Architect Archive

I would like to know why the 'create prototype, experimentation and create schematic' buttons were scrambled - did someone complain about the order they were in? - cause the first thing I did when I logged in tonight -- was put together the Heavy Harvester I had made all the components for last night. I would have assembled it last night except for that silly little bug where things won't come out of their crate. So when I put it all together and hit the bottom button (automatically, by habit) for experimentation. Imagine my surprise when I got a Heavy Harvester SCHEMATIC!!!! Why would you move the buttons around? I been pushing the same button in the same spot for 3 weeks.

I totally agree. Why change the order now?...lucky for me, I was only crafting furniture.

Yeah by sheer habit I made 3-4 schematics last night fogetting they moved it. Why they moved it I have no idea. Same thing as usual I think. They are messing with our heads because they can.

They should add a confirmation for the schematic choice, though. I've accidentally hit it a few times while in rapid-structure module production.

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tiberius0716 wrote:
This was done to prevent macroers. Someone or a few had found a way.

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Not likely given that there's still the /createprototype command.

It's just another example of someone unnecessarily mucking around with the interface for this patch just like the new unsizable character screen and the shadowed/blurry overhead name font change.

i dont agree on the better components make for less failures.

I have done extensive testing on very poorly made structure mods and wall mods and gernerator turbines and other sub components.

No matter HOW bad they were, as long as i used the best resources for the final combine, i have yet to fail on any large structure.

granted, i fail on teh sub components, but not the infal assemblies.

I have come to the conclusion that experimention of sub components is a absolute waste of time until they fix the experimentation bonuses. (holo said that we should be getting exp bonus for experimentation a while back. but of course... it was broken.)

but not the infal assemblies.


should read... but not in the FINAL assemblies.

(sorry my fingers got faster than my brain for a second.)

I think the order now more accurately represents the order in which you use them, top to bottom. I don't like the order much myself either, but that is the logic I would guess. You experement, then you either create a prototype or more rarely create a schematic.

I want create prototype on top and defaulted to the enter key so I can shave off a half-second from my grinding lol.

Personally I like it better this way, lets you go into experiment by just hitting enter.

Also schematic in the middle SUCKED, I kept hitting it by acident.

Architect experimentation? your kidding right? In case something has changed recently our experimentation ability is useless and hasno effects.

Try that it has the effect of raising the quality level of our parts, there for lowering the chance of failure on the final product.

Experemented components seem to reduce the chances of failures on items that use them. It is logical, to my mind, and I use only the highest quality items (factory made of course) for my large structures for this reason. I also use materials with high UT for the walls.

I was a doubter, but having done this for the past few weeks I am convinced. I still get bit by fails, but much much less often.

As far as I can tell, that is the only reason to use experementation, but that means you should always use it on components. Therefor, I use it alot.

This was done to prevent macroers. Someone or a few had found a way.