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Minor tweaks to Dynamic Mission Generation
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Description

The Dynamic Mission Generator is one of the best features recently added to TKOM, but as I was playing more with it on a new campaign, I noticed some issues that require a bit of tweaking (more specifically, when Small Rovers are involved).

For example, many of the missions generated required a color camera, even though my humble small rover only had a monochromatic camera. Also, with the same small rover, sometimes it would generate missions that would require a robotic arm or some hardcore stunts (for example, using APSX on sand, or on flat rocks).

I can see this being less problematic as we progress further into the campaign and unlock access to better technologies, but it can be really frustrating on early missions, when you take a 100 meters detour to try a dynamic mission, only to discover 5 minutes later that it's impossible to complete it.

Details

Legacy ID
2734650347
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Sometimes

Event Timeline

Bohemia added a project: Restricted Project.May 9 2016, 9:54 AM
Fabio set Category to category:suggestions.Nov 18 2013, 4:51 PM
Fabio set Reproducibility to Sometimes.
Fabio set Severity to None.
Fabio set Resolution to Open.
Fabio set Legacy ID to 2734650347.May 9 2016, 9:54 AM
Fabio added a subscriber: Fabio.
Fabio added a comment.Nov 19 2013, 8:29 PM

Just a quick update, now that I have a nice Medium Rover and more instruments, sometimes I still get impossible tasks with the Dynamic Mission Generator.

Most of the times, it's due to incompatible instruments and category of tasks, like using EAS on a Rock, APXS on Atmosphere, MICRO on Subsurface (instead of DAN), and so on. Sometimes, I have the option of using different instruments for the same tasks, and usually there's only one that can really be used to complete it.

Edit: Also, one more suggestion regarding the dynamic missions. The markers for them only appear on the HUD with the "Filter by mission" turned off, but by doing so, sometimes, the HUD can become a huge mess of markers from different missions and tasks not related to the main misson or to the dynamic missions. I think it would be nice to have an option to turn on the "Filter by mission", while keeping the Dynamic Mission markers on screen.