SAI - Wishlist (unofficial!)

[lixma]

I've been playing more and more and really enjoying it so I thought I'd start this thread to see what improvements players would like to see.

Just some minor stuff from me....

- Option to turn off smoke (not the effects of smoke just the visuals) and/or customize the smoke's colour/transparency when zoomed in. 

- Option to customize the colour/transparency/size of the ships' names - to help de-clutter the screen without losing information.

- Re-definable keys.

- Ability to have detached ships form up with other divisions - to 'mop up' stragglers etc (I don't know if this would be realistic though - perhaps only available with no enemy in sight?)

- Drag 'n' drop to reassign ships in campaign Force/Base windows (and also in OOB list if the 'stragglers' suggestion is valid).

- Double-click to see detailed ship information in Reinforcements window.

- Optional range circles around bases so I know how close I need to be when ending a sortie.

- Double-click on ships in the OOB to bring up information screen. Also, info screen to have data on speed etc.

- Optional and more visible time display on main window (perhaps near the weather report or up close to the arrow).

- Flotilla attack/Ceasefire/Smoke buttons added to lower-left panel (the one with speed and targeting buttons).

- Customizable toolbar.

- Information in the Turn Events pane more orderly and easier to read.

- Battle generator saves player settings between sessions ('minutes' field in particular).

- SAI saves window positions between sessions (It might be a Windows problem but for me pop-up windows are rarely centred or in the same position as when I closed them during my last play).

- Ability to save custom settings profiles.

Sorry if these have already been requested!

[julianbarker]

You can mop up stragglers by giving "follow" orders. So if one of your BCs drops speed too much to stay in the division, it can be made to follow B division.

[lixma]

Can you tell me how this is done? I checked the manual but couldn't see it.

[Fredrik W]

Thanks for the suggestions!

At the moment I am busy developing the SAI shipbuilding campaign, tentatively named Rule the Waves.

SAI will not be upgraded until that is done, as there will be a host of changes and more detail added to the combat model to reflect all the design choices available to the player. However, I will put all suggestions and bug reports on a list to be done eventually, or maybe even as a part of Rule the Waves.

[fredsanford]

Oct 26, 2014 20:14:28 GMT -6 lixma said:

Can you tell me how this is done? I checked the manual but couldn't see it.

The same way you get any division to follow another.  I've found that when playing on Admiral mode, giving a division a "support" task will work best in getting a distant division to form up on a leader.

[lixma]

Oct 27, 2014 17:44:35 GMT -6 fredsanford said:

Oct 26, 2014 20:14:28 GMT -6 lixma said:

Can you tell me how this is done? I checked the manual but couldn't see it.

The same way you get any division to follow another.  I've found that when playing on Admiral mode, giving a division a "support" task will work best in getting a distant division to form up on a leader.

Ahh, OK. I thought there was a specific 'follow' command I was missing somewhere.

[lixma]

Oct 27, 2014 13:59:05 GMT -6 Fredrik W said:

Thanks for the suggestions!

At the moment I am busy developing the SAI shipbuilding campaign, tentatively named Rule the Waves.

SAI will not be upgraded until that is done, as there will be a host of changes and more detail added to the combat model to reflect all the design choices available to the player. However, I will put all suggestions and bug reports on a list to be done eventually, or maybe even as a part of Rule the Waves.

Looking forward to it!

[smithers]

The SAI campaigns are gold. Possibly a ww2 version in the future would be great with aircraft in the same scale.

One thing that would be a great addition to the SAI games (after the new project) is the same interface for the submarines as the ships, with similar detailed information and the neat little pictures of the actual craft.

Also, I know it may only be applicable to the Captains mode, but being able to control submarines in the same way would give a great game even more depth and dynamic

As previous wishlist, sorry if these have already been suggested.

[mrnkovac]

I would like to see more detailed armament - size of guns in decimals of inches.

Example:
British Devonshire-class armoured cruisers had 7,5 inch guns as main armament.
German Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleship had 6,7 inch guns (17 cm) as secondary armament.

In game they are all handled as the 7-inch guns. IRL 7,5-inch guns had much bigger punch than 6,7-inch guns (91 kg Shell vs 63 kg Shell according to wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_7.5_inch_Mk_I_naval_gun en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_cm_SK_L/40_gun - i know not the best source but enough for this purpose).

Otherwise great game, you already have my money for Rule the wawes!