Forwarded Sets

[Singura]

To be able to link all buildings in a complete set to one building. This way when rearranging your city one does not loose, forget, or have to search for all parts of the set.
The buildings can be linked for moving purposes, but can be unlinked once placed. This way, each single building can be upgraded by itself, or additional building parts can be added at anytime.
Maybe could be done by highlighting the buildings, which prompts a message”link to next building“

 

[Alram]

Would you be able to unfuse them at will?

 

[Serena McTavish]

There could be a link/ unlink button . It would be nice to be able to move the whole set in one move but be able to unlink them to upgrade one at a time

 

[Yogi Dave]

There could be a link/ unlink button

Would that be fuse/defuse button?

 

[Lelanya]

Lol Dave
I seem to recall that this was on @SoggyShorts ' wish list.

 

[Mykan]

would it also work if you have partial set? full set with extra pieces? What about the same set but with 2 different setups you wish to keep separate? Does fusing them or defusing them reset their timers?

Your idea needs to cover all of these scenarios.

 

[Sodbury]

I'm keen on this.

I'd like to be able to harvest from the set all at once, too. The Moonstone Library is quite manageable, but I often struggle to find the clickable parts of the Magical Chess set without harvesting from half of the buildings surrounding it.

 

[SoggyShorts]

would it also work if you have partial set? full set with extra pieces?

I don't see why not. clicking the "fuse" toggle to "on" simply moves that piece as well when an adjacent piece from the same set is moved

Does fusing them or defusing them reset their timers?

Sure, moving one piece now resets the timer to prevent multi-link abuse, so fusing shouldn't circumvent this.

What about the same set but with 2 different setups you wish to keep separate?

Do you mean 2 totally different configurations? So you'd click the set and the pieces would re-arrange themselves into a pattern you've previously saved? That sounds like its way beyond the scope of this suggestion.
Edit: not what he meant. issue addressed in next post.

Lol Dave
I seem to recall that this was on @SoggyShorts ' wish list.

That sounds true... although I'd be more interested in letting me click on one piece to collect from all. Those mana plants and their floating icon don't line up at all...

 

[Mykan]

@SoggyShorts I was just throwing out use case scenarios that will need addressing. Might be more but unless the OP is updated the thread wont go anywhere.

It is quite conceivable for a person to have more than 1 setup, especially with moonstone but anyone who has multiple set pieces. So how does the idea handle such a scenario? Lets say you have a moonstone set piece in the bottom left corner and a seperate setup squeezed in on the top tight of your town. Can those be fused independently, can only 1 fusion occur for sets with same name? Is there a limit to how many unique combinations of the same set?

The idea needs to flesh out all the possible scenarios that can be thought of for the devs to get a clear picture of what we are expecting and to assess the time involved with such a thing. It is a lot more complex than just "can we fuse a set?"

 

[SoggyShorts]

I was just throwing out use case scenarios that will need addressing.

Right, and I was addressing them. The OP can be updated later.

Lets say you have a moonstone set piece in the bottom left corner and a seperate setup squeezed in on the top tight of your town. Can those be fused independently

The simplest way would be for each piece to have a fuse toggle.
When the toggle is off the piece moves and behaves normally in every way.
When the toggle is on and an adjacent set piece of the same set is moved the fused piece also moves

So yes, you could have dozens of fused 2-piece+ moonstone sets scattered throughout your city, and so long as they didn't touch each other they could be moved independently.

 

[C-Nymph]

letting me click on one piece to collect from all

Sure, this could be handy when you want it, but let them then please make this an option to choose, not a standard. I collect my set buildings separately during events to complete quests. Don't want to collect too many goods at once that I could've used for another quest.

Though I wholeheartedly agree on the fact that for some buildings, the floating collection icon needs some work realigning! Seems like the floating icon has a different position depending on who made the design

 

[Darielle]

This idea has some intriguing possibilities. Once the bugs were worked out, I'd love it.

 

[SoggyShorts]

let them then please make [collecting from a whole set] an option to choose, not a standard.

100%.
either a toggle in account settings, or if this idea is implemented then fused buildings get collected together

 

[Ashrem]

I'd find it convenient, but I feel like this is a complex operation which doesn't offer a much as it might hope to. If it comes to a finished idea and a poll, I'll probably vote for it, but I won't hold my breath on it happening.

Now if you suggested a diamond option that allows you to trade one of each building in a set for a single diamond-only option with the same results, I can see the devs considering that.

i.e.: trade your five Moonstone Library pieces and 500 diamonds for a 4x6 "Moonstone Complex" with stats equal to the lowest chapter of the buildings in your set. (Or just require that they all be same chapter to transact.)

 

[SoggyShorts]

Now if you suggested a diamond option that allows you to trade one of each building in a set for a single diamond-only option with the same results, I can see the devs considering that.

I like the idea of making it a premium option so that it has a chance, but the convienience of easily moving a set a few times per year isn't worth diamonds on it's own imo. Also making it permanent and therefore losing flexibility feels like a penalty.

Unless... Can a fused set be upgraded to the next chapter with a single blueprint? That might entice me

 

[Ashrem]

I like the idea of making it a premium option so that it has a chance, but the convienience of easily moving a set a few times per year isn't worth diamonds on it's own imo. Also making it permanent and therefore losing flexibility feels like a penalty.

Unless... Can a fused set be upgraded to the next chapter with a single blueprint? That might entice me

It's an event building, not a magic building, so I'd guess not, though I suppose it can be whatever they want.

On the other hand, they could make the fused set one row smaller as an incentive. If the "Moonstone Complex" were 4x5 instead of 4x6, that would probably make it a bit more tempting. And in the same way, the sets that don't fit nicely into a rectangle could be adjusted down to do so. So instead of needing two of something to get all the bonuses, you trade an entire set to take up slightly less space in exchange for trading to the locked version.

 

[mucksterme]

I'm liking this idea.
Personally I would want to see it like this.

Click on any piece in a connected set ( either completed, uncompleted, or completed with extras ) and get a fuse/unfuse option.
If fused it could be collected all at once and moved as a single piece.
But you can choose to unfuse at any time in order to do separate collections or upgrades.
If you choose to upgrade fused pieces, it would be like any other event building, one rr per square.
Also: If you add set pieces to an already fused bundle, the added pieces would not automatically fuse.

 

[Singura]

Goodness. I guess, I won’t ever make a suggestion again here. It seems my play style is not advanced enough.
why would you ever want to unfuse it, or upgrade it seperately?

 

[Iyapo]

@Singura lol
Number one reason would be lack of RRs number two reason would be...sometimes when you upgrade certain buildings to a new chapter they provide different stuff. So if the building is giving you T2s and you upgrade it it will start giving T3s or mana or seeds or..... the list goes on. Always check the production changes before you drop RRs so you know you are happy with the production changes.

 

[Sodbury]

why would you ever want to unfuse it

You can rearrange a set somewhat and still keep the set bonuses. A thin part can snake between other buildings to touch a road...