threat?? help please :(

[x4000]

Haha, yeah.

[Vinraith]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that option; I always have it enabled.

In SlimDX, I used to hold the Alt key to toggle showing names, but I don't think that works anymore.

Now it's Ctrl or Shift, I forget which one.  Should have mentioned that, myself!

90% sure it's Ctrl. I'm working or I'd check.

[Fleet]

Ah, you're right, it was control. I've grown accustomed to using Alt.

[Signata]

We should make one of those huge posters with a big list of key combos and important facts and such, like so: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lisa/archive/2010/04/16/vs-2010-keyboard-shortcut-posters-now-available-for-vb-c-f-c.aspx

Yes! With cheesy stock photography in the columns, too. Smiling young couples sitting around a laptop and pointing at the screen; grandmothers holding a mouse, and clicking; a hip urban youth with tattoos flinging parasites with his cool Asian friends.

[Echo35]

We should make one of those huge posters with a big list of key combos and important facts and such, like so: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lisa/archive/2010/04/16/vs-2010-keyboard-shortcut-posters-now-available-for-vb-c-f-c.aspx

Yes! With cheesy stock photography in the columns, too. Smiling young couples sitting around a laptop and pointing at the screen; grandmothers holding a mouse, and clicking; a hip urban youth with tattoos flinging parasites with his cool Asian friends.

There of course, has to be one (1) person of every racial group so as not to look racist.

[x4000]

And of course we need the one with three guys in busiiness suits standing around a projector with a really-tangled galaxy map on it, their expressions glassy but serious.

[Mithror]

Wow, this is a new feature? I've been using that like ever since I got the game. It's invaluable!

A related question: I've got like 7k threat looming over me. What's the best way to get this number down fast? (I'm two hops away from the last homeworld and am at 550 AIP or something, if that helps decide what to do...)

Also, do ships in aircraft carriers count towards the threat level or is just the carrier that counts? (And can you tell your ships to avoid shooting carriers until last?)

[x4000]

A related question: I've got like 7k threat looming over me. What's the best way to get this number down fast? (I'm two hops away from the last homeworld and am at 550 AIP or something, if that helps decide what to do...)

They'll be hanging out near your planets, somewhere.  Most likely if there are THAT many, they are all piled up unable to get into some really strongly-defended planets of yours with enough force for them to consider it overwhelming.  Scouting around should give you some ideas for where you can clear them out.

Also, do ships in aircraft carriers count towards the threat level or is just the carrier that counts? (And can you tell your ships to avoid shooting carriers until last?)

Yes, the ships in carriers also do count toward the threat.  And at the moment you can't tell your ships to avoid hitting the carrier until last, but soon that will be the case.

[Mithror]

A related question: I've got like 7k threat looming over me. What's the best way to get this number down fast? (I'm two hops away from the last homeworld and am at 550 AIP or something, if that helps decide what to do...)

They'll be hanging out near your planets, somewhere.  Most likely if there are THAT many, they are all piled up unable to get into some really strongly-defended planets of yours with enough force for them to consider it overwhelming.  Scouting around should give you some ideas for where you can clear them out.

I know where they are and indeed they are near my strongest defended planets. I guess I'll have to trick the AI into thinking I'm abandoning the system(s) and then surprise it by counter-attacking! Mwuhahahaha... And then he'll kill me anyway

Yes, the ships in carriers also do count toward the threat.  And at the moment you can't tell your ships to avoid hitting the carrier until last, but soon that will be the case.

That, is awesome news!

[Suzera]

Yes, the ships in carriers also do count toward the threat.  And at the moment you can't tell your ships to avoid hitting the carrier until last, but soon that will be the case.

Loving this. I may have to bump up towards difficulty 9 though, maybe.

[ShadowOTE]

And of course we need the one with three guys in busiiness suits standing around a projector with a really-tangled galaxy map on it, their expressions glassy but serious.

Don't forget the obligatory "Silhouette of a man standing in front of window in space, staring grimly at the ruined surface of a former colony" moment

[x4000]

 

[keith.lamothe]

FYI, the display mode for threat is in for 4.049