Blair Fraser

Reply to Dev and evo or dev and not evo? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

First, thank you for the observations and your question. It's an interesting project because we get a lot of feedback that things have change too much and lot of feedback that things haven't changed enough. Navigating this dilemma requires we stick to a vision that frames everything then a set of rules of how to explore changes within that vision. A full explanation would be very long but here is a short list (not exhaustive) of some factors we consider when deciding how much somethin

Reply to Tec Sb nerf?? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

^ Vasari Starbases aren't out yet.

Reply to Camera Focus stolen by passing ships in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

It is difficult I agree that's why I'm trying to flush out the exact details so we can consider implementing it for you and others who have the same concern. Currently you can 'disconnect' from the camera focus target by using WASD. The camera will move left/right/up/down and no longer follow the unit it may have been attached to. 1. Is it correct that you would want the camera to not change left/right/up/down when you zoom? (i.e. its always looking at the exact same pos

Reply to Camera Focus stolen by passing ships in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

How would you prefer the camera zoom to detect if the target "under the cursor" is something that should be focused on or not?

Reply to Camera Focus stolen by passing ships in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

It shouldn't change focus unless you are zooming. If it is, that is a bug.

Reply to Do planets always have to be in the center of a system? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

Lore wise, the phase lanes are blocked by gravity wells, so it makes sense they are in center, however some asteroid clusters have their mass more distributed creating other shapes (see below). There may be other variants in the future.

Reply to How to refund planetary item or ship items upgrades? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

Follow up: Jamie added Unikraken's idea and the tooltip nows tells you how to remove it.

Reply to How to refund planetary item or ship items upgrades? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

Right click isn't an option because that controls autocast behavior (ship and planet items can have autocastable actives like abilities). Right clicking to remove items being built/researched is valid because they can't autocast while being built/researched. Unikraken has a proposal we are looking into.

Reply to Turn off Cannon? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

A notification is a possibility but they aren't meant to be 'super' weapons anymore. They are meant to be a rough thematic counterpart to the Loyalist ability to have 2 starbases in a gravity well. Should we notify when a loyalist player builds 2 starbases? Maybe we have some numbers to tweak to bring it back in line. I'm also thinking about a planetary shield of sorts that is available earlier in the tech tree. It wouldn't be as good as the starbase one. It may also have othe

Reply to Missed opportunity - emergent gameplay from tactical maneuvering in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

Thanks, and we very much appreciate the detailed feedback. Its the best way to improve!

Reply to Turn off Cannon? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

We'll consider adding it but we wanted to see if we'd solved all the frustrating issues of the sins1 novalith with a redesign. What was the situation when this occurred? It should be very difficult given the range restrictions. If they got a cannon within firing range of your home planet the writing was probably on the wall as they'd have to have a entrenched position deep into your territory (or a high level titan even closer). Although I wouldn't rule out a bug or balance issue eith

Reply to Missed opportunity - emergent gameplay from tactical maneuvering in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

Thanks for the explanations. Myself, Jamie, and Steve all interpreted your original comments quite differently when we discussed them internally but you've made them much clearer. Now that we understand it'll improve our evaluation and potential next steps. Just one point regarding: Engagement ranges are much more important than the new reinforcement system and I am not sure why one has to be removed to enable the other? They aren't mutually exclusive (one isn

Reply to Missed opportunity - emergent gameplay from tactical maneuvering in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

I see and read all the formation comments, however I just want to address the fleet comments. Sins2 fleets are much more sophisticated than Sins1 and are simultaneously easier to use (and they aren't done yet). Jump together - all grouped, not grouped, some grouped Super easy to create multiple fleets and send each as a group or not. Have the secondary fleets follow the primary fleet if you want to maintain more coherency. This was very clu

Reply to Lines by each planet? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

Press ~ and move your mouse back and forth - you will see how the galaxy evolves over time.

Reply to Starbase orbital thruster skill with cooldown + option to auto orbit planet. in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

This is a ongoing discussion internally but we are almost 100% going to make the planetary shield and/or something like aux-gov available much earlier. Not to say we won't make other changes as well. This thread has lots of great feedback and suggestions, thanks! :)

Reply to Refunding Item Prerequisites is Possible in Sins II Bug Reports Sins2 Forums

Ha! Good find! Steve fixed it today. Thanks!

Reply to New player faction icons and color pallette? in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

How does it work in multiplayer if people choose the same or similar colors?

Reply to First Impressions from a Sins 1 Modder in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

So much good stuff, thanks. Way too much for me to address here but I assure you its being read, collected, and discussed. Some of these points were / are already in progress and some have already made it to the new public test build (e.g. being able to build ship items on the fly). The main thing I want to point out for modders is we have a programmer entirely focused on generating a schema for use in vs.code etc. No more guessing what is available or not.

Reply to Sins II: TEC - Spheres of Influence Change Log in Sins II Support Sins2 Forums

Press the delete key to scuttle everything you have selected.

Reply to TEC: Pirates, Planets, and Plunder Change Log in Sins II Support Sins2 Forums

Agreed, we'll be fixing that.

Reply to Kol Battleship in Sins II Bug Reports Sins2 Forums

A save game of this situation would be very helpful.

Reply to Market in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

There is also a research subject to help your scouts find them much easier (very useful on very large maps).

Reply to Shield graphics in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

Glad to hear, this is why we love feedback! Expect everything to continue to get better :)

Reply to AI vs AI only in Sins II Feedback Sins2 Forums

We use that mode internally to watch the Ai behavior but will consider making it available to the public at a later date :)

Reply to Arrow keys to Production menus in Sins of a Solar Empire II Sins2 Forums

It should already expand upward if you add more ships/buildings. If not, we'll fix it. Our plan is to allow modders to add tons of new stuff.