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Offline Draco18s

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Is this normal?
« on: April 05, 2014, 02:52:51 pm »
I decided to take the what memo? challenge and the second planet out (on a concentric map) has FOUR counter attack guard posts all clustered around the command station (which happens to be a jerk full of gravity slow down).

As a second jerk move, there's a Anti Starship Arachnid guard post ALSO hanging out there.

Wasn't able to get a screenshot, for some reason the steam hotkey isn't working.  I did recall this problem from a game last week and there I did get a screenshot.



Counter attack guard posts shouldn't be doing this, right?

(Also, four in the system both times?  That seems...more than coincidental)
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Offline Vinraith

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2014, 02:58:48 pm »
A certain variety of AI subcommander (the guys with the "special" command stations) likes to cluster all his posts together. It can lead to ugly situations like this.
« Last Edit: April 05, 2014, 03:08:57 pm by Vinraith »
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Offline TIE Viper

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2014, 03:49:40 pm »
That particular sub-commander's name is 'The Rude Gesture'.  When you come across one of those it can make things rather...difficult, sometimes.
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Offline keith.lamothe

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2014, 04:28:18 pm »
Quote from: Draco18s on April 05, 2014, 02:52:51 pm
Counter attack guard posts shouldn't be doing this, right?
Picture your best Velociraptor Grin as a response.

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(Also, four in the system both times?  That seems...more than coincidental)
Yea, I think it's limited to 4.  That limit was added after there reports of something like 13 of them in such a system.  So now it puts those other picks towards things like arachnid posts :)
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Offline Aklyon

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2014, 05:04:52 pm »
The AI had problems before telling the difference between 'Rude Gesture' and 'Avoid this place, all who scouteth it.'
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Offline Draco18s

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2014, 06:13:50 pm »
OK.  That's cool then.

I just thought it was weird that BOTH times I ran across CA guard posts they were clustered.
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Offline Vinraith

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2014, 06:24:30 pm »
Quote from: Draco18s on April 05, 2014, 06:13:50 pm
OK.  That's cool then.

I just thought it was weird that BOTH times I ran across CA guard posts they were clustered.

Pretty much bad luck. The RNG hates you. The RNG hates us all.  :D
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Offline Toranth

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2014, 09:18:35 pm »
Quote from: Draco18s on April 05, 2014, 06:13:50 pm
OK.  That's cool then.

I just thought it was weird that BOTH times I ran across CA guard posts they were clustered.

As Keith said, it used to be worse.  Faulty's version.

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Offline Chthon

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2014, 02:35:41 am »
Quote from: Toranth on April 05, 2014, 09:18:35 pm
Quote from: Draco18s on April 05, 2014, 06:13:50 pm
OK.  That's cool then.

I just thought it was weird that BOTH times I ran across CA guard posts they were clustered.

As Keith said, it used to be worse.  Faulty's version.


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