012 10:12 pm	Yes, they would be exactly the same.

(0018616) Vinraith (reporter) Feb 4, 2012 5:21 pm	I much preferred the old FRD behavior, it would definitely be nice to have the option to use it again.

(0018784) keith.lamothe (administrator) Feb 9, 2012 7:58 pm	Changed for 5.025, thanks :)

(0024083) Wingflier (reporter) May 11, 2012 2:13 pm	Thank you :)

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Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Jan 30, 2012 5:33 pm	Wingflier	New Issue
Jan 30, 2012 6:35 pm	TechSY730	Note Added: 0018428
Jan 30, 2012 10:12 pm	Wingflier	Note Added: 0018435
Jan 31, 2012 11:01 am	tigersfan	Internal Weight	=> Feature Suggestion
Jan 31, 2012 11:01 am	tigersfan	Status	new => considering
Feb 4, 2012 5:21 pm	Vinraith	Note Added: 0018616
Feb 9, 2012 7:58 pm	keith.lamothe	Note Added: 0018784
Feb 9, 2012 7:58 pm	keith.lamothe	Status	considering => resolved
Feb 9, 2012 7:58 pm	keith.lamothe	Fixed in Version	=> 5.025
Feb 9, 2012 7:58 pm	keith.lamothe	Resolution	open => fixed
Feb 9, 2012 7:58 pm	keith.lamothe	Assigned To	=> keith.lamothe
May 11, 2012 2:13 pm	Wingflier	Note Added: 0024083