Firstly, apologies if I am beating a dead horse here, couldn't find anything related to this at a cursory glance.
Something I have hoped for since the original GalCiv would be an ability to "macro" fleet compositions and starbase building and upgrading. Specifically, give us:
- An ability to order a type of starbase at a given hex. The game would then automagically place optimal constructor orders at optimal shipyards and send the constructors on their merry way. So basically an upgrade to the current Rally Point mechanic.
- An 'Keep Updated' toggle for starbases. Same as above, but for upgrades.
- Fleet blueprints. An ability to plan, save and modify fleet compositions and then place an order for a saved fleet blueprint at a rally point.
- An 'Reinforce' button for fleets which would place orders at shipyards to build ships to, well, reinforce the fleet.
- Finally, an Empire Management page for all of the above. We should be able to prioritize, halt and expedite construction and include and exclude shipyards from the automated process. Orders placed manually in construction queues should "stick" there regardless of what happens with the automated process.
I love the GalCiv series to bits, but I often find myself choosing smaller map sizes and minimal resources because otherwise the majority of my play time is spent with babysitting hordes of constuctors and construction queues. I believe that something along the outline above would greatly enhance the flow of the game.
