2020-01-22 Site Overlap, Rare Resources, Friend Code, Mine Production

[Haxus]

how do you intend to fix the original problem of not being able to place buildings next to each other?

I don't view this as a problem. I made a strong attempt to accommodate that architectural style but alas it opens the door to cheating.

Some day I may develop a fast way to find geometric intersections while placing a building in a city. It would have to be fast so that it doesn't bring the computer to its knees while dragging a cursor around. Then I could relax the placement rules a bit.

The result would be less restrictive on building placement. That is easy to implement later, without players crying foul.

[Haxus]

does this include aerial and sea platforms

Platform overlap rules did not change.

However, platforms may need to be destructible to avoid the exploit of using them as a shield for military buildings below. They should only be indestructible while they host buildings.

[Seathre]

Liking these changes, especially with Rare Resources and ditching Friend Codes.

One request: An option on the Scenes settings tab to enable/disable distance fog? When I'm zoomed out to manage my sprawling cities, the fog ruins the entire view. It's such a tragedy!! All kidding aside, what's so bad about getting to see your entire city and manage it, all from the comfort of your Capital building. lol

[Haxus]

Fog used to be turned off in top-down view. I'll look into why that is no longer the case.

[Seathre]

Fog used to be turned off in top-down view. I'll look into why that is no longer the case.

My hero!

[Vectorus]

I appreciate the effort you put into trying to allow overlaps on different Z levels, so thank you very much for listening and working on it. I would like to register my opinion that a building system which treats fully 3d construction as if it were occuring on a 2d plane does have an actual problem, and I will keep suggesting possible solutions; but I understand that at present fixing the exploit is more important. I am saddened that the freedom of good-faith players to make legitimate designs is being curtailed by others who abuse the system, but that's the way of MMOs.

[Haxus]

on a 2d plane

There is nothing 2d or planar about the surface of any planet.

that's the way of MMOs

It is the beast I have to ride.

[jakbruce2012]

on a 2d plane

There is nothing 2d or planar about the surface of any planet.

that's the way of MMOs

It is the beast I have to ride.

That depends on who you ask, and how out of touch with reality they are.   To most of us, planets are rough and spherical.

[Neils Iyssada]

Avatars cannot offer teleport to their location.
Avatars cannot accept teleport invitations.

If some new players want to play together to test, how do they proceed ?

[expert700]

Avatars cannot offer teleport to their location.
Avatars cannot accept teleport invitations.

If some new players want to play together to test, how do they proceed ?

Maybe Haxus could make it so that new players can teleport to/from other new players.