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Is it possible to turn on floating damage text from fights?
I use it a lot in EU4 to decide if I need to retreat due to taking a hammering.
I use it a lot in EU4 to decide if I need to retreat due to taking a hammering.
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I cant imagine 20-30 ships fighting 20-30 enemy with 1-10 weapons each. The whole screen would be a floating number. 
* Edit when I was watch the game play I was looking at the combat strength to see who was going down faster.
* Edit when I was watch the game play I was looking at the combat strength to see who was going down faster.
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Doesnt prevent having a single summary stat like total damage taken for that fleet as a float.I cant imagine 20-30 ships fighting 20-30 enemy with 1-10 weapons each. The whole screen would be a floating number.
* Edit when I was watch the game play I was looking at the combat strength to see who was going down faster.
true but numbers can be subjective.
Assume you have a fleet 3 times the size of an enemy but due to technology they are doing 1.5 times the damage you are doing. the numbers say they are winning but the end result is you will win. That's why I was looking at the fleet strength number.
I think we will have to check how helpful combat summary is. In the stream it is a hell lot of numbers and symbols but it may be more readable than it seems. TBH I decided on witdrawal in EU4 only by information from detailed combat screen, but for others "floating numbers" may be more useful. We will see after 9th of May
It would take a bit of work to implement - it needs a UI for it. It needs some mechanics for summing up damage done over a day, or, even stranger, damage per shot per weapon per ship. It would take up a ton of processing power to keep displaying a thousand numbers every few seconds.
All in all there are better things to devote resources to.
All in all there are better things to devote resources to.
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No please. Hate the floating damage numbers in EU. Looks goofy, like a console fighting game.
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Think I would be happy with just a number flash every day or two to sum up the actual damage inflicted including all modifiers for penetrating shields/armour
If it could be a menu toggle like I suggested in the OP (I might have been vague), would that solve the issue those who don't like it have?
Stellaris does have the on-map representation of the combat, with weapons firing, shields being visibly hit, and individual ships blowing up.
Plus there is combat efficiency information in the battle window
That strikes me as enough....
Plus there is combat efficiency information in the battle window
That strikes me as enough....
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