Sebovzeoueb Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 I have often found myself wanting in an RTS a screen listing all your units/buildings. Much like the City and Unit Advisors in Civ 2 (and doubtless other Civ games).This would really help to avoid losing track of where each building is, and where all the units are, and what they are doing. Not 100% sure what the system would look like, but I think it could add a new dimension to RTS gaming (maybe some games have this kind of system already, I don't know). Here is a "Rage Comic" style mockup:Maybe this could be a panel that can be hidden or shown.Also, I was thinking it could be cool to have formations of units which act as one unit. Selecting massive armies can get messy, and although groups exist, I really liked the formations in Cossacks. You can select a whole army with one click, and they always move together and attack in an organised manner. Also the Hero units could act as leaders for a formation, bringing bonuses to the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 There would be potentially dozens of structures and hundreds of units in your empire in each match. Not sure if these advisory ledgers would be helpful or just clutter things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebovzeoueb Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Yes, it would have to be a very streamlined system, probably with various filters and generally well thought out. Probably more useful for structures than for units.It's just an idea based on my experience of playing RTS games, and also based on how useful I have found these kind of screens in civ2.I think of it more as a screen/panel that you would access if you are looking for something, rather than having it open all the time. Also I was thinking some sort of map screen could be nice, a bit like when you fully zoom out on Supreme Commander. Basically some way to have an overall view of what is going on, that is more detailed than the minimap.Maybe I am the only one who finds it hard to manage sprawling empires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 The Civilization games tend to be much much slower than 0 A.D. though, so a ledger like that would be very useful in a game like Civ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreaplanet Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 It may could be useful for Units, not single units, but group of units. To have an overview of your army/citizens. And with a checkbox with the ability to select them.For example selecting idle woman in the north part of the map, or selecting all warriors of the east part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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