Installation (macro) designer

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Erk
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Installation (macro) designer

Post by Erk »

Sorry if this is frequently suggested: I know building designers are, but that's not what I mean, and a few searches didn't turn this up unless I don't know what to search for.

I'd like to be able to make macros for installations made of multiple buildings, in a designer like interface. This would mainly be for defenses, ie. for setting up a simple forward base structure to plunk down quickly. For example, in hardpoint locations I like to make a nifty combo-building with a sensor tower at the center, eight bombard pits around it in a square, lancer hardpoints in the corners, and walls all round. If nothing else it just looks nicer than a scattered line of identical turrets. I'd love to be able to design that and just plunk it down as though it was a single building. Bonus points if it was built in a single action calculated by adding the build times of all the components together, although it'd be fine if the components all got queued up like a normal multi build too.

Or am I the only one that likes his defenses to look nice and be quickly designated ;)
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Re: Installation (macro) designer

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Like the idea a lot!!!
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Re: Installation (macro) designer

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Interesting but I'm not sure if it's worth currently, especially with small maps...
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Re: Installation (macro) designer

Post by Kih-ap-hiih »

Yes build a combo defences, and that we can set it somewhere, what we wish to build more times; and haw it should be. 8)

Translation: Yes, I think that's a good idea.
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Re: Installation (macro) designer

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It's definitely an interesting concept, but for me it doesn't really have that much priority. When the going gets tough you'll want to quickly address whatever the particular situation you're in requires from your defences. In the thick of battle you'll be using these build-templates a lot less.