Upgrading Ships
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Hi All,
Just started out with GalCivII and I've a query about ship upgrading.
When I select a ship to to say upgrade the engines as I had researched some better ones, why do I get presented with a graphical of just the base hull??? No weapons, engines, hull parts armour etc. Surely I do not have to COMPLETELY rebuild/design the whole ship, just to upgrade one or even two components?? Is this a bug or what?
This is doing my head in, especially as when you are still learning the game one tends to start off using the bog standard ship designs provided.
And spending HOURS just trying to figure out how you got those wingy, sticky out bits so that it looks the same, just to upgrade ONE stupid engine type, never mind not knowing where the original engine went or how many, is NOT FUN - you do not even arrange the components in any logical order either - wingy bits, curvy bits etc all in groups would be useful.
In addition to have to keep dropping out of the upgrade bit and going to back to the ship selection page to be able to look at the original to make sure you got the RIGHT sticky out, wingy STUPID bit is even more annoying!!
I did briefly try my own design - what the heck goes on with the armour and shield knobs? Do they cover the whole ship or just the area you stick them on? I was putting on (what I thought were) four shield generators to cover the quadrants on my ship to be told I had run out of room on the third. Armour is surely an integral part of the hull anyway. Why not just select the type of armour/shield you want (dependent on your tech level) and it's automatically built in. Job done.
If and when I am more au fait with the game I will get around to designing all my own ships, so I will know how to rebuild with what bits and where, so it will not be as much a hassle (I hope - don't think) - but I would rather not - so I am hoping this a bug - sincerely.
I've played the Master of Orions, Star Empires etc and ship designs have always been an interesting side to the game, but never have I come across such a Heath Robinson set-up as this. Your "manual" does not even have any help in that area either - is there a ship builders/designers guide somewhere on the forums?
Invisman
Just started out with GalCivII and I've a query about ship upgrading.
When I select a ship to to say upgrade the engines as I had researched some better ones, why do I get presented with a graphical of just the base hull??? No weapons, engines, hull parts armour etc. Surely I do not have to COMPLETELY rebuild/design the whole ship, just to upgrade one or even two components?? Is this a bug or what?
This is doing my head in, especially as when you are still learning the game one tends to start off using the bog standard ship designs provided.
And spending HOURS just trying to figure out how you got those wingy, sticky out bits so that it looks the same, just to upgrade ONE stupid engine type, never mind not knowing where the original engine went or how many, is NOT FUN - you do not even arrange the components in any logical order either - wingy bits, curvy bits etc all in groups would be useful.
In addition to have to keep dropping out of the upgrade bit and going to back to the ship selection page to be able to look at the original to make sure you got the RIGHT sticky out, wingy STUPID bit is even more annoying!!
I did briefly try my own design - what the heck goes on with the armour and shield knobs? Do they cover the whole ship or just the area you stick them on? I was putting on (what I thought were) four shield generators to cover the quadrants on my ship to be told I had run out of room on the third. Armour is surely an integral part of the hull anyway. Why not just select the type of armour/shield you want (dependent on your tech level) and it's automatically built in. Job done.
If and when I am more au fait with the game I will get around to designing all my own ships, so I will know how to rebuild with what bits and where, so it will not be as much a hassle (I hope - don't think) - but I would rather not - so I am hoping this a bug - sincerely.
I've played the Master of Orions, Star Empires etc and ship designs have always been an interesting side to the game, but never have I come across such a Heath Robinson set-up as this. Your "manual" does not even have any help in that area either - is there a ship builders/designers guide somewhere on the forums?
Invisman
