[Vote] Idea to implement forbideness of automate specialist of some cells

[Timur512]

Sorry I don't know english very well and may be some explanation would be unclear
My suggestion is simple
To mark the specialist cell, for example, by cross, and an AI governor of a city can't put in this cell the specialist

In which situations it would be usefull?
For example, I don't want, that other cities, except capital, distracted valuable population from rich city hexes or from engineer or scientists in favor of civil servants
And in all cities I would mark all civil servants cells by cross and an AI governor couldn't put by automate the specialists in this cells

Is it possible to mod?

 

[andersw]

What is the difference between that and to check manual specialsts?

 

[CppMaster]

What is the difference between that and to check manual specialsts?

Automation of unchecked cells.

 

[CppMaster]

Is it possible to mod?

Probably yes

 

[detroitrex]

so I think the idea here is to tell a city to absolutely not under any circumstances assign a civil servant (or whatever) specialist without otherwise having to manually control specialists in that city.

 

[Timur512]

so I think the idea here is to tell a city to absolutely not under any circumstances assign a civil servant (or whatever) specialist without otherwise having to manually control specialists in that city.

YE
I think the actions might be so:
First Lclick on the cell - how now - to lock specialist, the second - forbid specialist (I suggest the red cross picture) (what I suggesting in this thread), third lclick - free specialist (AI decides assign it or no)

And the difference between manual control is that in manual control AI would not assign any specialist in any cells, only player

 

[CppMaster]

100% votes for yes as for now, cool!

 

[balparmak]

Just when I thought I was out (of dll modding) they pull me back in!
This probably doesn't even need a vote as it would be a QoL feature. From what I remember, the specialist code was very janky, lock specialist feature is also very hackish, probably isn't polished enough as other VP additions but it was such a timesaver I cheekily snuck that in.

Preventing slots from being assigned would be doable, yes. It's more of a question of who would do it, and whether it can pass the polish test. I may eventually do it (maybe first as a modmod), but that may be next month, or next year, or next decade, can't really tell :/ Honestly I thought I already added that, maybe it was on my 100pages to do list.

 

[Zuizgond]

Currently it's either all automatic or all manual. I like the idea to lock specialist slots individually and let the governor choose to work the available specialist slots or not.

 

[azum4roll]

Why limit to just specialists? You should be able to block certain tiles from being worked too.

 

[CppMaster]

Why limit to just specialists? You should be able to block certain tiles from being worked too.

yes!

 

[detroitrex]

might it make more sense to implement the block on the level of the specialist-type as opposed to each individual little square? If I don't want any merchant specialists at all, I don't want to have to remember to go in and anti-tick the new box every time I build something that gives me a new merchant slot. Sounds more complicated UI-wise though.

 

[balparmak]

might it make more sense to implement the block on the level of the specialist-type as opposed to each individual little square? If I don't want any merchant specialists at all, I don't want to have to remember to go in and anti-tick the new box every time I build something that gives me a new merchant slot. Sounds more complicated UI-wise though.

Ctrl + shift + alt + rclick solves everything. No rest for us until the shortcut lists looks like SF combo screen