[7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

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Aracondal
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[7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

Post by Aracondal »

My station managers aren't updating their subordinates ware baskets when changes occur at the station.

Tested scenarios include:
  • A new production module coming online (neither supplies nor products are added)
  • A ware being removed/added via 'Select Trade Wares'
  • A ware being blacklisted for my ships via trade restriction
  • A new buy or sell order
  • A change in preferred build method
The only way a subordinate ware basket is updated is if I reassign the ship [either to Defense and back or by removing all assignments and then reassigning].

I'm not sure if this is a bug or if I'm doing something wrong. Any insight is appreciated.
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MODifikaTOR
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Re: [7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

Post by MODifikaTOR »

How many station do you have? I had similar problem in 7.40 when i had single station for each ware.
Aracondal
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Re: [7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

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133, per the statistics page. About 50 are either production or trading stations.
MODifikaTOR
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Re: [7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

Post by MODifikaTOR »

Oh my, that's extremely big count. No wonder your station managers are so slow. I think the game is not and will not be optimized for that big number of stations. I'd decreased station number at least half, you still don't need that much.
Raptor34
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Re: [7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

Post by Raptor34 »

It doesn't update instantly. There is lag, I'm just not sure how long it is.
Reassigning works because it forces an update.
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Re: [7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

Post by j.harshaw »

Subordinates should update their own baskets before they actually use them. Have you seen any trade subordinates automatically trading for anything that the station isn't interested in?
Aracondal
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Re: [7.60] Station Managers aren't updating subordinates' ware baskets

Post by Aracondal »

Yes, that's one of the issues I'm seeing. I'm using Terran build preference at my shipbuilding stations and consistently see issues with Missile Components and Smart Chips. Since the are a couple of missiles that don't have Terran blueprints, I can't remove those two wares from the supply line entirely (as opposed to drone components and scanning arrays). My solution has been to set the allowed storage to 1, and use a "restrict all factions" trade rule on the buy order. Not only do the station's trader still fill the 1 unit, but their ware basket marks both wares as priority due to low supply.

The other issue that led me to start testing this is sort of the inverse: If I build a mining station, for example, and assign miners to it as soon as it has a manager, their ware baskets (and actual mining) don't update when the relevant production modules come online and a buy order is added. This also happens with traders and produced wares, but it's a bit more obvious with the miners.

With trading stations, the issue appears to be limited to UI: the station's traders have outdated ware baskets that never appear to refresh, but don't seem to be actually trading the wares the station isn't interested in.

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