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Multiplayer concurrent space battle.
As we plan to do a many-against-many multiplayer, it requires a constant
real-time mode. Therefore, the current 1-on-1 stop the world type space battle
mechanic won't work, and the SpacewarScreen won't either.
Therefore, I suggest creating a brand-new, tabbed spacewar screen, where
multiple ongoing battles could be observed and managed, but lets the player
enter and exit to do colony management if he/she wishes.
Some considerations:
-remove most panels and have a much simpler layout:
[ space surface ]
[commands][selection][statistics]
- what if a defender adds a space station in middle of the battle?
- what if other fleets of the parties join?
- what if other players join? (this requires non-overlapping at least)
- users leaving their fleet temporarily might enable some AI on their behalf
with a few objectives/parameters
- Modifying the planet screen should be much simpler since less battle related
event depends on it.
- new UI will be required to keep track of ongoing battles when on other
screens.
Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 17 Aug 2012 at 9:40
Original comment by [email protected] on 2 Jun 2013 at 11:07
- Added labels: Milestone-0.96
- Removed labels: Milestone-0.98
Why not limit the spacewar/groundwar to 1 vs. 1 (nobody can join an ongoing
fight) and prevent the involved parties to do any colony/equipment management
while fighting?
The game could pause for everyone while a battle is happening (at least where
human players are involved) and the other players could either watch (if it
happens inside their radar range/on a planet with a spy sat) or manage their
colonies until the battle is done.
Original comment by [email protected] on 14 Mar 2014 at 7:30