CCP Paradox wrote:GeeShizzle MacCloud wrote:we need a dedicated section of team super friends new custom formations on the probing, it looks good so far but theres some aspects that need tweaking and some confusion on anchor points for probes that need clarification.
plz ask sum1 from Team SuperFriends to make a stickied thread for this in either Test server sub forum or F&I sub forum.
thankoooooo! <3
We're actually working on a dev blog which should be out pretty shortly. We're still reading feedback in this thread, so dump it on us.
alrighty!
one of the most requested combat based custom formations people are looking for is the 4 probe spread that allows us to probe 2 different places, im glad its possible to make that formation now and save it for later use.
As far as i can tell the resizing anchor points work well and resize both the position and range of the probes well. However one aspect of the custom formations that will become a pain point is getting custom formations to be accurate to not create inconsistencies when changing from large 32AU spreads to 0.5AU spreads.
the way probes appear in the system map screen is the problem. they for the most part appear there in a pre-formed formation as opposed to their 'actual' location in space at the time.
1) So, when setting up a new formation we have to re-collect the probes into 1 place in the system map screen and arrange the probes from there, which can become messy unless u do it from the most zoomed in shortest range perspective, which is less than convenient.
2) the other pain point is that when applying a custom formation, said formation tends to place the probes in the location in system where the custom formation was made, which can be wildly off axis or on the other side of the system to your current location.
both these issues are to do with anchor points.
When launching probes initially we need the probes to be positioned on the system map screen where they currently are, not only for quick orientation but also for a more accurate starting point for custom formations.
Secondly we need the custom formations to anchor initially to the location where the probes were launched, so that when we open the system map screen we dont have to go hunting for phantom probe locations in the heat of the moment.
last bit is more of a want, but would add so much flexibility and functionality.
allow probes to be grouped in the probe list at the top of the UI window, with the ability to set formations to the group as opposed to the entirety of the probes in space. if this can systematically allow independent control of the movement of these groups of probes (so i can move 1 group of 4 probes without that movement affecting the other group of 4 probes out) that would be the
Pi+¿ce de r+¬sistancethanks for all your continued hard work! <3