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ok, shuttle is bad example . . .a ship full of fitting cause some load for only clicking "browse" and "x"

and since the change (buttons to bottom) browse and x are way more mousemovement

+1 for women devs as well, don't mind that they players assume your men, they assume all the other players are men as well.

You guys should stop by the WGOE channel though and talk to the rest of the gals if you're ever in game. ^_^.

Woot international womens day.

Great improvements, small things but great.

Hi,

I recently started a thread about laser crystals reload and the awkward game behavior on that matter. It clearly looks like something that was not coded properly after the introduction of torrents / launchers grouping.
( https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&find=unread&t=78127 )

Here is the scenario:
- you have 6 turrets grouped
- you're using faction / t2 crystals
- you have unused spares stacked in cargo

Issues:
- when you reload a different crystal type, lets say from Scorch to Conflagration (used), the client changes the crystals to 1 used crystal and 5 new ones
- when a crystal breaks, if it is a single one the client reloads that crystal and the turrets stop shooting, which I think is the intended behavior like all other turrets that run out of ammo. However, if it is more than a single crystal, the client simply don't load anything
- you can NOT check the crystals damage unless you're undocked. Considering that we restock stuff while docked, that makes things a bit weird right? It is like putting a mirror outside your house to check if you like your outfit... =p
- also, due to the line above, you might undock with 3 sets of crystals that take cargo space but you'll end up with no crystals to shoot anything after 3 volleys. Worst case of the world, I know, but you got the picture.

People have been working around the issue for quite some time with containers and simply dragging all the 6 crystals (hypothetically in this case) directly into the turrets group. We can conquer the space but we don't know the basics of logistics in ammunition usage... right... =)

So, here is what I think it would be the correct / intended behavior of it:
- when one or more crystals break, turrets should stop firing and automatically reload such type of crystal, giving priority to use "(used)" crystals
- when you choose to load a different crystal type, turrets should load chosen type also giving preference to "(used)" crystals, except if the user explicitly chooses to load new crystals. However, I wonder if anyone would actually want to load new crystals if the turrets worked properly in reloading crystals.

Now, since we are on the subject, here are a few additional ideas:
- crystals should have some "docked" easier way of measuring their durability. The same way a projectile or hybrid capsuleer looks at his cargo and knows that 1200 units of X ammo is enough, a capsuleer using lasers should be able to know if that set of crystals will last a volley or a whole day of shooting. Obviously if the "reload" is fixed, this might be overlooked by just keeping some extra brand new crystals that take a line of your cargo hold as a stack and you can just check the quantity.
- for all turrets / launchers in general: reloading ammo is a pain in the butt. You need to stop the gun, wait for half to almost a full cycle of client lag for it to stop, THEN click the new ammo type. For projectiles and hybrids that take 10 seconds to reload, that "lag" problem might be ok, but for lasers, that is bad. The suggestion is: make so that when players right click and select a new ammo type, or just drop some ammo over, that the turrets behave like a reload, stopping shooting and automatically loading the new ammo. That would be SOOOOOOO cool... =)

Thank you.

C'mon CCP this is yet another example of why you fai....

oh wait.

Er, yup ...erm...all really very good, brilliant in fact. Well done.

C.

Ok... so... create a contract every time I want to check my crystals durability... good solution... **facepalm**

Now, I tried the repair ship. Couldn't see anything. Would you mind to give me a hint?

Hahaha, true... =)

But seriously, how do you do the repair? When I open the repair windows none of the crystals show up.

Why don't you want us to know who is posting what order? I already know the name of the toon who buys something from me. I would love to see both the name and standing of every order posted. The ability to market PVP would be awesome, undercut someone just because they are red. Buy something from a blue even if it cost a bit more. see what my enemy's are buying. Use market alts just like neutral scouts. I think this is right up EVE's ally. See if the same guy who undercuts me ever 5min plays 23 hours a day, hit report bot button.

I guess i just don't understand, we are already playing this meta game in the markets with POCO's and the upcoming DUST. Lets take it one more step forward!

Anyway, thanks for the hard work on the UI!

The apostrophe, most commonly used for verbal contractions, does not display correctly. If I type "I've", for example, Eve Mail/Gate displays it as a HTML equivalent (these boards won't display it). It is most annoying. Test it yourself and see.

Sunday nights? Karkur, dear, you need a hobby

Amazing stuff here, especially for doing it on your own time. Thank you!