Tunnel System Improvements

[jameskiller98]

CM Version (Alpha):

Summary (I think that Hivelords should be able to see when they can build a new tunnel and that tunnels should be given numbers or allow hivelords to name them..):

Benefits (This will make planning tunnels easier and make it easier to explain which tunnels are which. This will add more mobility to aliens and overall help them communicate without having to give complex directions that subtract from the game.):

Details (It's pretty self explanatory but in the case of naming them I would say just have a pop up box show up like in the case of you saying something.):

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it):

[Biolock]

Ahh I can see it now.

Hivemind, Hivelord (69) hisses, 'Crawl down "ur moms ass" to get to the hive'.

Hivemind, Runner (209) hisses, 'Sister, mother will be very displeased with that title'.

[jameskiller98]

how about instead of the naming system then we have the tunnel automatically be named where it is placed
such as swamps or other northern caves

[aphotic]

Naming tunnels is a necessity and honestly, without it, the system isn't especially useful. When you lay down a tunnel it should just give you a pop-up field with "name tunnel entrance" and "name tunnel exit."

[Feweh]

Ahh I can see it now.

Hivemind, Hivelord (69) hisses, 'Crawl down "ur moms ass" to get to the hive'.

Hivemind, Runner (209) hisses, 'Sister, mother will be very displeased with that title'.

Potentially one of the best things youve ever said on CM

[coroneljones]

Ahh I can see it now.

Hivemind, Hivelord (69) hisses, 'Crawl down "ur moms ass" to get to the hive'.

Hivemind, Runner (209) hisses, 'Sister, mother will be very displeased with that title'.

Dammit bio,my sides

[Surrealistik]

+1. Each tunnel should feature the name of its destination and the coordinates of that destination automatically.

[Feweh]

+1. Each tunnel should feature the name of its destination and the coordinates of that destination automatically.

Oh ya... this is a much better idea... silly us.

[TopHatPenguin]

+1. Each tunnel should feature the name of its destination and the coordinates of that destination automatically.

SO.. eh.. i'm not an expert but i'm fairly sure the aliens don't have a GPS so maybe not the coordinates but the name of the area sure.

[Surrealistik]

Coordinates are there so you can differentiate between the relative positions of different tunnels in the same area.

[Kinrany]

Bump.
Coordinates should be relative, so that they give you direction and distance. For example, if exit is 10 tiles to the right from the entrance, it'll be (0,+10).

[UNDUS]

It would be cool if a tunnel could have more than one exit, and if those exits could be selected from a menu (and named by the hivelord). Like ventcrawling.

[Mitchs98]

+1. Moar use for tunnels. Everytime I've played ayylien and tried to use tunnels, it was a utter mess of popping in and out multiple times.

[northcote4]

+1 for naming tunnels. Though I do believe examining tells you where the pop out, I s'pose it's not always viable.

What of the prospect of tunnels functio ning like vents? All tunnels being connected underground so you could enter any of them (similar to vent-crawling) and pop out at, say, Northern Barrens [2]?

Though I s'pose they had a reason to toss that out when first designing tunnels to begin with.