Attempting to fortify an area quickly can be a pain in the ass, even with a full 6 man engineer squad.
Making squad orders to make the AI finish constructing structures can be very inconsistent.
Additionally, trying to place additional structures within close proximity to others can be problematic as it usually tries to force you to finish the other one first before placing the next one.
Suggestion:
Allow an “Alternate” Squad order mode when there are more than 1 engineer.
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Enable by bringing up the engineer construction wheel and using the “squad order” button.
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When enabled, it will only allow you to PLACE structures, but not attempt to finish their construction yourself. (This is to make it easier to place structures rapidly, even when in close proximity to other structures.)
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Your AI engineers will automatically try to finish building anything that you place. In the order in which you placed them.
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The rest of your squad will automatically try to get out of your way, unless they are already ordered to a location, in which they will stay there.
My hope is that this will allow players to set up larger numbers of fortifications quicker and with more precision than the current way. Which means a better chance of effective defense without having to spend an excessive amount of time doing so.
- Additionally, this feature could be made to enable AI engineers to automatically attempt to replace nearby broken structures if they have the materials and this mode was left enabled.
Please try to keep the discussion on topic!