by Covert » May 6, 2002 @ 4:05am
Just had to provide my input as well.
First off, as stated by everyone else, this game is fantastic and is destined to become a classic. Now here's what I think should be worked on:
1) Definitely needs a skirmish mode. It just makes the game so much more replayable.
2) As someone else said, fix it so units no longer overlap.
3) Map editor (I know nothing about programming and I suck at drawing on a PC, but I made some awesome Red Alert and Red Alert 2 maps...).
4) When you enable "single taps," it should not only enable one tap to move units but also one tap to select a unit/structure.
5) Argentum should regenerate.
6) Some of my ITBAs were driving through my buildings. I'm pretty sure that's not what should happen...
7) Sometimes my ITBA will just stop repairing a building for no apparent reason, when I have plenty of argentum and power. His status will still say "Repairing..." but the health of the building stops increasing without having reached its maximum.
8) On a similar note to #7, repairing buildings with ITBAs might be realistic, but it's annoying to have to send the guys over to every building. Simply clicking on a building should give you the option of repairing it (near the now-implemented destruct option). This button could either a) Simply drain your argentum and automatically repair your structure, or b) Call over an idle ITBA to automatically repair the structure. And if you have an ITBA repair a building, why does it cost argentum? Shouldn't the unit be able to fix it for free?
9) I also agree with what someone said earlier, about the hardware buttons. Being able to press a hardware button to select all the units on screen would be quite useful.
Those are just my thoughts. I really think this is a great game - it just needs some fine-tuning (especially a skirmish mode).
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