Ha, lol. Well we can only ask. Indeed these things would be nice & theres no harm in dreaming.

There was post regarding this a while back, that the Dev's were looking into trying to implement. I am hoping at some stage we will see this. It would be nice if we could get an update on how they are going with it. Personally I think it would improve modability and the visual experince of SoaSE a great deal.

This would be fantastic.

Instead of having an numArmortypes, there should instead be added another line, shieldType (the numArmorTypes seems like it is several types for the same "thing", which doesn't make any sense.).

About the maxAbilityLevel, don't we already have this in the ability entity, or do you want a higher limit?

While there is a workaround for filtiring depending on the entity that is beeing targeted, having it as a part of the targetfilter would be quite easier.

I think that would be a bit hard to implement and confusing for the moder if there was enough "combinations".

Along with expanded weapon slots and such, I'd love to see some parts of the AI softcoded. How they group their units and calculate threats is the most important so far. Too often the AI's ships run away to "reform fleet" with some new tom boy that just jumped in, taking tons of needless extra damage. The AI tries to hug its ships too close together, ect. Changing update speeds on reforming fleets and being able to set a distance on how close they hug (specific?) ships together would be wonderful. Hell, just a value inside the ship value that is something like "minimum AI formation distance" would prevent a multitude of issues I am currently slamming my face into.

Being able to raise the entry limits for sound effects would be nice. I think it's 2k for everything right now. Seems like a lot until you're looking at 6-7 races worth of voice acting and unique sounds for every weapon class of size and type + impacts + expanded soundtrack.

I'd love to see a gui mod tool that lets you change any and every variable--that would be perfect.

I'd also like a turkey sandwich, glass of tea and a supermodel to appear immediately in my office now.

1.) Scripting layer (Javascript, AngelScript) or the ability to load mod specific dlls containing custom buffs (even better I suppose from performace standpoint, but please give us a good documentation this time)

2.) Moddable AI

3.) Ability to add new shaders for Particles

4.) Firing angles

5.) Rotating sections (turrets selfaligning with target object, pumps,...)

6.) Lift hardcoded limits

7.) Ability to enable / disable the possibility of researching a research subject (based on previous research, pacts, whatnot)

8.) Modding of culture (what effects culture domination has on the planets / fleets stationed there)

9.) Modding of Pacts (more)

10.) Allow trading of Resources/Planets/Fleets/Treaties, e.g. "I give you planet X for an alliance for 30 minutes"

Done!

Let fighter squadrons spawned by abilities key their own abilities, if any. Not happy about discovering this.

To add another I saw elsewhere.

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/404715/get;2901875

Edit: Also: A toggle in each ship that can phase jump for whether it can if it doesn't have enough antimatter.

For each weapon, an 'antimatter depleted upon firing' amount.

Either or research reqs.

i would like the iron engine.

I'll second the first part, and amend the second part (for myself) to be a roast beef sandwich, can of soda (chilled), and an actress of my choice. And in my house, since I haven't got an office.

The engine is commercially available, you know.

no damn way! is it really?!

Yes. Key term: commercially. As in, you have to pay for it.

Still not too bad though.

that's still cool though.

1) Standardize the Texture system... Ether all TGA, or all DDS (Preferably).

2) A way to mod the UI without playing a guessing game.

3) A way to mod the AI

4) A way to LIMIT the firing angles.

6) 6 firing arcs. Top, Bottom, Forward, Back, Left, and Right.

7) Full 3d movement to go with the extra 2 firing arcs.

8) Model animations (turrets, rotating radar dish's etc.)

9) Animated textures. (heat effects for ship exhausts, lava flows etc.)

10) Shadows

I look at all of this, and say... Riiiiiight. When are the Winter Olympics being held in Hell?

true that Major!

like they would ever add shadows...pfffft!