AgentBif
11-02-2002, 00:24
On the strategic map I want to be able to mark a unit with one or more tags (number, word, or phrase) so that I don't lose track of what I wanted to do with that unit.
Then I want to be able to list all units with a specific tag. I should be able to click on a unit in the list and pop to it's location on the map.
A tag should also have a description associated with it (a sentence or two) and I should be able to get a list of tags with their descriptions.
For example, in the current campaign I am playing, I own half the world. That's some 50 or so provinces (just guessing) and hundreds or perhaps even a thousand or so units. Recently, I got a strategic event claiming a finantial "technology" advancement: banking. And suddenly I found that my per-year income had been halved. Upon checking my governors, I found that some 20 of them had suddenly come up with vanity vices that decreased the agriculture and trade income in their provinces by 10-40%. So I want to replace them all, but it is a daunting task keeping track of which ones need replacing! I keep having to rescan every one of my provinces because I keep forgetting which guys were the bad ones... it is SO TEDIOUS.
With tags, I could just do the scan once, mark each guy with the "termination" tag, and the tedium of finding which one to send my next emisary to (pink slip in hand) is gone. Upon termination, I delete that mark and instead flag him with the "russian front" tag.
Another example: I am currently fighting wars in different areas on the map but the provinces that are producing the armies for those wars are way, way in the back. But the map is a MASS of red flags everywhere, it is very difficult keeping track of which reenforcements are going where and whether or not I have produced enough for a certain front. I would like to be able to flag units when they are produced with tags like "africa", "hungary", etc. Then I could get a list of all the units marked for a certain area and easily decide when I can stop production (thereby saving my tight per-anum income).
Things that should go into a tag list:
number of units listed
unit type (billman, crossbow, spy, etc)
numeric strength
valor
command
accumen
location
destination (if it is moving somewhere)
I should be able to sort the list on one or more of those fields.
Finally, it would be nice to be able to get a list with a boolean expression. EX: "africa and (garrison or battle)"
Please please PLEASE consider implementing something like this in the game. It would drastically reduce the nightmarish tedium of dealing with so many units in a campaign. As it is, turns are taking me an hour or more and those are the ones where NO battles occur.
Please fight the spread of RSI (repetative strain injury) so that your loyal fans and customers have strength left over in their fingers to post fawning praise for your great game-development prowess on fine boards such as this one!
bif
[This message has been edited by AgentBif (edited 11-01-2002).]
Then I want to be able to list all units with a specific tag. I should be able to click on a unit in the list and pop to it's location on the map.
A tag should also have a description associated with it (a sentence or two) and I should be able to get a list of tags with their descriptions.
For example, in the current campaign I am playing, I own half the world. That's some 50 or so provinces (just guessing) and hundreds or perhaps even a thousand or so units. Recently, I got a strategic event claiming a finantial "technology" advancement: banking. And suddenly I found that my per-year income had been halved. Upon checking my governors, I found that some 20 of them had suddenly come up with vanity vices that decreased the agriculture and trade income in their provinces by 10-40%. So I want to replace them all, but it is a daunting task keeping track of which ones need replacing! I keep having to rescan every one of my provinces because I keep forgetting which guys were the bad ones... it is SO TEDIOUS.
With tags, I could just do the scan once, mark each guy with the "termination" tag, and the tedium of finding which one to send my next emisary to (pink slip in hand) is gone. Upon termination, I delete that mark and instead flag him with the "russian front" tag.
Another example: I am currently fighting wars in different areas on the map but the provinces that are producing the armies for those wars are way, way in the back. But the map is a MASS of red flags everywhere, it is very difficult keeping track of which reenforcements are going where and whether or not I have produced enough for a certain front. I would like to be able to flag units when they are produced with tags like "africa", "hungary", etc. Then I could get a list of all the units marked for a certain area and easily decide when I can stop production (thereby saving my tight per-anum income).
Things that should go into a tag list:
number of units listed
unit type (billman, crossbow, spy, etc)
numeric strength
valor
command
accumen
location
destination (if it is moving somewhere)
I should be able to sort the list on one or more of those fields.
Finally, it would be nice to be able to get a list with a boolean expression. EX: "africa and (garrison or battle)"
Please please PLEASE consider implementing something like this in the game. It would drastically reduce the nightmarish tedium of dealing with so many units in a campaign. As it is, turns are taking me an hour or more and those are the ones where NO battles occur.
Please fight the spread of RSI (repetative strain injury) so that your loyal fans and customers have strength left over in their fingers to post fawning praise for your great game-development prowess on fine boards such as this one!
bif
[This message has been edited by AgentBif (edited 11-01-2002).]