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Offline Kamilo (OP)

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Repeating order x times
« on: April 14, 2020, 10:20:18 AM »
Is it possible to repeat an order x times, instead of clicking it x times?
 
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Re: Repeating order x times
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2020, 11:58:31 AM »
You can duplicate the current order list. So if you want it a number of times that's a power of two, you can do it pretty easily. Otherwise, it's more work.

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Re: Repeating order x times
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2020, 12:54:58 PM »
You can also check "cycle orders", the fleet whil repeat orders ad vitam aeternam
 

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Re: Repeating order x times
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2020, 12:57:23 PM »
Well clicking a few hundred times is less than fun and more than just time consuming.  In VB6 you could repeat the order x time via numbers
 

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Re: Repeating order x times
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2020, 01:07:55 PM »
Well clicking a few hundred times is less than fun and more than just time consuming.  In VB6 you could repeat the order x time via numbers

If you want it 16 times, say, just input it once and then duplicate order 4x. That'll do 1x->2x->4x->8x->16x, with only four extra clicks after the basic orders go in. It's not ideal, but it's okay for some applications.

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Re: Repeating order x times
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2020, 03:28:50 PM »
For small operations that works just fine but as soon as it goes to mines or even infrastructures the fun stops quite rapidly
 

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Re: Repeating order x times
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2020, 05:49:16 PM »
Use repeating orders for that. You'll get a notification when the fleet runs out of things to move.

 
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