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Anybody else notice, when you first build a capital ship factory, the price's are set to 0, so you get a free capital ship?  Is this on purpose, or a mistake?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

 

Oh, trust me, we've all noticed, at least anyone who plays online (has been forced to) know about it <g>.  In fact, building your capital ship factory so that you can pump out that first free capital ship is one of the very first clicks you make at the start of the game, say within the first 5 seconds.

I think it was intentional since it's been like this since I bought the game and it helps you colonize faster; it gets the game moving.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Your first capital ship is designated as your flagship and is free. If you lose your flagship it is NOT free the second time. Check the tooltips when you hover the mouse pointer over that first ship.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I think it was intentional since it's been like this since I bought the game and it helps you colonize faster; it gets the game moving.
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Yup, it's definitely intentional. It can also be changed per map. In beta, the flagship actually started at level 3 also :P

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

well i m pretty sure that you can change the files so it is more natural...

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Annatar11, reply 3

I think it was intentional since it's been like this since I bought the game and it helps you colonize faster; it gets the game moving.
Yup, it's definitely intentional. It can also be changed per map. In beta, the flagship actually started at level 3 also
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Annatar,  Did i understand you correctly?  The Capital Flagship started at level 3?  Meaning it jumped 1 and 2? Or meaning you didn't get it until you reached the third level with one of your other caps?

That sounds awesome!!!  I would love to find a way to start a map with a cap at different levels, i could build "crews" then and have a ship go from game to game at a sequential leveling up!!  Like having a Carrier captained by Jameson Faragut and going through 5 games and twelve levels!!  That is the other thing i am working on, trying to get the caps above level 10.  :)   Not that it will ever happen, haha, but its worth digging around in the files trying to figure out if i can do it.  :)

-Teal

 

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

nnatar, Did i understand you correctly? The Capital Flagship started at level 3? Meaning it jumped 1 and 2? Or meaning you didn't get it until you reached the third level with one of your other caps?
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It started as level 3. :P