System designer

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by ef32, July 12, 2014.

  1. ef32

    ef32 Well-Known Member

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    Hello,
    So, system designer is a really really nice tool, that not only allows you to create normal system according to your taste, but also systems that play differently.
    However, some good things are either missing, or I just haven't found a way to do this:
    1. It'd be very cool if you could force planets to have spawns only for one team. Say, you are creating system that is intended to be played with each team having it's own planet, so you'd want to make sure no team starts at same planet. A little check box, and at match start, game only lets you spawn at certain planet.
    2. I'd love if there was a way to see how metal is going to be distributed on planet you are making. Currently, if I want to check that, I have to save system and load a game. Since there are two parameters that control metal distribution, results may vary. And maybe even show possible spawn points? Maybe I am missing something and it is there?
    3. And last suggestion, that is not directly for system designer, but is related: since we can create custom systems, and some of them might be crazy, it'd be great if we could see more info on system in lobby. You can see some info before joining, but when you joined, what you know is only how many planets are there. But what size? Which are smashable? Where you can start? How much metal they have? You can get all this info pregame when you are selecting spawn, but it might be too late by this point.
    And since user created systems can be very different in play style, it might be a good idea to let people add descriptions for systems they make. Simple explanation of what are you going to see or even a backstory if you wish so. Like, "There is a planet with very little metal, and 9 tiny moons, each one can be smashed with only one engine, and all the spawn points are on moons". I was in a game like this, it was a big surprise lol.

    System designer is a really cool too as it is, you can already make system that play almost like a new gamemode, I just wish process was even easier, and people should know what kind of system they are joining.

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