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Spekulatius

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Spekulatius

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11 years ago

May 5, 2014, 11:50:22 AM

+1

But I´m aware that it could be take work to rework the AI.

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George_fps

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George_fps

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11 years ago

May 5, 2014, 11:03:31 AM

+1

Hotseat is the best invention in game industry!

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ArminVanBurn

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ArminVanBurn

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Apr 30, 2014, 2:52:30 PM

Hotseat helps makes these games a lot more social, for me at least.

The issue I would have thought is that the AI is being developed for simultaneous turns and so how to adapt that for classic turns could be intensive.

Many other 4X games have this feature but then again, many have underdeveloped AI, so I reckon Amplitude are in the best position to call this

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kochano

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Apr 28, 2014, 7:05:07 PM

+1

Hotseat is the only way I play 4X games in multiplayer

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Vaultjumper

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Vaultjumper

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Apr 27, 2014, 3:28:05 PM

It would be really nice when i have friends we can play together till 4 am

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11 years ago

Apr 27, 2014, 11:05:15 AM

+1

^^

I totally loved playing CIV 4 in hotseat - would like to see this in EL

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fadeddata

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Apr 27, 2014, 3:55:33 AM

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Hotseat would be nice to see. Can someone explain why it would be complicated to implement? With (online) multiplayer even though it is "simultaneous" it still has to wait for everyones turn orders to come in to process a turn. If one player was to wait for another player to finish the system would still work...Why would hotseat be any different than a player waiting for another player to click End Turn?

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VIPPangolinAdvisor

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Apr 22, 2014, 11:43:06 AM

Hotseat is something I've been asking the devs to implement for a while now ^_^ I don't remember if I ever got an answer to that but even if they do implement it one day, it's still a long way ahead of us. I imagine hotseat being a very low priority task which also requires a lot of work to be put into it.

NihilAeternus wrote:
In general, hotseat is the simplest multiplayer available and I am assuming there will be multiplayer available.

The problem is the simultaneous play. There are a few things they could do to implement hotseat in to that system, however none of them are elegant solutions.

Well, EL (unlike ES) was built around the idea of baing able to play it in multiplayer. That is, multiplayer with simultaneous turns. So I imagine that allowing hotseat with standard turns would require a lot of time and resources, something Amplitude may not be willing to spend.

I would love it if they did. But I'm trying not to get my hopes up.

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NihilAeternus

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Apr 20, 2014, 11:51:53 PM

Not so much. It mostly depends on whether they are keeping the same system as Endless Space(where it is not really possible) or changing the way multiplayer works. If they do change it, then it is likely easier to implement hotseat than the standard online multiplayer modes.

In general, hotseat is the simplest multiplayer available and I am assuming there will be multiplayer available.

The problem is the simultaneous play. There are a few things they could do to implement hotseat in to that system, however none of them are elegant solutions.

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VIPAnwyl

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11 years ago

Apr 20, 2014, 8:24:47 PM

I think it really depends on how much time and resources amplitude is willing to spend on extras such as this rather than on game play, story, or other more popular features.