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Thank you for the information. How to download the strings text file the transifex site ? I couldn't find ant corresponded button or link in the interface... @Stan`Could you please help ? Do you mean "Edit source" button ? As I understand this feature is available as only payable option in transifex account. I didn't found anything else.

I periodically encounter grammatical errors (sometimes even serious ones) or translation inaccuracies in the interface, unit and building names, and hints, and I'd like to quickly spot them and all similar places in strings. For example, I recently discovered that the term "Nabatean camel archer" (which should be translated as "camel-riding archer") was translated in one language as "Nabatean archer of camel" (belonging to a camel or descended from a camel). Or another example: First, in one sentence, a unit is mentioned in the singular, then in the next, in the plural. And so on...

Hello everyone. Is there any detailed instruction how to get full text strings with English and someone another language ? It will be good to get the table or CSV file or something like that with english string and the translated string by specific another language. The purpose - to see all of this directly on the PC, to better search and overview. Using local text editor and so on... It's better to get it from localization portal, but I haven't found how to download it from transifex... May be it is possible direct from installed packages / folders on my PC (Windows) ? And of course I understand that the edition should be done only on transifex durring the specific period (before string freeze). Thank you in advance for any advice.

@Stan`, thank you! But it looks too complicated... Is there something more user-friendly ? Something like in civilization description in the game GUI?

Is there a comparison table of unit and building stats for all civilizations? A single line displaying hit points, cost, attack types and levels, defense against various attacks, production locations, available levels, and spawn conditions... For example, a comparison of all foot pikemen from different factions, all swordsmen from different factions, all cavalry spearmen, all heroes, all castles and towers from all civilizations, and so on. Such a comparison table would be very useful for choosing a game civilization before a match and for determining counters to various units from different factions and tactics selection. It seems like I've seen something similar somewhere, but maybe I dreamed it? Overall, it would be best to have such a table directly in the game, as unit and building stats periodically change from version to version.

Guys, am I the only one who thinks that suggestions for improvements and refinements to such a diverse game should have been posted in separate threads a long time ago, rather than in one kilometer-long one with... 173 pages! In my opinion, this is completely counterproductive!

I have created a ticket to develop this feature: https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/issues/8696

@Perzival12 > ...Maybe AresBot... Basaltum (the hardest rock) ? > ...but I need to know what should be changed? Is it still too strong? Or maybe it is too weak? Let me know any changes you think about it... To check the Pebble AI bot strength, could you please let us know how to install and use it and which version of 0 A.D. is compatible for this ?

Why not. But this fail may be possible and without garrisoned champions on ram ship. Three ram ships also will beat one arrow ship, as I understand. The enemy may disembark units from the ship and give you a hard time. What does it mean ? This is war reality. When enemy have more units and use it with mind he will beat you any time. Try to find the solution! For example - sink his ramming ship with javelinners or archers. Small amount of distant units will sink one ram ship with ALL the champions for short period. Fastly! "The enemy will have more units and I will be defeated" — it is not the real reason to decline the feature. In case you lost the unique ship. And lost your shipyard. There are a lot of ways how to build new doc and new ship, even you have not gold and gold mines around. Just make a market and trade the food (or other goods) for the gold. By the way. The dock is also a market. But.. In other way. You may garrison some units to the trade ship as a garrison and capture any war ship without units. Only imagine... And this is also war reality. Defend your units. Be carefull! Use the tactics! Guard everything. This is real strategy!

@Perzival12 Very interesting project! Let's give new bot the name - "Puer AI" (puer means Boy or child in Latin) - "Calculus" (latin. "pebble", small round piece of stone) - Pebble AI (pebble is small stone... and also opensource community brand for smart watch) I like mostly "Puer AI" and "Pebble AI" variants. Both starts from P (as Petra) and means small variant of something bigger.

In this case, AI behavior during the game and replay viewing should NOT be linked in any way. I don't know the technical details, but for the user, replay viewing isn't a real game; they can't change anything; they simply follow the actions and analyze what was done during the match (and when exactly), for which the replay is saved. However, AI behavior in the match must be fair. That's all. When Shroud of Darkness and Fog of War aren't used by bots, but are used by real players, it's a completely unfair situation.

@LienRag, @Grautvornix, only my opinion.... It would be nice if ship garrison information wasn't displayed in the interface. It would add an element of surprise... You attack a ship and want to board it, thinking it's "empty," but it's garrisoned (even more than yours), and everything goes wrong... The garrison is hidden below deck. It's invisible. And suddenly, during a boarding battle, it turns out it's there... Isn't that wonderful? And it's quite historical. But if they do decide to add information about the ship's troops, they could at least add a flag above the vessel (a simple small flag or something larger with civilization symbols) indicating the presence of a garrison. But in my opinion, that's not as interesting. The element of surprise would be lost.

It would be better if Petra AI weren't an all-powerful know-it-all, but instead mimicked the behavior of a real player. It would definitely be more correct if the bot built scouts (land and sea) and scouted the territory. Or did so with any available unit (as real players do). And then, having found something, it would choose tactics to attack or contain. I'm sure it's not that difficult to get a bot to scout the territory. Many new players complain that Petra AI is too strong, even on easy difficulty. And the open map and lack of fog of war are precisely the unfair advantages of the "computer player." If you're unsure whether the bot will be too weak as a result, make it optional when creating a match, using a checkbox like this: [V] "Computer player simulates real player behavior" (slightly obscured, not explicit) or something like that "Petra AI can see the entire map always". Or, in other words, explicit options: [V] Map explored for all Petra AI Bots [ ] Fog of war for all Petra AI Bots

The issue in Gitea: https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/issues/8666

Friends, this topic is not about changing size of ships (BTW: I am personally against reducing the ships size, it looks good now). This topic is about simple feature — the boarding of ships. It is about possibility to add any ship with garnison the ability to capture (boarding) any other enemy ship without (or lesser) garnison, lilke the capturing of building. The simplification is linked the fact that possible boarding process no need animation, only capture point bar even. Or may be with "hand-on-hand combat on ship" sounds and some some flying particles to demonstrate the process. And, may be, the separation of garnisoned units between mothership and captured ship . That's all. So, as example the trade ship with garnison will get possibility to capture "empty" enemy ship. So, trade ship may be protected by garissoned war units. And so on Why not? It was so in history... Such element of surprising! This will be wonderful and very interesting concept to improve naval confrontation. Corvus add-on for Rome Ships (with or without animation) and some advanced technologies to support or counter the boarding will be good too. But, need to understand if it is possible realize boarding (capturing the ship) itself. Please note, if it is need to create a tickets in Gitea or something like that.