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Probe patterns (save and load)

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Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#41 - 2013-03-21 09:01:26 UTC
Well, shift is working quite well and its fast when it comes to scan range, but placing probes does take kinda long when you want to make it precise... Which is the point here :p
Xe'Cara'eos
A Big Enough Lever
#42 - 2013-03-21 19:57:31 UTC
my support added, I like all 3 of the supporting skills that I noticed -

  • astronometric alignment - pattern loads quicker (the one I recall was 5% per level, I think 7.5% might be better)
  • unnamed (astronometric patterns) - number of patterns you can save per player
  • unnamed (astronometric pre-positioning) - number of probes can be saved into a pattern ( core probes can be saved into a pattern at I, combat probes can be saved in at II, deep space can be saved in at IV)


I think you shouldn't be able to launch the probes cloaked - whether or not they're centred on you, and that the time taken to launch the pattern should scale with the number of probes launched...

details maybe need somewhat more thorough working - but they're close

I love the idea!

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Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#43 - 2013-03-21 20:28:19 UTC
Xe'Cara'eos wrote:
my support added, I like all 3 of the supporting skills that I noticed -

  • astronometric alignment - pattern loads quicker (the one I recall was 5% per level, I think 7.5% might be better)
  • unnamed (astronometric patterns) - number of patterns you can save per player
  • unnamed (astronometric pre-positioning) - number of probes can be saved into a pattern ( core probes can be saved into a pattern at I, combat probes can be saved in at II, deep space can be saved in at IV)


I think you shouldn't be able to launch the probes cloaked - whether or not they're centred on you, and that the time taken to launch the pattern should scale with the number of probes launched...

details maybe need somewhat more thorough working - but they're close

I love the idea!


Don't get me wrong mate, the idea of launching probes cloaked is not on the table here.

As for your second point regarding time taken to launch, it would remain the same, you launch all 7 (or x ammount), THEN you load the pattern.
Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#44 - 2013-03-27 11:57:05 UTC
Bump
Omnathious Deninard
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#45 - 2013-03-27 12:00:58 UTC
maybe we will see some of this come to fruition in Odyssey

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Onomerous
Caldari Black Hand
Caldari Tactical Operations Command
#46 - 2013-03-27 12:34:51 UTC
I like the general idea of this!! +1
Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#47 - 2013-03-27 12:35:11 UTC
I saw something regarding scanning UI in the features list.... Hope you are correct!
Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#48 - 2013-03-28 05:03:30 UTC
Bumping again
Omnathious Deninard
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#49 - 2013-03-30 12:46:27 UTC
Bumping

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Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#50 - 2013-04-03 17:42:13 UTC
Bump
Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#51 - 2013-04-09 16:24:35 UTC
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Infinite Force
#52 - 2013-04-18 23:43:20 UTC
To the top. Worth looking at.

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Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#53 - 2013-04-25 13:48:59 UTC
From the abyss this post will surface!
GM Bunyip
Game Master Retirement Home
#54 - 2013-04-26 23:06:41 UTC
Word on the street is we announced this at Fanfest today, and the crowd went wild. \o/

Nice job. I'm sure this played a part.
Omnathious Deninard
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#55 - 2013-04-27 00:02:03 UTC
GM Bunyip wrote:
Word on the street is we announced this at Fanfest today, and the crowd went wild. \o/

Nice job. I'm sure this played a part.

While I can say I like the probe pattern buttons, the new system serously cut the time to scan down a ship, to seconds with proper use of D-Scan and the new Probe patterns.
I can see lots of tears comming from this.

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Sante Ixnay
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#56 - 2013-04-27 03:26:50 UTC
It seems unlikely, but I hope that manual arrangement by a deft prober ends up with an edge. Ideally, auto-arrangement would not be the optimal tool, just the most convenient one.
Dr Ted Kaper
Arondight
#57 - 2013-04-27 05:40:44 UTC
This does not even need a script to be a great game mechanic. Being able to save probe patterns and have then scale based on size is just a good game mechanic. Probes should still have their current movement patterns( individual control and placement , shift for all.. etc...) but a " set to saved pattern" button could save oceans of time. FOR ODESSEY make this happen, it does not foster ark scanning as you still have to reposition the pattern, trace sits, and use skill for better placement of probes(especially if our a hardcore combat scanner or deal with a large system) AND scanning is about the excitement of discovery not about being a tedious job of scaling down the same pattern several dozen times.
Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
#58 - 2013-04-27 09:01:18 UTC
Souverainiste wrote:
From the abyss this post will surface!


GM Bunyip wrote:
Word on the street is we announced this at Fanfest today, and the crowd went wild. \o/

Nice job. I'm sure this played a part.


Glory to Souverainiste and the fact that F&I works as intended.

I have to admit that I went wild, alone at home watching the stream.

Proper job indeed.

CCP Greyscale: As to starbases, we agree it's pretty terrible, but we don't want to delay the entire release just for this one factor.
Souverainiste
The W.O.L.F
What Could Possibly Go Wr0ng
#59 - 2013-04-28 04:16:57 UTC
GM Bunyip wrote:
Word on the street is we announced this at Fanfest today, and the crowd went wild. \o/

Nice job. I'm sure this played a part.


Sorry for the spam my good sir, was at work, sucks I could not watch the stream. I'll watch for a place to listen to it :)
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