An option for sorting bots in storage would be nice. The same as sorting inventory, it would (should) reset their positions to eliminate empty slots.
I think it may be that the addition of the different options skews the pool a little, just as adding mod bots changes the chances of getting a vanilla model, but in any case it is fine, just a little interesting.
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Thanks for the suggestions, all are reasonable ideas. Most of what you are asking for is intended to reduce grind. I understand the desire and I'll put some of these on the list but they will be low priority. My first priority is to tell the story of the high school dropout and my second priority is to add things to the game. For example, when I have to choose between creating a new mission and making mission selection easier the new mission will win every time. The only two high priority grind reducing features are to have a bot role for bots to repair parts independently (like the 'Master Techie' role does for repairing bots) and to make a level 5 capsule upgrade. Repairing parts and stabilizing bots are recurring and necessary operations. Marking parts DNS is a one time event, the pain is temporary.
Your last suggestion about random events warrants additional comments. In DSCS Radnor intended random events to be done by mods. There is a template in the 'mods' folder showing how to do this. It hasn't been used much if at all for some reason, everyone wants to make bots but not random events. The example is still there in the 'mods' folder in SR24. One limitation when creating random events is that they are text only because DSCS was primarily a text based game. This doesn't fit the character of SR24 which puts pictures in wherever practical. I've thought about making picture(s) an option in mods but it's low on my list for two reasons: 1) I'm not sure how so it so it will probably take me a long time and 2) it may be a waste of time because I have no indication anyone wants to do it.
Thanks again!
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This is different from what I expected. I thought you'd ask for moving bots around in storage like you can do in capsules. I tried to do that some time ago but it proved beyond my capabilities at the time because the code structure for storage is different from capsules. Your suggestion might be simpler but I suspect people would prefer sorting so they can organize bots to their liking. Some day I may try to move bots around in storage again which I think would be preferred. Cheers!
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Oops, Daedalron is correct!
I believe he knows the game details better than I do! If I was mean I'd change the game to match my mistake but I'll resist the temptation.
How about a button to quickly switch between the capsule view and storage view?
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One click vs two clicks, not a huge difference when you think about all the clicks in the game. Maybe.
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Sorry, not the only place this can happen. I know it looks bad but fixing it is low priority.
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Finish night school. When you get into the quest you should be able to figure out why that's a requirement.