No Move here mission

[Chris21wen]

Why is there no 'Move here' mission for constructor ships. If it's a bug it needs fixing, if it's by design it's crud.

[Bingeling]

What is the issue? I am quite sure I have seen moving construction ships in this game.

[Retreat1970]

Ctrl-right click should bring up all options. You may have to be zoomed all the way in though.

[Chris21wen]

ORIGINAL: Retreat1970

Ctrl-right click should bring up all options. You may have to be zoomed all the way in though.

It does not, all I get is move or sometimes build here. I have tried on many zoom levels. In case it's something I've done or were I an in my current game I've started two new one and there do not have the 'move here' option for constructors.

Screen dump

[Chris21wen]

ORIGINAL: Bingeling

What is the issue? I am quite sure I have seen moving construction ships in this game.

I can't honestly remember if I've ever tried it on constructors before, I suppose I must have but as I said I can't remember. It matters not as it is not there now.

[Bingeling]

Ah, I understand now.

It is quite possible that it has never been there. Do other ship types have "Move Here" in that situation? I believe I only use that mission when I micromanage fleet attacks or send a ship to check the locations marked after destroying pirate bases.

What I would do then is zoom very far in on a specific system, so that I can point at a spot in space and do "move here". Move here should not make much sense from the zoom level you use. I seem to remember from this that the option may not appear unless "very close in". Either that, or I zoom that far in in order to be sure to target the correct spot...

[Retreat1970]

Bingeling is right. You have to be zoomed in to the "move here" target, or maybe it's because you're still pre-warp trying to move to another system. Idk, but I haven't had your problem before. It works on my end.

[Chris21wen]

The last pic is a new game.  The first isn't, it's an old game where all systems have been explored.

In the first pic I was trying to move to the special area where I know there are some damaged ships but the only way I can do it is to move another ship (usually a scout) to the area to re-find what's there.  Being able to move other ships like this means that 'Move here' works for them, also I have tried all possible zoom levels.  It simply does not work.

This what another ship looks like

[Bingeling]

And if you move in to the same level with a construction ship? Maybe the default order is different, so do control right click to be sure.

I am surprised you see "move here" while that far out, I imagine the order used in situations where I can clearly see the ship graphics, not just a ship marker like in your image.

And to be clear, I have not opened the game or tried this since you first asked the question, so I am commenting by hazy memory and general game understanding

And as I also said, I find "Move Here" to be a very specific order. Used only in specific circumstances like micro managing combat or making sure a ship (explorer or military) drop out of hyperspace on an exact spot designed to discover any alien ship parked there without further need to micro manage. In all other cases I move "To" something.

[Chris21wen]

ORIGINAL: Bingeling


And as I also said, I find "Move Here" to be a very specific order. Used only in specific circumstances like micro managing combat or making sure a ship (explorer or military) drop out of hyperspace on an exact spot designed to discover any alien ship parked there without further need to micro manage. In all other cases I move "To" something.

That's why I came across the problem.

I have tried control, shift, and every other click I can think of. I've tried all zooms, new games. old games, swearing but there simply is no 'Move here' option.

[Bingeling]

So, I launched DW Universe, and started a tiny, mature custom game. No mods as far as I know, this is not the computer where I would actually play a game.

Once I got control I grabbed a construction ship.

Control right click on "space" outside the capital:



The state of the ship after getting the Move Here order (a coordinate).