This got too complex for a testing campaign, especially as Steve wanted to test the new diplomacy model, so it never went anywhere. Steve might return here once C# is out.
This got too complex for a testing campaign, especially as Steve wanted to test the new diplomacy model, so it never went anywhere. Steve might return here once C# is out.
Do the awards allow for clusters/multiple issuance? While it wouldn't necessarily make sense for some of the conditions, I could definitely get behind awarding a pip for each hostile ship killed.
If you look at the most recent screenshots, it appears you can award multiple instances of the ribbon. It hasn't been said if it just shows up as an additional medal on the display or if there is a pip/cluster/number like US military awards.
Do the awards allow for clusters/multiple issuance? While it wouldn't necessarily make sense for some of the conditions, I could definitely get behind awarding a pip for each hostile ship killed.
Steve,
Regarding your recent post on the Colonial awards, could you share your updated list of award conditions/triggers? Would like to get a head start on theory crafting award structures for future games!
Would be very cool if some point down the road a form of rapid firing ballistics that actually functioned by literally just dumb firing turrets filled with explosive shells aimed at dead space around a specified distance from the ship in quick succession with a ordnance storage component for said weapons holding a dozen thousand rounds each due to the quick consumption that active use would involve (Couldn't really have them have unlimited ammo like existing ballistics as that would just be too effective). Anything be it hostile or friendly within a certain range of that specified distance when the turrets are active then has a chance of receiving a variable amount of damage each tick it would have theoretically have been travelling through that area (Even if it technically passed right through one side and out the other in the shortest bulk time step possible).
You can already effectively achieve this with a turret crammed full of rapid fire gauss on a defensive fire mode. Label it "Flak Cannon" and it'll roll multiple shots against everything, they fire every round anyhow so its not hard to RP it as explodey shells rather than solid gauss rounds. The effectiveness should be about comparable, and it doesn't require a whole new category of gun. At the space scale that Aurora operates at, the effective difference between 'burst canister' and 'solid slug' is nothing of significance, as the game doesn't model the concept of a near miss.
I was wondering, why commercial ships use ground commander ranks?
Is this specific to BSG campaign, an oversight or a new way of doing things?
I'm loving the setup, I'm looking forward to the updates
. The rank structure starts with three naval ranks, then moves to three army ranks (possibly four) followed by the BSG-only rank of Commander, which is apparently equivalent to Brigadier, Commodore or Rear Admiral Lower Half, then moves back to the navy for Admiral ranks. I think when I posted the original military designs, I hadn't created the BSG rank structure and it was using US Navy. I had my initial version of the rank structure setup by the time I did the commercial designs and now I am changing it slightly again 
I was wondering, why commercial ships use ground commander ranks?That's BSG quirk, they mix Army and Navy ranks together. I blame a clueless writer but it could be on purpose.
Is this specific to BSG campaign, an oversight or a new way of doing things?
I'm loving the setup, I'm looking forward to the updates
Would be very cool if some point down the road a form of rapid firing ballistics that actually functioned by literally just dumb firing turrets filled with explosive shells aimed at dead space around a specified distance from the ship in quick succession with a ordnance storage component for said weapons holding a dozen thousand rounds each due to the quick consumption that active use would involve (Couldn't really have them have unlimited ammo like existing ballistics as that would just be too effective). Anything be it hostile or friendly within a certain range of that specified distance when the turrets are active then has a chance of receiving a variable amount of damage each tick it would have theoretically have been travelling through that area (Even if it technically passed right through one side and out the other in the shortest bulk time step possible).
