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Schatten wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:48 pm Even if we agree with all that it remains a fact that robots the weakest infantry by huge amount.

Less size dont matter much, as standart you can load 5 normal Infantry and 6 robot infantry....they so much weaker that will go killed in combat against the 5.

Build Speed and conditions 100% same as for normal infantry and clones. So who in the world would not use clones that superior in every aspect, even over synthetics that stronger as robots but not so much and have same upkeep as normal infantry.

right now: clones>>normal infantry>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>robots

Schatten wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:48 pm Even if we agree with all that it remains a fact that robots the weakest infantry by huge amount.

Less size dont matter much, as standart you can load 5 normal Infantry and 6 robot infantry....they so much weaker that will go killed in combat against the 5.

Build Speed and conditions 100% same as for normal infantry and clones. So who in the world would not use clones that superior in every aspect, even over synthetics that stronger as robots but not so much and have same upkeep as normal infantry.

right now: clones>>normal infantry>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>robots

arvcran2 wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:49 pm I agree that robotic troops are redundant since they are far too inferior. In fact, I have never used them except for testing them.

Though the following is a little off the topic of the original post: I'd like to get y'all thoughts on these ideas:

1) The AI should never Q more than one new Troop. If this is a problem to implement then please lower the amount to something more manageable like 3.

The reason being simply that it becomes tedious for the player to manage reordering builds.
The other problem is that Q'd troops do not inherit Troop tech upgrades as they only become effective on subsequent to researched new builds.

2) There should be a Q for each Troop Facility, where the colony has an implicit facility for infantry. The implementation could factor in the time to recruit per total concurrent builds. Though I would prefer to see each facility have it's own build pace.

This way the player can at least order new kinds of troops without the tedious management of disbanding, and reordering troop types.
The UI could then have a line for each Troop type making things more easy to view and work with.

3) Earlier versions of the game honored the player's Garrison orders. Now the AI ungarrisons troops the player explicitly set to garrison; it should not do that.