Troop Train Ratios - Automatic Training Solution

Hello! I have an idea to help the problem of troops not automatically refilling when they are donated or used in an attack. This is something that I have seen complained about several times, and I agree that it is an inconvenience.

My idea is to be able to set a ratio of what troops you would like to be automatically trained, in a number that is a multiple of the maximum amount of troops that you could hold.

For example (about the multiples): If I have 240 troop spaces, then I can set a ratio of 240, 120, 80, 60, 40, etc number of troops.

As a simple version of this, as an example, let's say that I set a ratio of 1 giant to 5 archers. This has a total troop capacity of 10 housing spaces, so I would be able to make 24 groups of 10, because I have 240 housing spaces. So I would have 24 giants and 120 archers when it is full. Now let's say I donate 16 archers. Then, 16 archers will automatically train according to the ratio. If I donate 10 giants, they would retrain 10 giants. If I donate 1 giant and 2 archers, they will both retrain.

If the barracks are empty, and the ratio function is on, then it will start training in the same pattern. Using the earlier example, it would train 5 archers then 1 giant then 5 archers then 1 giant then 5 archers then 1 giant and so on.

The ratio function would be a toggle, when it is on, the ratio will be automatically followed, if it is off, then it will not.

As a more complex example, let's say I have 240 housing spaces and I want a variety of troops. I set this ratio:

4 giants
2 witches
4 wizards
1 valkyrie
12 archers

With this ratio, of 80 housing spaces, it would train 3 times, giving me:

12 giants
6 witches
12 wizards
3 valkyries
36 archers

They would automatically refill in the pattern stated earlier and stay at that amount, just like the first example.

Very nice and well thought out idea..... I like it

Or you could Save this queue and use it 3 times.

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Originally Posted by OzAudi

Or you could Save this queue and use it 3 times.

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You are completely missing the point of this idea. I already do that, but when I donate or only use part of my army in an attack, then it does not automatically refill what I used. This idea is more complex than just filling the same thing up 3 times. Please read more carefully before replying. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by BombTower

You are completely missing the point of this idea. I already do that, but when I donate or only use part of my army in an attack, then it does not automatically refill what I used. This idea is more complex than just filling the same thing up 3 times. Please read more carefully before replying. Thanks!

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Rest assured I have read your entire post rest, don’t assume otherwise. My response is valid, works now and does not require any changes whatsoever.

There are two distinct ideas here - training ratios and auto-refilling “lost” troops - that can overlap but can also operate in isolation. I didn’t want to get into debate on auto-refilling but here goes.

There has always been several reasons to remove and replace troops from either camps or barracks (trained or otherwise). Most people think of donation but there will always be times when a change is required in an army composition or a one-off specially trained donation is in camps. Auto-refilling will not work when anyone wishes to juggle army compositions. A toggle will not cut it in a gaming environment where decisions are responses to circumstances and constantly changing.

Auto-refill for a war donater who is concurrently raiding would be a nightmare. Donations for war attacks are somewhat predictable and shuffling trained donatins manually is a much simpler and more effective management tool. And we have it now. Forget the toggle one time and you are likely to use auto-refill less and less.

Auto-Refilling to a ratio might sound fine but the reality is not everyone has the same camp capacity, not every comp fits a simple ratio and not every camp fits a simple ratio.
Auto-refill will fail to cater for troops requiring larger housing space and these troop types are often required sporadically as donation and suddenly auto-refill is an inconvenience.

Your two ideas are easily handled now with some user-attention to queues. Create partial queues and there is no need for ratios. Auto-refilling only partly resolves issues that manual queue management ie shuffling, resolves in a better way. Both ideas do not fit every circumstance. Both ideas create as many issues as they only partially resolve. Both ideas only cater for rare user-generated circumstances really and those are far better if user-managed.

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Originally Posted by OzAudi

Rest assured I have read your entire post rest, don’t assume otherwise. My response is valid, works now and does not require any changes whatsoever.

There are two distinct ideas here - training ratios and auto-refilling “lost” troops - that can overlap but can also operate in isolation. I didn’t want to get into debate on auto-refilling but here goes.

There has always been several reasons to remove and replace troops from either camps or barracks (trained or otherwise). Most people think of donation but there will always be times when a change is required in an army composition or a one-off specially trained donation is in camps. Auto-refilling will not work when anyone wishes to juggle army compositions. A toggle will not cut it in a gaming environment where decisions are responses to circumstances and constantly changing.

Auto-refill for a war donater who is concurrently raiding would be a nightmare. Donations for war attacks are somewhat predictable and shuffling trained donatins manually is a much simpler and more effective management tool. And we have it now. Forget the toggle one time and you are likely to use auto-refill less and less.

Auto-Refilling to a ratio might sound fine but the reality is not everyone has the same camp capacity, not every comp fits a simple ratio and not every camp fits a simple ratio.
Auto-refill will fail to cater for troops requiring larger housing space and these troop types are often required sporadically as donation and suddenly auto-refill is an inconvenience.

Your two ideas are easily handled now with some user-attention to queues. Create partial queues and there is no need for ratios. Auto-refilling only partly resolves issues that manual queue management ie shuffling, resolves in a better way. Both ideas do not fit every circumstance. Both ideas create as many issues as they only partially resolve. Both ideas only cater for rare user-generated circumstances really and those are far better if user-managed.

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Why wouldn't toggles work? I do see now that the ratio part is not important, but the auto-refill toggle would be useful.

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Originally Posted by DarkestUniverse

Very nice and well thought out idea..... I like it

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Thanks!I'mgladyouagree!

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Originally Posted by BombTower

Thanks!I'mgladyouagree!

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