#2908: Group movement command queue (mostly) broken
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Reporter: adimosh@… | Type: bug
Status: new | Priority: normal
Milestone: unspecified | Component: Engine: other
Version: git/master | Keywords:
Operating System: All/Non-Specific | Blocked By:
Blocking: |
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I'll run an example for this using trucks.
Imagine, if you will, that I select a group of trucks and order them to go
somewhere. After they start moving, I queue a few buildings in for them. I
forget about them and, after a few minutes, return to see their progress.
The surprise comes when I see that no building has been built, but all
trucks are pushing against each other, competing to reach the exact spot
where I clicked their move order.
A possible solution would be to actually implement a group behavior,
meaning that if a group of units are given a spot to go to, they will all
consider it as "reached" when one of the units reaches it, and they modify
their speeds accordingly so that they will all reach it at around the same
time.
I personally like another possible solution, that which is implemented in
the "Total War" game series: when a move order is given for a group, every
unit within that group is calculated a distinct position around that spot,
and that particular position becomes its destination, instead of the one
unique point which was clicked.
Now, in the example above, the trucks will eventually find their way,
after lots of fidgeting and pushing around, but it will take a lot of
time, and the game simply looks stupid with such a bug.
This happens in all the master versions that I've tried so far.
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Ticket URL: <http://developer.wz2100.net/ticket/2908>
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