Author Topic: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets  (Read 1354 times)

Offline Fleet

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Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« on: August 24, 2010, 12:58:37 pm »
Is it by design that mobile builders cannot build harvesters on neutral planets? They can set up other items that require supply. Perhaps harvesters are colony ship only?- if so, I don't read it in the tool-tip

In reference to a situation where I took the planet, built harvesters, energy, turrets, etc. then destroyed the command station to prevent warps to that planet. Everything works great, except for harvester rebuilding.

Offline carlosjuero

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Re: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2010, 01:04:58 pm »
I kinda took it as a given that harvesters wouldn't be able to be built (or function) when no CS is present.

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Re: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2010, 01:15:42 pm »
I kinda took it as a given that harvesters wouldn't be able to be built (or function) when no CS is present.

Yep.
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Offline Fleet

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Re: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2010, 01:24:37 pm »
Well...uh... :(

Inconvenient, I can manage the planet in every other aspect without a command station, given that I have supply.

Could this be made clearer in the tool tips?

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Re: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2010, 01:34:35 pm »
It would make sense to have it in the tooltip :) - I am sure Keith & Chris would agree.

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Re: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2010, 03:33:31 pm »
I think it would be pretty cool to be able to mine anything in supply- incentive to battle for no-mans land  :)

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Re: Mobile Builders unable to build harvesters on neutral planets
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2010, 10:17:47 am »
I think it would be pretty cool to be able to mine anything in supply- incentive to battle for no-mans land  :)

I think I agree!

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