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I'm sure you've locked everything down at this late stage, but at some time in the future could there be an option for automatic pausing of the game at user-defined intervals? Such as every hour of game time?

When I play HTTR, I usually stop the game at a specified time, no matter what, so that I can take stock of what has transpired. This is pretty vital because the game can get out of control if you let it.

Such a feature could be helpful during multiplayer as well. Anyone else see any value in such a feature?

In COTA you have the ability to :Run Until xx:xx. This will probably meet your request.
Ray

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe
In COTA you have the ability to :Run Until xx:xx. This will probably meet your request.
Ray

And might I add it's a feature I use a lot - give orders - set game to run for an hour - alt-tab to something else I'm doing - check back later.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe

In COTA you have the ability to :Run Until xx:xx. This will probably meet your request.
Ray

That is exactly what I'm looking for. Guess I'm not the only one to use the engine this way. Thank you Panther!

Does this mean we can now have PBEM games?

ORIGINAL: sterckxe

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe
In COTA you have the ability to :Run Until xx:xx. This will probably meet your request.
Ray

And might I add it's a feature I use a lot - give orders - set game to run for an hour - alt-tab to something else I'm doing - check back later.

Your people die while you browse the porn sites?! [X(][:'(]

I think every soldier would want you as commander [:D][:D]

O.

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

Your people die while you browse the porn sites?! [X(][:'(]

I think every soldier would want you as commander [:D][:D]

O.

Now don't go knocking our hobbies [8D]

ORIGINAL: Crimguy
Does this mean we can now have PBEM games?

not (yet)

I've been pushing for it but there's a lot of extra work required for pbem to work : ability to load a savegame for both sides, security / anti-cheat stuff, playback options, ... Short : a lot of work with other - more pressing - features getting priority.

Whenever Arjuna runs out of pressing features to implement (yeah, right ...) I'll start a "we want pbem" campaign in here

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko
Your people die while you browse the porn sites?! [X(][:'(]

Browse ? - I develop them - what's your credit card number again ?

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko
I think every soldier would want you as commander [:D][:D]

Well, the one time I led a platoon, everyone followed me without questioning orders. The fact that we were going to a bar had nothing to do with it

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

What do you mean Eddy, that's the ONLY time they followed you and I bet you had to offer the first shout as well.[:'(]

ORIGINAL: Arjuna
What do you mean Eddy, that's the ONLY time they followed you and I bet you had to offer the first shout as well.[:'(]

What else ?

I think that's why I like to order around digital soldiers, though I sometimes wonder if my total lack of consideration for their well-being is somehow damaging my digital karma. I keep losing in COTA which is - of course - only due to bad luck as it's totally inconceivable any AI can beat me and my psycho-banzaï operational tactics.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

I'm sure those psycho-banzaï operational tactics will come into their own at Guadalcanal and Finschhafen. [;)]

ORIGINAL: sterckxe

And might I add it's a feature I use a lot - give orders - set game to run for an hour - alt-tab to something else I'm doing - check back later.

I like this a lot, but realized that I forfeit air strikes and the ability to issue orders immediately to those reinforcements appearing at the map edge. I wish I could make the game stop automatically for such fortuitous events.

Gee there's no pleasing everyone![:)]

ORIGINAL: Rooster
I like this a lot, but realized that I forfeit air strikes and the ability to issue orders immediately to those reinforcements appearing at the map edge. I wish I could make the game stop automatically for such fortuitous events.

And you can't react to unexpected enemies appearing out of nowhere either, but as I usually play with no orders delay, this delay for me simulates the usual FUBAR of IRL ground campaigns. And having fewer air-missions than normal just makes it a little bit tougher - just as I like it.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

ORIGINAL: sterckxe
And you can't react to unexpected enemies appearing out of nowhere either, but as I usually play with no orders delay, this delay for me simulates the usual FUBAR of IRL ground campaigns. And having fewer air-missions than normal just makes it a little bit tougher - just as I like it.

Also lets you be productive (or not) while you play. Think I'll try it tonight. [:)]