Descriptions for buildings

[horgel33]

Is there a source of specific information within the game that details exactly what each base building does?

For example I've had a few questions pop in my mind while playing:

-Something that tells how much storage space is provided by the storeroom

-Something Describes what the missile battery actually does so that the player can determine if they need/want more than one in their base. Is it for interior defense, or exterior defense

-Describing which buildings allow access into the base (IE hanger/garage; both, one or the other)

-What a medical center actually does (increase recovery times i would imagine)

To solve this, i think either a new xenopedia section should be created specifically for buildings, or to incorporate tool tips when the mouse is hovering over the structures.

Just a thought to address some of my confusions, otherwise I have been thoroughly enjoying the game throughout its development.

[flashman]

Tooptips will be a final thing, so much has changed that Chris would end up re-writing them every week. The way that the base works has also changed quite a lot.

I believe storage is unlimited once you have one. While defenses are used to prevent your base being invaded. Like radar, more than one improves success rate, but your better off building better versions.

[Gauddlike]

The aliens do not attack through your hangars or garage in Xenonauts.

They apparently have a breaching pod type entry system that allows them to attack from external edges of your base rather than being pinned in an access lift or hangar.

[Wintermist]

I always do it wrong in Xeno, I often rightclick to get a popup with information rather than wait on mouse-over, I don't know where it's from but I do it all the time in Xeno expecting it to work.

[Frontspac]

Yeah, I can see not having tooltips until a final/near final release. On the flip-side though, a general description of what each building does would be nice. Just, like, entries in the Xenopedia or something. One thing I do hope though, when they add tooltips, is that you'll get info about what that specific structure is doing, and not just info about the type in general. Like "Lab 2 >> 3 active scientists >> Researching: Alien Invasion >> 40% complete, 36 hours remaining"

Also this is way too nit-picky to warrant it's own thread or anything, but I think it'd be great if you could click on a structure to go straight to the tab for what that structure does (Clicking in an occupied hangar takes you straight to the screen for that plane, etc...)

[Wintermist]

I'd say, if all the placeholders are there, they should take a day and just type the most basic information until the final version, so it's atleast there and you get the gist of it.

[Sathra]

Actually, aliens DO attack from the Hangars at the moment.

And the base/geoscape UI is being changed soon, so anything to do with it will have to wait till after.

[Gauddlike]

Should have added 'to be implemented' or similar to my post I guess

Unless the breaching thing is not happening now, I just assumed it was in the works still.

[Sathra]

I have no idea myself. Would be interesting if they came in through different places.