XAPBob wrote on Mon, 14 April 2014 21:45

They're indistinguishable in terms of the M file - you just know how many ships were lost, without the m AND x files from previous years you can't tell which.

So, zero ships killed cannot be noticed? That's just the kind of message that pokes the eye when reviewing a turn.

As for knowing the ID # of the lowly casualties, I realize that probably requires actually opening the Ship Designer after checking scan data from the previous turn. Not so hard?


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I don't think tanking is an issue - if we do then mixed fleets are over

Need I point out that across more than a hundred games I have almost never seen an unintentional instance of "tanking" despite pretty much everyone's use of mixed fleets of all flavors and design IDs? That might be why I won't worry about mixed fleets but you can bet I'll very closely watch anyone suffering even just one "lucky" event of "tanking".


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chaff sweeping (which for some reason has drawn no objectors...

Oh, there were objections back in the day, but consensus was quick that it wasn't cheap, it was almost precisely spelled out in the helpfile, and it weakened defensive minefields only so much.