This game is showing its age. Some pages are just clunky.


1) The Military page.
Yeah, it shows readiness and when brigades will be back from their PS hits, but is otherwise useless. Is there any reason it cannot be merged with the attack screen? Just add another column to the left that has a box showing how many units are resting and when they will return.


2) In-game communications.
This is terrible. There is no other way to describe this. Can we get a proper inbox that sorts messages by sender and keeps track of our replies? It is a pain in the ass to communicate with other players on solo servers, especially if I ask several players something different each and one of them replies with "yes." and I've forgotten what I needed that person for.


3) Merge the Explore and Build Screens
Pretty much all openings start with Build. Explore. Build. Explore. Lather Rinse Repeat. I think it would be beneficial to have an exploration box on the Build screen and just trash the explore screen all together.


4) Merge the Manage and Advisor Screens
Make government selection a drop box on the advisor screen and have boxes there to adjust tax and production. One less page.


5) The spy screen
If the merging the military and war room screens works out, how about slicing off a small section of the page for hostile spy ops. Switching tabs for different functions in a single game is so circa 2004, and actually have it capable of remembering a target other than the one we are attacking with the military.



That's all I have for the moment, but I think this will be beneficial as long as the "OMG YOU CHANGED IT?! IT IS RUINED FOREVER!!!!" peeps go fluff themselves.

I agree on the military/war room merger, that's a good idea. I know they're already working on the messaging. I don't know about the rest of your suggests..

the most important aspect of the game... making a successful attack is not taught how to do so.. no where in the game that explains troops defends with 0.5 strength and attack with 0.5 strength, a turret defend with 1 strength and so on...

if you want to be technical troops are 1, jets/turrets 2, tanks 4 :p

That's how I figure it and usually do OK, unless I screw up the allies and weapons tech :p

Uh, wiki says so

where?

this page http://wiki.earthempires.com/index.php/Military_units has correct values.

Yes -- the plan is to reskin the game like the forums

Thanks for making my point after saying 'where'

UI slimdown is a good idea.