10-06-2020, 03:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-06-2020, 03:32 PM by jakbruce2012.)
I would like to be able to switch accounts just as easily on the steam version, as we do now. Many steam games that have multiplayer still have a separate login system. The way the game currently works, only being able to log in one character per account makes fleet and empire management difficult. If the steam version restricts us to one set of characters per steam account it will be way too clunky. Perhaps add in a way to purchase additional accounts/slots within the same steam account, and allow them to login at the same time. Or retain the current accoutn registration system. With steam ONLY being used for the software distribution and activation.
We are also going to need a much better way of storing and loading existing designs for buildings and ships. If this really takes off on steam there will be hundreds of gigabytes of designs to load every time. This is not practical. It will be necessary to cache commonly seen designs client side, and only download the descriptions of unused designs until needed to be rendered.
Some suggestions for lands under steam:
Make land claims per account instead of per avatar + logging in any character on that account refresh all lands.
Have the full list of lands claimed available to view on any character tied to that account, and be able to claim new land to the list from any character.
Provide a way to buy additional land slots if more than the default are needed.
The way this works currently is clunky and irritating.
We are also going to need a much better way of storing and loading existing designs for buildings and ships. If this really takes off on steam there will be hundreds of gigabytes of designs to load every time. This is not practical. It will be necessary to cache commonly seen designs client side, and only download the descriptions of unused designs until needed to be rendered.
Some suggestions for lands under steam:
Make land claims per account instead of per avatar + logging in any character on that account refresh all lands.
Have the full list of lands claimed available to view on any character tied to that account, and be able to claim new land to the list from any character.
Provide a way to buy additional land slots if more than the default are needed.
The way this works currently is clunky and irritating.