Having multiple base design saved and being able to switch between them is retarded and will kill the base hitting aspect of the game, and here is why...
So I bring a prep flt and take out some of the turrets and guarding flt and then back out bring in my baser. (the base I am hitting player sees this) He then switches the entrance to a different location and I then either 1 waste time going around to that side or back out. If I back out all the player has to do is change it again to a different design and thus begins the cat and mouse game! Mean while his buddies come to back him up and one of them locks on my baser once I back out and takes it out, so now I have wasted a trip and have to either coin my repair (Which Kixeye would love) or wait the 4+ hours, and have to hope I have a 2nd baser standing by!
Just my opinion!
Easy way around that is to have a timer on the base if it's been hit with in the last say 30 mins to 1 hour then their is an x amount of time before it can be changed to a new design using the program unless a bubble was created then it would not really matter then it could not be used to get out of an attack.
I think being able to build on multiple floors to elevate defensive platforms (hopefully increasing range) or making walls a more viable defensive measure by being able to "bunker" around resources and buildings to better survive mortar and rocket attacks would be a good addition to a base building set up.
or making walls a more viable defensive measure by being able to "bunker" around resources and buildings to better survive mortar and rocket attacks would be a good addition to a base building set up.
There's this nifty little thing called "reinforce" that got added to buildings (other than defense platforms) a long while ago…
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My only complaint is a suggestion as well. When upgrading any of the labs, you can still look into the lab while upgrading except the intel Lab. Is there a chance that a fix can be made as to look at blue prints while the lab is upgrading? All of the others have that feature. Thank you and i do enjoy playing the game. I have been on the game for over a year from the original beta testing days. Sec 1 Markc_1963
Having multiple base design saved and being able to switch between them is retarded and will kill the base hitting aspect of the game, and here is why...
So I bring a prep flt and take out some of the turrets and guarding flt and then back out bring in my baser. (the base I am hitting player sees this) He then switches the entrance to a different location and I then either 1 waste time going around to that side or back out. If I back out all the player has to do is change it again to a different design and thus begins the cat and mouse game! Mean while his buddies come to back him up and one of them locks on my baser once I back out and takes it out, so now I have wasted a trip and have to either coin my repair (Which Kixeye would love) or wait the 4+ hours, and have to hope I have a 2nd baser standing by!
Just my opinion!
After your prep you have 7 more attacks, up to 9 other fleets you can attack with. If your baser is not set to attack quickly enough to deny a repair or redesign attempt it is your fault. Wanting the defender locked in (hard coded) while you may exit and go back with any number of other options is a bit unbalanced don't ya think? You can adapt, they should be able to adapt. you earned all you fleet options, they earned everything currently standing in their base. It will not kill base hitting, you will just have to commit more thoroughly to attack with baser right after exit with any scout or prep fleet.
Having multiple base design saved and being able to switch between them is retarded and will kill the base hitting aspect of the game, and here is why...
So I bring a prep flt and take out some of the turrets and guarding flt and then back out bring in my baser. (the base I am hitting player sees this) He then switches the entrance to a different location and I then either 1 waste time going around to that side or back out. If I back out all the player has to do is change it again to a different design and thus begins the cat and mouse game! Mean while his buddies come to back him up and one of them locks on my baser once I back out and takes it out, so now I have wasted a trip and have to either coin my repair (Which Kixeye would love) or wait the 4+ hours, and have to hope I have a 2nd baser standing by!
Just my opinion!
Your base flt repairs in 4 hours. So you have BB's ?
In my opinion, it is better late them never. I would say or suggest , an extra land tiles would help to create better base layout what in my opinion its crucial after all changes, It is notorious that the game is evolving and so should other aspects. I salute you for the effort, in particular about this one.
Having multiple base design saved and being able to switch between them is retarded and will kill the base hitting aspect of the game, and here is why...
So I bring a prep flt and take out some of the turrets and guarding flt and then back out bring in my baser. (the base I am hitting player sees this) He then switches the entrance to a different location and I then either 1 waste time going around to that side or back out. If I back out all the player has to do is change it again to a different design and thus begins the cat and mouse game! Mean while his buddies come to back him up and one of them locks on my baser once I back out and takes it out, so now I have wasted a trip and have to either coin my repair (Which Kixeye would love) or wait the 4+ hours, and have to hope I have a 2nd baser standing by!
Just my opinion!
Actually this is easily avoided. Set a time limit on base design switches, say 24 hours after a base refit that uses a finished and saved base design. That way, a player can only switch between 2 or more base design once, maybe just after being hit but no more thereafter for 24 hours... or longer.
If a player would want to make small rearrangement, say moving a turret or a building in the "old" way, he can still do so.
And Kixeye is always fixing issues on the back end, taking staff off of new features won't get it done any faster (9 women can't make a baby in 1 month), and stagnation can easily kill a game.
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After your prep you have 7 more attacks, up to 9 other fleets you can attack with. If your baser is not set to attack quickly enough to deny a repair or redesign attempt it is your fault. Wanting the defender locked in (hard coded) while you may exit and go back with any number of other options is a bit unbalanced don't ya think? You can adapt, they should be able to adapt. you earned all you fleet options, they earned everything currently standing in their base. It will not kill base hitting, you will just have to commit more thoroughly to attack with baser right after exit with any scout or prep fleet.
I am saying if the baser is setting outside said base that you are attacking to ensure attacking fast enough once you prep flt is done the persons friends can kill your baser. if it is still on the way there then the person has the ability to change it before your baser gets there and you enter battle entrance is on other side so you waste the minute getting around or you back out only to find out that your flt gets attacked by sector buddies. I am not trying to tip the scale towards defense that is all.
if i am watching when your prep fleet hits , what makes you think i wont change base design (two seconds to move a land section )and repair what i can when your prep fleet leaves
has a request to make base orientation a square instead of a diamond been made yet? i mean it makes no sense for the base limitations to be orientated differently then every other aspect of the the base
Aside from the issues already addressed above (building/tile placement & walls), what do you find is currently the most cumbersome aspect of base design? you can't move buildings that are upgrading and repairing
Realistically, how many different, saved base layouts would you actually use? 3 templates but you can add more by coining
The default setting for the Base Planner is to always center your base (like centering your text in a Word document). Would you have any need for the Base Planner to allow you to left or right (north/south) justify your base? not really
If you were to request one additional feature for the Base Planner, what would it be? we should have a ''base tester'' option, no it's not like the monster baiter from BYM cause you don't send out clone ships, you merely place a hologram ship in the water to check if your buildings are within range of a certain ship. it's like this... you select a hologram ship from the base planner then you can put that hologram ship into the water to test it's range. the ship's weapon and hull can be customized of course, or you can just design a small block that has an adjustable range
I have been reading this post for a while now and I notice alot of people asking for a range tester, just a neat little trick I learned is use your base gaurds. place a ship on defend put it on the map wherever you want to test and you will see that can hit it by selecting the turret then the ship, they show both ranges at same time. then select move turret to see where they all range.
ok kixeye for the base planner i see you state that your base will auto adapt the design you planned by clicking a button. awesome idea.
number of designs: should be unlimited as it is now i can only think of 5 or 6 good ones so if people flood the design list with hundreds of variations of the same one who is gonna care makes it that much more time they spend on your site.
The only thing i would want on a base planner that auto changes my layout after im done, already been noted from other players redesign while repairing. if your base is attacked and you want a redesign then redesign and once your buildings and such that are hurt have become fully repaired the base will then upload new design.
number of designs: should be unlimited as it is now i can only think of 5 or 6 good ones so if people flood the design list with hundreds of variations of the same one who is gonna care makes it that much more time they spend on your site.
The only thing i would want on a base planner that auto changes my layout after im done, already been noted from other players redesign while repairing. if your base is attacked and you want a redesign then redesign and once your buildings and such that are hurt have become fully repaired the base will then upload new design.
For the number of designs portion, I think it should be a limit of around 3 and maximum 5. The issue is that I can redesign my whole base's entrance, turret layout and walls with in 10 minutes since I'm so used to change layouts each time my base gets leveled (trust me, my base is still not the brightest bunch, but it's getting there). Trying new layouts is something I'd like to do, but getting "WTF" moments for sudden base change after a prep is not something nice.
Also, I do agree the square edge Diamond base thing does not make sense: it's a waste of screen graphics. I think the main view should be like diamond base and diamond boundary or square base with square boundary to be able to provide as much content as possible on one single glance at ones base.
Another feature for base planner: label wall level and Instant wall upgrade for the whole row of walls (res spent will be the upgrade price for one wall multiply by how many pieces there are)
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i have a glitch that freezes up when i try to move pieces on the base, after 5or 6 moves the pieces won't drop and i have to refresh so i hope that this will work
Is this feature going to be free or are you gonna start charging us to implement the design into the actual game therefore making it just another money spinner for Kixeye??
wondering why we cant move bldgs around with shift button anymore. now we have to wait until they are repaired that sux
I am not sure what you are doing wrong, I can and always have been able to move ANY building with the shift and click, maybe you are trying this in fullscreen, you MUST be in reg/small screen in order to do this! I would like to know when this is going to be implemented, we have talked for long enough, let's see some action~!
Aside from the issues already addressed above (building/tile placement & walls), what do you find is currently the most cumbersome aspect of base design?
HAVING A PLACE TO PUT BUILDINGS OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE DESIGNING. IF YOU HAVE EVER USED BATTLE PARROT BASE DOCTOR 2 BEFORE IT WENT OFFLINE, YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR OP LEVEL, THEN THOSE BUILDINGS WERE PLACED OFF THE GRID. AFTER YOU BUILT YOUR LAND TILES, YOU COULD DRAG THEM IN WHERE YOU WANTED THEM. INCORPORATING THAT INTO A BASE PLANNER WOULD BE AWSOME. I HATE BUILDING PARTS OF MY BASE AND MOVING TILES JUST TO PUT BUILDINGS ON TEMPORARILY.
Realistically, how many different, saved base layouts would you actually use?
I HAVE ABOUT 10 LAYOUTS SAVED FROM MY OLD BASE DOCTOR 2 FILES THAT I LIKE TO KEEP ON HAND FOR DIFFERENT ATTACKERS STYLES. I HOPE THERE IS A WAY TO SAVE THE NEW BASE FILE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ALSO. I DO BASE DESIGNS FOR OTHERS AS A HOBBY, AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE A WAY TO SHARE THOSE FILES WITH OTHERS INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING A PIC AND EMAILING IT TO THEM.
The default setting for the Base Planner is to always center your base (like centering your text in a Word document). Would you have any need for the Base Planner to allow you to left or right (north/south) justify your base?
I LIKE THE AUTO CENTER IDEA, BUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE IT ANY DIRECTION ONCE COMPLETED WOULD BE MUCH BETTER. ONE STRATEGY IS TO MAKE THEM BURN TIME GETTING TO A PART OF YOUR BASE WHEN THEY ENTER IT, ANOTHER IS TO HAVE THEM RIGHT ON SOME BACK TILES AND GET STUCK. SO AN OPTION TO MOVE IT WOULD BE GREAT.
If you were to request one additional feature for the Base Planner, what would it be?
I THINK AN OPTION TO ENTER YOUR TURRETS TYPES/LEVELS SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR RANGE WOULD BE GREAT, NOT JUST YOUR CURRENT TURRETS. THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO TEST DESIGNS THEY PLAN TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE WHEN THEY UPGRADE TURRETS. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW BASE DESIGNERS TO HELP OTHERS IN OUR DOWN TIME BETWEEN WEEK LONG BUILDS/UPGRADES INSTEAD OF JUST CHATTING ON COMMS OR NOT PLAYING AT ALL.
I ALSO THINK OTHERS IDEAS ABOUT AN A.I. TEST FLEET WOULD BE COOL, BUT UNDERSTAND A "FRIEND" CAN ALWAYS DO THAT FOR YOU. I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE COOL IF THE PERIMETER WAS WIDENED UP A BIT FOR LARGER DESIGNS AND AN OP6. (MY WISH LIST COMING OUT! HAHA)
OTHER THEN THAT, I THINK ITS GREAT THAT YOU ARE MAKING THE PLANNING PROGRAM. I CANT WAIT TILL IT GOES LIVE!
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Would it be possible if you could help me with my base design? lol my base is snipeable and it's almost impossibel to redesign as i have nowhere to place all the buildings, get back to me A.S.A.P as i await you anwser!
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reduced repair and builds times wont happen kixeye said 6 months ago they looking into it umm whats too look into there kixeye i dont see what your looking at?
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Would it be possible if you could help me with my base design? lol my base is snipeable and it's almost impossibel to redesign as i have nowhere to place all the buildings, get back to me A.S.A.P as i await you anwser!
zane bro message me on the few page when you get online i can help u with ur base bro i have various designs for different outpost levels
i want this program pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaasssseeee kixeye give us a rough time frame dont have to be accurate just a time scale as to how long it might possibly take to implement this i have an idea for a base that i think will test even the heaviest of coiners but dont want to re-arrange my base from scratch especially since i have used every single piece of wall
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I do not know if this has been brought up yet, but is there any way to have the bases not be at an angle to what i call the "property" lines. Currently, they look to be at at 45 degree angle to them?
When will this be available to the players because im very excited to see this in action for myself as a player such as myself and many others who have been playing for nearly 2 years this update will prove to be the most useful thing that you have released so far. The other thing that would be great to implement into the game is a dry dock something that has been requested since the time ive started playing. seems you guys are finally getting your sh*t together and releasing something useful for a change.
i've noticed this same new idea having an older date and im wondering when is kixeye or its web designers ( not meaning to step on any toes) are going to put this to use.
Easy way around that is to have a timer on the base if it's been hit with in the last say 30 mins to 1 hour then their is an x amount of time before it can be changed to a new design using the program unless a bubble was created then it would not really matter then it could not be used to get out of an attack.
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After your prep you have 7 more attacks, up to 9 other fleets you can attack with. If your baser is not set to attack quickly enough to deny a repair or redesign attempt it is your fault. Wanting the defender locked in (hard coded) while you may exit and go back with any number of other options is a bit unbalanced don't ya think? You can adapt, they should be able to adapt. you earned all you fleet options, they earned everything currently standing in their base. It will not kill base hitting, you will just have to commit more thoroughly to attack with baser right after exit with any scout or prep fleet.
Your base flt repairs in 4 hours. So you have BB's ?
Actually this is easily avoided. Set a time limit on base design switches, say 24 hours after a base refit that uses a finished and saved base design. That way, a player can only switch between 2 or more base design once, maybe just after being hit but no more thereafter for 24 hours... or longer.
If a player would want to make small rearrangement, say moving a turret or a building in the "old" way, he can still do so.
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I was just throwing a number out there, but didn't want to aim to high. Trying to keep it close. okay so 11 hours of repair.
I am saying if the baser is setting outside said base that you are attacking to ensure attacking fast enough once you prep flt is done the persons friends can kill your baser. if it is still on the way there then the person has the ability to change it before your baser gets there and you enter battle entrance is on other side so you waste the minute getting around or you back out only to find out that your flt gets attacked by sector buddies. I am not trying to tip the scale towards defense that is all.
I have been reading this post for a while now and I notice alot of people asking for a range tester, just a neat little trick I learned is use your base gaurds. place a ship on defend put it on the map wherever you want to test and you will see that can hit it by selecting the turret then the ship, they show both ranges at same time. then select move turret to see where they all range.
ok kixeye for the base planner i see you state that your base will auto adapt the design you planned by clicking a button. awesome idea.
number of designs: should be unlimited as it is now i can only think of 5 or 6 good ones so if people flood the design list with hundreds of variations of the same one who is gonna care makes it that much more time they spend on your site.
The only thing i would want on a base planner that auto changes my layout after im done, already been noted from other players redesign while repairing. if your base is attacked and you want a redesign then redesign and once your buildings and such that are hurt have become fully repaired the base will then upload new design.
Also, I do agree the square edge Diamond base thing does not make sense: it's a waste of screen graphics. I think the main view should be like diamond base and diamond boundary or square base with square boundary to be able to provide as much content as possible on one single glance at ones base.
Another feature for base planner: label wall level and Instant wall upgrade for the whole row of walls (res spent will be the upgrade price for one wall multiply by how many pieces there are)
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I am not sure what you are doing wrong, I can and always have been able to move ANY building with the shift and click, maybe you are trying this in fullscreen, you MUST be in reg/small screen in order to do this! I would like to know when this is going to be implemented, we have talked for long enough, let's see some action~!
HAVING A PLACE TO PUT BUILDINGS OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE DESIGNING. IF YOU HAVE EVER USED BATTLE PARROT BASE DOCTOR 2 BEFORE IT WENT OFFLINE, YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR OP LEVEL, THEN THOSE BUILDINGS WERE PLACED OFF THE GRID. AFTER YOU BUILT YOUR LAND TILES, YOU COULD DRAG THEM IN WHERE YOU WANTED THEM. INCORPORATING THAT INTO A BASE PLANNER WOULD BE AWSOME. I HATE BUILDING PARTS OF MY BASE AND MOVING TILES JUST TO PUT BUILDINGS ON TEMPORARILY.
Realistically, how many different, saved base layouts would you actually use?
I HAVE ABOUT 10 LAYOUTS SAVED FROM MY OLD BASE DOCTOR 2 FILES THAT I LIKE TO KEEP ON HAND FOR DIFFERENT ATTACKERS STYLES. I HOPE THERE IS A WAY TO SAVE THE NEW BASE FILE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ALSO. I DO BASE DESIGNS FOR OTHERS AS A HOBBY, AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE A WAY TO SHARE THOSE FILES WITH OTHERS INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING A PIC AND EMAILING IT TO THEM.
The default setting for the Base Planner is to always center your base (like centering your text in a Word document). Would you have any need for the Base Planner to allow you to left or right (north/south) justify your base?
I LIKE THE AUTO CENTER IDEA, BUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE IT ANY DIRECTION ONCE COMPLETED WOULD BE MUCH BETTER. ONE STRATEGY IS TO MAKE THEM BURN TIME GETTING TO A PART OF YOUR BASE WHEN THEY ENTER IT, ANOTHER IS TO HAVE THEM RIGHT ON SOME BACK TILES AND GET STUCK. SO AN OPTION TO MOVE IT WOULD BE GREAT.
If you were to request one additional feature for the Base Planner, what would it be?
I THINK AN OPTION TO ENTER YOUR TURRETS TYPES/LEVELS SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR RANGE WOULD BE GREAT, NOT JUST YOUR CURRENT TURRETS. THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO TEST DESIGNS THEY PLAN TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE WHEN THEY UPGRADE TURRETS. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW BASE DESIGNERS TO HELP OTHERS IN OUR DOWN TIME BETWEEN WEEK LONG BUILDS/UPGRADES INSTEAD OF JUST CHATTING ON COMMS OR NOT PLAYING AT ALL.
I ALSO THINK OTHERS IDEAS ABOUT AN A.I. TEST FLEET WOULD BE COOL, BUT UNDERSTAND A "FRIEND" CAN ALWAYS DO THAT FOR YOU. I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE COOL IF THE PERIMETER WAS WIDENED UP A BIT FOR LARGER DESIGNS AND AN OP6. (MY WISH LIST COMING OUT! HAHA)
OTHER THEN THAT, I THINK ITS GREAT THAT YOU ARE MAKING THE PLANNING PROGRAM. I CANT WAIT TILL IT GOES LIVE!
The best designer is "coming soon" which could mean a week, 2 weeks, a month, 3 months or even a year in KIXEYE games. I started playing BP when it first came out, thought it was lame and left about a year or so. At that time, about 1.5 years ago, the draconian base coming soon label was there. When I came back to this game in july and found the graphics are way better, and there are submarines in the game now; however, I soon become disappointed when my mouse clicked on the recolored draconian base: it still says coming soon. Consider that, I'm making a optimistic prediction.
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