Put your wish list problems here so they might be able to be answered.

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HsojVvad
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Put your wish list problems here so they might be able to be answered.

Post by HsojVvad »

I was looking at the wish list, and some of the things people say I wanted to respond to them. I don't think that is the proper place to respond to peples post so I thought I would make a new one. Lets try and help people with their ideas or suggestions, that we might be able to do now, either because we can do it now and we just don't know about it, or help people tweak their system because they have something on, when it should be off, or even using the editor. One persons idea is about zooming in. I am not shure what problems they have because I don't experiance it. My zooming is pretty smooth. The only time I have problems with it is sometimes, when I zoom in, it goes all the way in. Could this be because of setting issues? Do you have anti alasing on? I forget what other features there are. Maybe turning nebulas all the way down could help as well.

The reason I say this, just because you say you want smoother zooming, how can that be fixed? I think you should state what your system is, and what settings you have on or off in order to be helped better. Maybe putting it in this thread someone beside a developer can help you out.

Another idea is about naming moons. Well you can do that your self. Open up the editor, and double click on the moon. Rename it your self and exit editor. You can rename almost everything in the game this way. Don't like the name of a star, open editor, remember double click on the star and rename it. Don't like the colour, change it. Don't like the name of a planet or moon? Change it yourself to what ever you want.

Another thing I read about fueling. Someone said about putting solar panels on so when the ship is not moving to get fuel or power or what not. This does seem like a good idea. But the developers don't have to put it in. I believe I already read that putting solar panels on a ship is useless because for this to work the ship has to be stationary. Once moved it dosn't work. So try putting solar panals on a ship. If it's not moving, then it's collecting energy. I don't know if this tactic works. I still don't know if energy=fuel. Another idea, is how about equiping star ships with the ability to gather fuel themselves?

I am shure I saw in Start Trek once or twice, the Enterprise having to have to gather fuel for itself by a star and another source. So equipe Star Ships with the ability to gather fuel themselves. Not shure how it will work, but try it and let us know. I will try it and see what happens.

Lets put our wishes here as well to see if anyone can come up with an idea to to it now. I don't think the wish list thread is a good place to respond to peoples ideas, but here woiuld be a good idea to respond to peoples ideas.
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RE: Put your wish list problems here so they might be able to be answered.

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Solar panels could perhaps provide energy, but they wouldn't help at all with Hydrogen or Caslon collection, which are the two elements used for ship fuel. (Fission and Quantum reactors consume Caslon fuel; all other reactor types consume Hydrogen).
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HsojVvad
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So what about adding the fuel collection devices on all starships then? Couldn't that be a viable option?
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