Home World Forum
Stars! AutoHost web forums

Jump to Stars! AutoHost


 
 
Home » Stars! 2.6/7 » The Academy » Auto pop pickup
icon5.gif  Auto pop pickup Tue, 19 August 2003 13:31 Go to next message
marvo is currently offline marvo

 
Crewman 2nd Class

Messages: 15
Registered: August 2003
Location: England
Is there a better way of automatically holding planet at max pop growth value other than using two ships leaving and returning with repeat orders? Ideally you need to be able to spec a recurring pickup from stationary orbit. If you can do this please let me know as I have tried and it works for one turn only

Surely this would be an improvement if it could be incorporated thus reducing micro management somewhat.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Auto pop pickup Wed, 20 August 2003 02:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Micha

 

Messages: 2342
Registered: November 2002
Location: Belgium GMT +1
marvo wrote on Tue, 19 August 2003 19:31

Is there a better way of automatically holding planet at max pop growth value other than using two ships leaving and returning with repeat orders? Ideally you need to be able to spec a recurring pickup from stationary orbit. If you can do this please let me know as I have tried and it works for one turn only

Surely this would be an improvement if it could be incorporated thus reducing micro management somewhat.


You indeed can't repeat WP0 orders ...
I think the "Fill up to %" and "Wait for %" do work, never used them, and probably the % has to do with the LF in orbit so that would change every turn anyway ...

mch

[Moved out off the Questions about Stars! AutoHost.]

Report message to a moderator

Re: Auto pop pickup Thu, 21 August 2003 12:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
marvo is currently offline marvo

 
Crewman 2nd Class

Messages: 15
Registered: August 2003
Location: England
Yes you are correct, the wait for % etc orders apply to the ship being ordered.

Paul

Report message to a moderator

Re: Auto pop pickup Fri, 22 August 2003 09:25 Go to previous message
Kotk

 
Commander

Messages: 1227
Registered: May 2003
Actually the only way to automate it is for IT and later in game (after 2450) who can gather his breeded pop using gates somewhere and then decide where he needs them. He will lose one year this way but gain more centralized pop management.

Others have just to go direct where pop is needed, any automated collection will end with large quantities of pop where you dont need it. Most lazy people just get one large freighter of pop to each habitable planet and then fill up HW from breeders and then just forget it.

So if you are semi-lazy IT who does want minimum pop MM without losing lot of econ growth then grow you breeders to 50% first and visit with automated large freighter once in 2 years. If you got other prt just see what breeder has above 50% pop, build or gate large freighter there and move it where you need the pop.


Report message to a moderator

Previous Topic: Battle board simulator
Next Topic: false defense values shown
Goto Forum:
  


Current Time: Sat May 11 08:47:50 EDT 2024