Build Time bars on component's icons

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Build Time bars on component's icons

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I suggest to add Build Time bars on each component, each droid, each structure
We need to see how much time we need for various stuff
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If you hover over them don't you already get that info? (I'm not sure I understand fully)
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To my knowledge, each component and structure has its own build point value, which is different from build power (which affects the unit's or structure's price), and affects how long it'll take to create said unit or structure, and the time that it takes for a certain unit or structure to be built by a certain factory or construction unit depends on the total build points of the unit or structure being built divided by the factory's or construction unit's own build rate.
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Re: Build Time bars on component's icons

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O_o Now I'm even more confused.
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aubergine wrote:O_o Now I'm even more confused.
each item in stats, except research, contains 2 parameters
- Build Points
- Build Power

some stuff can have fast build time but high price.

For example

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Viper body   
Buld Power:   ==========  30 $
Build Time:   ==========  150 build points

Bug body
Build Power:  ========    25 $
Build Time:   ======      100 build points
Many warzone users dont know about bug-body as fastest component, you can make big army of bugs in very short time

also see https://github.com/Warzone2100/warzone2 ... s/body.ini

hmm i have idea to make sheet of build time bars for each component :)

Funny example:

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Machinegun Tower
Buld Power:   ==========        100 $
Build Time:   ==========        300 build points

Assault Gun Hardpoint - fastest defesive structure
Build Power:  ===============   150 $
Build Time:   =====             150 build points
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Re: Build Time bars on component's icons

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Ah, now I understand. Yes, that sheet of build time bars would be most useful :)
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