Ambaire Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Suppose that you're designating a large area to be excavated, with ladders every 4 blocks. The priority system allows some limited customization for the order that the dupes carry out the task, but I would like some finer control. For example, I could tell them to First dig out the areas between the ladders, Then supply materials to the ladders, Then dig out those tiles and build the ladders. Or First dig out the top two tiles, Then the lower two tiles, Then supply, Then build. Etc. Where the large area with ladders looks something like this XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/91468-add-an-optional-step-based-designation-system/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oozinator Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Just now, Ambaire said: but I would like some finer control. For example, I could tell them to First dig out the areas between the ladders, Then supply materials to the ladders, Then dig out those tiles and build the ladders. Or First dig out the top two tiles, Then the lower two tiles, Then supply, Then build. Etc. OMG why? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/91468-add-an-optional-step-based-designation-system/#findComment-1042309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuch Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 If I had to guess, to avoid having to overly micromanage your duplicants who otherwise tend todothings without any method tin ways that leave parts of the stuff the have to dig unaccescible and/or getting stuck ? That said the suggeste solutin look even moe work than micromanaging. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/91468-add-an-optional-step-based-designation-system/#findComment-1042322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbxk Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 XXXXXXXXXXXL - upper limit of ladders below XXXXXXXXXXXL XXXXXXXXXXXL LXLXLXLXLXLXL - "ladder row", ladders every other tile XXXXXXXXXXXL XXXXXXXXXXXL XXXXXXXXXXXL - lower limit of ladders above XXXXXXXXXXXL - upper limit of ladders below XXXXXXXXXXXL XXXXXXXXXXXL LXLXLXLXLXLXL - another ladder row XXXXXXXXXXXL XXXXXXXXXXXL XXXXXXXXXXXL - lower limit of ladders above i've been doing something like this, basically one ladder column that can access all the rows, and then build ladders every other tile every 7th row. then the trick is that you set the ladders to build at priority 9, and everything else you dig at whatever priority you want (but less than 9) and then as they reveal those ladders in the dig, they'll also build them before digging the rest of it. unless you have diggers with dig priority set higher, then they might go too far. you can make the rows pretty long, but i think i have 20-30 tiles wide before i make another ladder column add sweepers at the bottom of where you plan to excavate, and everything will end up on the bottom where you can ship it away Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/91468-add-an-optional-step-based-designation-system/#findComment-1045109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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