This is a question I've planned asking for a good while now. Once upon a time, a sk map would start you in a random position. Now, it seems, you are stuck with slot zero, Green. Kinda predictable, kinda boring. I think I managed once to shift the start pos elsewhere, but have not been able to repeat that feat.
So, can I (a) force a random start pos? (b) switch start pos after game is set up? (c) or am I facing a future kinda boring and getting more so. (You know how it is with boring - it can only get worse!)
Final question: who thought it was a good idea to introduce fixed start pos, and why did he think it was such a good idea? Is it because he is fond of Green?
Skirmish starting position
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Re: Skirmish starting position
You can change both colour and start position in the GUI. I do not remember the details offhand, but I am sure some forum member can help out.
Fixed start positions has both advantages and disadvantages. On the upside, it is easier to arrange team and AI matches where you want to start geographically united. On the downside, well, it is a bit predictable. In the longer run, we should arrange start positions in team clusters, so that teams start together, but on random sides of the map, and individual players still start randomly. Like in Starcraft2.
Fixed start positions has both advantages and disadvantages. On the upside, it is easier to arrange team and AI matches where you want to start geographically united. On the downside, well, it is a bit predictable. In the longer run, we should arrange start positions in team clusters, so that teams start together, but on random sides of the map, and individual players still start randomly. Like in Starcraft2.