RBP13 IT and Tech Issues Thread

[Krill]

September is still Q3 right? If so, I hope to beat those expectations

Actually, would that even count as "beat"?

[The Black Sword]

Not sure who bounced off me, but I'm out now.

[WilliamLP]

Just a general question about turn order: If someone has the second half and they are logged in over the turn roll, taking a promotion after is a double move, right? Is using auto-promote legal?

[Jowy]

I don't know if it's an universal understanding, but in PB9 in a similar situation lurkers let me use auto-promote.

[Bacchus]

I guess it's a question of appetite for randomness. I'd rather play a game where promotions are applied sensibly as a part of someone's turn, rather than be a gamble, where you pay for healing with a risk of landing something completely useless.

[scooter]

Just a general question about turn order: If someone has the second half and they are logged in over the turn roll, taking a promotion after is a double move, right? Is using auto-promote legal?

Generally yes, taking a promotion would be considered a double move. However, it seems to be accepted that if you want to roll the dice on how the AI promotes for you, go for it.

[spacetyrantxenu]

Maybe this is far afield for both this tech thread and for RB Mod, but would it be possible to enable queueing promotions like you can other unit actions? No idea how you'd go about enabling that in the mod or if it is even desirable given double move considerations, but the guy in the second half of the timer is at a real disadvantage regarding taking useful promotions and healing.

If this is too much of a thread hijack just ignore me. This doesn't relate to anything specific to this game, I'm just asking because William LP brought it up.

[WilliamLP]

but the guy in the second half of the timer is at a real disadvantage regarding taking useful promotions and healing.

The guy in the first half can't either until next turn (and can't use auto-promote), unless I'm missing something.

The second half can also react-whip. It seems the second half is so far superior that playing seriously to win would mean always trying to be the last to play to avoid the first half being possible, ever. (I'll never do this because I value expedient turns and a pleasant game far more than winning.)

[Commodore]

Auto-promote is generally painful enough...

[plako]

These games can be won without timer shanigans or being last in turn order. Just play the way this is most fun for everyone not just for you. No promoting in the beginning of turn, unless you've auto-promote on.