Multiple builds per ship

[thenightwassaved]

SpiderNL and I were having a discussion on how to implement this. I want to put both ideas here and let you guys decide what you want. It comes down to SpiderNL though what gets implemented.

SpiderNL posted a comment below Vetoing and wants to go with Way 1 unless he can be convinced otherwise. Post ways to convince or ways to implement edge cases like changing to a ship that you don't have in your shipset (standard message, telling them to switch ship sets?) and how to move ships (a command, but how?), etc.

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Way 1:

Each ship build belongs in a shipset. Each shipset does not have to have each ship. For example, doing a:

(trying to get this to format correctly, but imagine the columns line up)

?shipset
Your shipsets and ships they contain
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| 1 | Warbird | Javelin | Spider |  Leviathan  | Terrier | Weasel | Lancaster | Shark |
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| 2 |             | Javelin |           |                  | Terrier |             |                | Shark |
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| 3 |             | Javelin |           |  Leviathan  |           | Weasel | Lancaster | Shark |
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| 4 | Warbird |           | Spider |  Leviathan  |           | Weasel | Lancaster |          |
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| 5 |             |           | Spider |                  | Terrier |             |                | Shark |
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Now to use different shipsets you would:

?shipset 2
Currently using shipset 2.

Now you can switch to any ship currently in shipset 2 (Jav, Terr, Shark)

?shipset 5
Currently using shipset 5.

Now you can switch to any ship currently in shipset 5 (Spid, Shark).

To buy a new ship build you would first ?shipset # the desired shipset and then ?buy a ship as normal.

How to switch ships between shipsets and how to deal with trying to shipchange into a ship you do not own is still being debated.

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Way 2:

You can buy as many ship builds as you want just by typing ?buy just as normal. Doing a command like:

?buildscount 
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| Warbird | Javelin | Spider |  Leviathan  | Terrier | Weasel | Lancaster | Shark |
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|     2      |     0      |   2      |     4           |   6     |      1      |       3       |     4     |
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Would show you how many builds you have in each ship. To switch to a certain build, while in that ship, would be:

?switchbuild 2

Would switch you to the second build of your current ship.

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All ?command names and output format is not final and just being used as an example of the system. Please comment with your opinions.

[Deaths-Embrace]

I vote for way # 2, I prefer the loadout setup.

[Deaths-Embrace]

Using load-outs simplifies things, since I don't have to change ALL my ships just to get to the one I want.

[HasteDC]

Veto: Way 1 unless someone manages to convince me. Good luck.

[thenightwassaved]

Lets discuss ways to handle the edge cases and whatnot like moving ships and everything then.