RE: [Cosmos2-code] Groups

[Mathieu R. <mat...@im...>]

A 15:24 19/05/2003 +0800, Ben Kloosterman a =E9crit :


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> > From: mar...@au...
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> > Sent: Monday, 19 May 2003 2:36 PM
> > To: ben...@it...
> > Subject: [Cosmos2-code] Groups
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> > Just a thought but why cant armies to the things fleets can do. ie
> >
> > - armies can merge (or is there a max of only 1 on a planet?)
>
>There can be more per planet but they dont move too much .  Merging would=
 be
>done by the player in the UI eg Transfer all units and then scrap.
>
> > - armies could mine (maybe mobile miners produce much less but can evade
> > bombardment/attacks better)
>
>Units in aremies mine automatically ( unless the army is on a Do nothing
>order) with fleets I thought you would want to specify whether you would
>mine.
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> > - they can be mothballed(scrap those tanks)
>
>Mothballing is different from scrapping , tanks would not be valuable
>enough. There is a scrap army order. I only want ships to be mothballed
>similar to today where the Navy is the main one who Mothballs.

I agree with Martin, a tank division can mothball (just store the tanks in=
=20
a big cave)


> > - transport(do they never carry anything? what about goods(possibly need
> > protected supplies to a hostile planet/area) or artifacts or heros?)
>
>Thats an interesting point the way I see it transport would be done by=
 ships
>acting on the armies . Again as armies are confined you will need to use a
>fleet to move stuff.
>
> > - lay minefield (why not, sacrifice production potential for defense
> > against landings)
>
>These minefields are space based I dont envisage ground based units could
>lay space based mines.

they can lay mine fields on ground in prevision of ground combat


> > - patrol (look for those pesky spies (or enemy remote miners??)
>
>This will be more of a combat order , armies are not really moble enough.
>Patrol does and intercept automatically ,

I still do not see why they cannot patrol =3D> they patrol and engage=20
automatically
execpt the enemy force is too big ? (should be the same for space fleets)



> >
> > basically, i am for option 1 - keep it simple as they really are not=
 very
> > different.
> >

no specific opinion on that
it seems to me that there is no difference between armies and fleet except=
 for
their moving "plane"

>Ok - Opinion noted.
>
>Ben
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