Topic: Phoenix from the flames - Waypoints
Waypoints and routes
Hot on the trail of the geoscan result folders, we’ll introduce the same system for waypoints as well, with a little twist. You will not only be able to organize them, but with the proper sorting they will make up waypoint routes.
In its first iteration, these routes will probably be used by a not-that-bright autopilot system which will simply walk a straight line between waypoints, so its uses will be pretty much limited to highways and main roads without any blockings. (Later we might bring in some pathfinding AI as well.) Using the pre-made and stored routes will be as simple as selecting one while on the terrain and activating the autopilot, which will then start to walk towards the first or nearest waypoint of the route.
Of course this won’t make you travel faster, but it will help those doing the same transport routes over and over and allow them to do something else meanwhile, like checking the market, or trolling on general chat.
Whatever happened to this? The current auto-pilot works brilliantly - but only occasionally. Sometimes getting the auto-pilot to work is like getting a six year old to eat brussel sprouts. If those times that it works brilliantly were combined with the 'waypoint route' idea that would be a splendid addition to the game.
To be fair the whole waypoint system is a bit like a plate of sprouts.
Organising waypoints into folders and renaming them also alluded to here - please!!
Icing on the cake would be the ability to create waypoints by right clicking on map or by editing co-ords - that would be really useful.
For the final cherry on the cake would be a choice of icons to mark waypoints on map/terrain.
People prefer cakes to sprouts, especially ones with icing and cherries.
