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Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:53 am
by tppytel
When you choose the transfer drop-down in the Characters screen, certain options are highlighted in red. I can't discern the meaning of this. Any insight?
RE: Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:40 am
by Chris21wen
ORIGINAL: tppytel
When you choose the transfer drop-down in the Characters screen, certain options are highlighted in red. I can't discern the meaning of this. Any insight?
Lead ships
RE: Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:51 am
by tppytel
Lead ships
Ah... OK. Thanks. Is there any reason to care about that? The lead ship designation is basically just cosmetic, right? It's just the ship that marks the fleet location on the map?
RE: Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:54 am
by Chris21wen
ORIGINAL: tppytel
Lead ships
Ah... OK. Thanks. Is there any reason to care about that? The lead ship designation is basically just cosmetic, right? It's just the ship that marks the fleet location on the map?
I think the Fleet admiral needs to be on the lead ship.
RE: Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 6:02 am
by tppytel
I believe that's true, but I think that when you transfer Fleet Admirals you only get fleets in the dropdown, so the red fields don't come up. You only see those when you transfer Ship Captains. Is the idea that the game is warning you that you're putting two eggs in one basket, so to speak? I guess that makes sense, though of all the tiny details in the game it seems like an odd one to highlight so prominently.
RE: Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:25 am
by Cauldyth
You want your Admiral well protected, so giving the lead ship a good captain will help it survive a bit better.
RE: Meaning of red fields when transferring character?
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:48 am
by Chris21wen
ORIGINAL: tppytel
I believe that's true, but I think that when you transfer Fleet Admirals you only get fleets in the dropdown, so the red fields don't come up. You only see those when you transfer Ship Captains. Is the idea that the game is warning you that you're putting two eggs in one basket, so to speak? I guess that makes sense, though of all the tiny details in the game it seems like an odd one to highlight so prominently.
Admirals control fleets, captains control ships. In the real world an admiral on a ship does not override the ships captain when it comes to the ships safety. The captain is responsible if the ship is lost.