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[Urist McScoopbeard]

Just got the game last night.

Just thinking, with multiplayer, how feasible would a large free-for-all battle between B12 players be?

We'd have to have rules.  The game is rather resource greedy, so lesser computers probably can't handle what B12 would bring against each other.  We'd also need like, weight ranges or allowed resource costs, etc.

This... Also at the moment it's very easy to build a floating sniper rifle that explodes ships.

[LoSboccacc]

weapon controller directly under the precision turret block, then connect weapon controller to ai mainframe, then ai mainframe to a card something, then add the card to prioritize targets

[scrdest]

OK, noob question time:

Trying to get the AI to control a turret. Took me a while, but I think I worked it out. Except it now says 'AI waiting for control of firing piece'. Anyone able to tell me what it means?

EDIT: And how do you get the rotating blocks to *actually* rotate? I have one, but it refuses to do so.

EDIT2: Turned out I was using the wrong blocks to rotate the turret... Still, need to find out how to get the AI in control of the gun.

Turrets respond to aiming them while in range (or using the remote weapons control). Spin blocks are controlled manually with a, uh, spin block controller surprisingly.

[Girlinhat]

AI controllers only work within 2 tiles. If the turret is too large you may need to place the controller on the turret.

You also need to connect the weapon controller to a mainframe, either physically having it close, or by using a wireless transmitter/receiver.  There's a Let's Play by youtuber Lathland that assumes you know things as he goes, but he also spends so much time on the game that you can catch how everything works by being perceptive.

[Ygdrad]

Managed to sort it out, thanks guys.

Is the multiplayer campaign saving still broken? If not, is anyone able to host a campaign?

Saves are supposedly fixed, at least in the beta/dev branch(haven't checked the main branch yet, was it patched to the new battle system?) I can host a campaign, have a couple good designs, but my computer isn't that great so in bigger fights things will slow down.

[Girlinhat]

We'd need reasonably limits anyways.  Probably a certain number of weapon systems, missiles limited to a certain number, and limit weapons to a certain number of blocks, then also a max block count per vessel.  I feel like this would end up better anyways, as we'd more likely have underpowered weapons, more heavily armored ships, and thus longer matches.  Watching videos, I've seen a lot of players who have one ship that can wreck through an entire enemy faction without stopping, because weapons are too stronk.  Having chunkier ships with smaller weapons should prove a bit more entertaining, I think, instead of battles being over before you can get the camera over to look at the enemy, as well as reduce the server load so it runs smoother.

[scrdest]

Or perhaps... is cooperative building a thing? I'm quite curious what monstrosity of engineering Bay12 would accomplish. And for some reason I'm inspired to build a machine that is essentially just a torpedo launcher attached to a propeller now.

[LoSboccacc]

best bet for lag is that we leave ai fight each other while we watch, as that way every computer will have all data to update it's own state

[ThtblovesDF]

Awww, but I love drop-podding straight into a enemy ship with a ram-missle and then wrecking havoc with the nade laucher (2 shots wherever you might find the AI and even the big ships are relaxed).

Also any rules about goofy stuff, like having a lead-base under the water?

[Girlinhat]

I'm actually in favor of player control, make it more fun.  Perhaps even team ships.  Probably not any boarding though, for right now, just to keep things simpler.  And as far as I'm concerned, any style is valid, just declare the type of ship at the start, like "This is a boat" or "This is going to be in space" or such.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

what do you mean by a lead-base? If you mean like a submerged fortress, why not? If you mean Like a lead keel than also why not?

[ThtblovesDF]

Just a pile of metal and lead that sinks to the ocean floor and throws up missles & Cannon rounds.

[Girlinhat]

Underwater structures are kind of OP because missiles and cannons pretty much can't reach them, and I'm pretty sure lasers get a penalty as well.  You have to prepare to bring torpedoes against it.  Which is why it should be fine, as long as you declare such, and planning can be done.

[Aseaheru]

Mines!

[LoSboccacc]

underwater combat is wonky because torpedoe only get down 10 meter per buoy component fixed