v2.0.0 Changes Discussion Thread

[Droll]

So does the latest ground invasion in the BSG campaign involve CAS? Asking for a friend.

[alex_brunius]

So does the latest ground invasion in the BSG campaign involve CAS? Asking for a friend.

  +1 for a friends friend!

[Marski]

Can Steve add a checkbox for ground unit template box that exempts the template from numbering? For dedicated supply stockpile templates and replacement formations.
Checkbox for excluding them from having officer assigned to them as well.

[nuclearslurpee]

Can Steve add a checkbox for ground unit template box that exempts the template from numbering? For dedicated supply stockpile templates and replacement formations.

Not sure why you would need this, since every template has its own numbering series as of 1.13. I.e., supply or replacement formations will not inflate the numbering of "real" formations anymore.

Checkbox for excluding them from having officer assigned to them as well.

Would be nice, currently I work around this by having a really high rank called "NO_OFFICER" or similar.

[Froggiest1982]

Would be nice, currently I work around this by having a really high rank called "NO_OFFICER" or similar.

Yes, this trick may not work with the new way promotions work.

[nuclearslurpee]

Would be nice, currently I work around this by having a really high rank called "NO_OFFICER" or similar.

Yes, this trick may not work with the new way promotions work.

If I understand how the system works, I think it can still work but you have to have a completely empty rank underneath.

So a rank system like:
   N/A  NO OFFICER
   ---  NO COMMAND
   FM  Field Marshal
   GEN  General
   ...

This should 'work' because the auto-promotion system will still only promote an officer by one rank at a time, and an officer can only promote if a suitable post is available. Thus, no officer will ever promote to the NO COMMAND rank, thus no officer will ever be available to promote to the NO OFFICER rank.

However this is still an ugly workaround and not very flexible if you want to add ranks later, so the suggested change is very much preferable.

[Desdinova]

I like the idea of the new repair bays. Do they only work in orbit of a population or can you build deep-space repair facilities?

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

I like the idea of the new repair bays. Do they only work in orbit of a population or can you build deep-space repair facilities?

Only at populations for now, although you can create a 'population' for this purpose on any available chunk of rock.

[Agraelgrimm]

I like the idea of the new repair bays. Do they only work in orbit of a population or can you build deep-space repair facilities?

Only at populations for now, although you can create a 'population' for this purpose on any available chunk of rock.

Would having a population hab on it and making it a space station instead of a ship make it work as a deep-space repair facility?
If so, then it open the gates for a multi-purpose "mobile" base. Similar to how a FOB functions. So, just move them closer to the front lines and the ships can then ressuply, repair and etc.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

I like the idea of the new repair bays. Do they only work in orbit of a population or can you build deep-space repair facilities?

Only at populations for now, although you can create a 'population' for this purpose on any available chunk of rock.

Would having a population hab on it and making it a space station instead of a ship make it work as a deep-space repair facility?
If so, then it open the gates for a multi-purpose "mobile" base. Similar to how a FOB functions. So, just move them closer to the front lines and the ships can then ressuply, repair and etc.

No, orbital habitats also need a population.

What I am probably going to add at some point is the ability for players to create a 'population' in deep space. This would involve adding a tiny rock with 0.001 pop capacity so I don't need to rewrite all the pop code.

[skoormit]

What I am probably going to add at some point is the ability for players to create a 'population' in deep space. This would involve adding a tiny rock with 0.001 pop capacity so I don't need to rewrite all the pop code.

Can we call such a rock a hackteroid?

[Lornalt]

Just to clarify Repair ships need resources right? it wasn't too specific in the changes list. So the colony in question does need a store of resources?

[gpt3]

What would the advantage of repair bays be over commercial damage control plus commercial hangar bays? My hunch from the post is that:

• The former can scrap ships, uses TN resources, and is more resource efficient (shipyard repair vs. damage control rolls).
• The latter doesn't require a population, uses MSP, and is more space efficient (1600t hangar + 300t damage control).

[nuclearslurpee]

What would the advantage of repair bays be over commercial damage control plus commercial hangar bays? My hunch from the post is that:

• The former can scrap ships, uses TN resources, and is more resource efficient (shipyard repair vs. damage control rolls).
• The latter doesn't require a population, uses MSP, and is more space efficient (1600t hangar + 300t damage control).

Armor damage can only be repaired in a shipyard, or now by the new repair bay modules. Using MSP to do repairs is nominally more efficient (about 50% of the resource cost compared to doing repairs, for most components) although for some components that use non-critical resources it may be more economical to use a repair yard instead.

[Droll]

Armor damage can only be repaired in a shipyard, or now by the new repair bay modules.

Also military hangar bays with MSP.