Why cant the game mutlitask?

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For a 4th gen 4x game, im saddened to see that after 5 major patches the game still cannot multitask. Try attacking something, and while that attack is taking place, try attacking with another fleet. You have to wait for the first battle to finish before the second one starts. Try attacking something, and then go into a starbase and build some modules. Modules portion goes blank/black until the battle finishes. When I have 20 fleets with all or most with engagements (sometimes multiple) lined up in a single turn, having to wait and wait and wait in this 4th generation game just makes me wonder why it is so?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

The game does multitask.  The behavior you point out is a deliberate decision to show the player those battles as important events, not a lack of capacity.  There is some question over whether the quick battle animation is quick enough, but there is no question that the game multitasks quite nicely.  Try moving one ship on a very long move and then moving another ship.  You will see both ships being moved at once for that turn's length of movement.  Otherwise, it is the game deciding that the human is less capable at multitasking, which is true for most of us.  ;)

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yes I can move fleets at the same time, but I cant do anything but move things while a fight is taking place. Cant build things, and when I get a blank/black UI window because a fight is taking place then you know something is not right. And its not just building, try ejecting a ship from a fleet while a fight is taking place. Wont happen until the fight is over. Essentially the only thing you can do while a fight is happening is move things, everything else is frozen.

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