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Ship pointing wrong way

March 24, 2005 7:37:07 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
When moving my survey ship to an anomoly (autopilot) I noticed that the ship was facing the wrong way as it moved toward the anomoly.
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Reply #1 March 24, 2005 7:49:23 PM
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Can I get a screenshot if it happens again?

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Reply #2 March 24, 2005 7:56:30 PM
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sure, whats the best way to do that for you?
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Reply #3 March 24, 2005 8:01:09 PM
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and how do I get it to you
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Reply #4 March 24, 2005 11:52:03 PM
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When I zoom out to tatical mode, I noticed the same thing, my ship appeared to face perpendcular to the direction it was going. If I see it again I'll grab a screen cap.
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Reply #5 March 25, 2005 12:36:45 AM
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yea, i am getting that too, it seems that they just point in a random direction when they move.
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Reply #6 March 25, 2005 1:47:11 AM
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I have noticed it, also. The ship on autopilot has been traveling towards the visible waypoint for two turns:
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Reply #7 March 25, 2005 8:03:01 AM
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Tactical Map: Right now we have the icons in a set position.  They don't display the direction the ships are heading, just what type of ship/fleet they are.  We had the little icons rotate at one time, but they became less readable.

Main Map: That's really weird..I've never seen ships face any other direction by forward as they moved.  We'll look into it!

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Reply #8 March 25, 2005 9:21:02 AM
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I have also had the enemy ship moved a half square, then 1 1/2, then 1/2 again etc. I will try and get a screenshot if it happens again
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Reply #9 March 25, 2005 11:34:27 AM
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Had my flagship on auto last night and its gfx got confused as to rotation at least once.

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Reply #10 March 25, 2005 12:07:51 PM
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Sounds like a basic graphics error. Some graphics cards don't support a common feature which allows developers to just use a half set of graphics, and instruct the DD or the card to flip it to yield the other half of facings. Does the ship always face backwards when this happens?
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Reply #11 March 25, 2005 3:29:20 PM
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For me, the ship is usually going sideways, not backwards.
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Reply #12 March 25, 2005 9:28:35 PM
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That's not a bug, that 's just "fancy space driving". 

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Reply #13 March 25, 2005 10:29:41 PM
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No, it does not always face backwards. Sometimes it faces sideways and forwards, and sometimes it changes every turn. On the turn before the one pictured above, the ship was facing sideways.

My graphics card: GeForce FX 5600

I will be continually excited about getting the next build of this great game. Thanks guys!
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Reply #14 March 26, 2005 5:53:25 AM
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Yup, I got this problem too. The Survey ship nearly always drives sideways. Funnily enough though I've noticed the behaviour very little in ships I have created as opposed to the ones you begin with. Dunno if that's just happenstance or not... A theory I have is that ships that move only one space a turn will often drive sideways, while ships that can move 2 or more spaces seem to come right and animate correctly, they draw smoothly when they move instead of jerking.
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