I'm thinking that if unlimited-run assembly chips were to be present in the game (and that's a pretty big if, but I see the fringe cases where they might be useful), then they'd have to have severe limitations to not outshine single-run assembly chips in every possible way. One such limitation coul...

#1 If your carrier is carrying a production module. That is not going to leave it with any real room for actually holding the fighters. Otherwise the carrier would be very overpowered. That's a big assumption you're making about gameplay we don't have any details on! Regardless, specialized manufac...

So I like the sound of these mechanics quite a bit, but I have a few concerns. Specifically that it'll shut down some modes of gameplay that I was hoping to use. Maybe you can convince me otherwise! I'd be pretty happy if you could. So here's my use case: I have a mobile fleet. I have a carrier in m...

I picked it up quite a while ago. I found it pretty fun, although its very much my sort of thing, so I'm pretty biased. Its not without issues - it gets pretty fiddly at times, and the actual combat mechanics are pretty terrible (hold down the shoot button and hope you gun down all the bugs before t...

There is a cap on how big ships can be, I think. IIRC, it's to do with collision detection; the size difference between moving objects can only get so big before the calculations start getting exploding.

Personally I'm waiting for it to be finished before I pick it up again. Played through to the endgame, such as it was, before one of the world/character wipes. I'm keen to play it again...but there's a limit to how much I can play a game before I get bored, so I might as well wait for the full exper...

Java's fine unless you're doing heavy work on the CPU. I find that I can usually get away with it. Below a certain level the lower performance is irrelevant. For Java, I'd recommend Slick. I don't think slick is being maintainted any more. LibGDX is what you're looking at for that sort of library no...

Is...is stalker even an acronym? Is it an acronym is russian ? Isn't stalker something they just straight up call you? But anyway, yes, Stalker was great. Quirky as hell, but great. Not sure the two add-ons/sequels quite hit the same notes, but call of Pripyatwas pretty great. The one thing that rea...

Nope! I only say it's too fiddly because I think it can't be handled opaquely. There's too much of a drastic change involved. Of course my AI fleets can handle this without me worrying. The actions involved are shipping in replacements, and scrapping old ships, which really seems a bit too major to ...

There's no getting around that age-dependant wear is going to add extra hassle for no real gain, though. Requiring full chassis replacement is surplus to requirements; the purpose would be fulfilled just as well by requiring an overhaul that consumes (ubiquitous) spare parts. Plus, this sort of fidd...

Using up spare parts or what have you (which are actually manufactured) is certainly better than a random upkeep black hole. I'm not convinced that increased upkeep costs increasing as a ship ages is a good choice, though. It necessitates scrapping and replacing ships occasionally, which seems inevi...

We're pretty much on the same page there, then. Not totally sold on wear and tear as the solution, but I do thing you need something in that vein.

I've read the wear and tear thread, and, indeed, posted in it. To make my position clear I'm not opposed to some kind of upkeep mechanic on your ships. Actually, I'm very much in favour of it! If nothing else, it's important that you actually need logistics and income to run a huge fleet. I'd only b...

Well, I know I'm just repeating myself every time this topic comes up, but...I don't have a way to finish that sentence. Anyway, I like the idea of a fairly generic supply system whereby a ships supplies are slowly eroded over time, and are easily (and possibly automatically) refilled at port (or an...

Simply excluding something for the sake of excluding it because it seems pointless is how you end up with games that appear really deep and thought out but then you realize that they are insanely shallow and use tricks of perception to make the player feel as though they're deep when in fact it is ...