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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0019544AI War 2GUIJul 2, 2018 11:28 am
ReporterChris_McElligottPark Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Severityminor 
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Fixed in Version0.747 Improper Handling Of Forcefields 
Summary0019544: Let's have it not exit placement mode for a ship after you've placed it unless the ship cap is run dry.
DescriptionPer Cyborg and some other discussion, let's have it not exit placement mode for a ship after you've placed it unless the ship cap is run dry.

That whole thing with holding shift in order to keep being in placement mode is actively confusing people, mainly because other RTS games have changed things up over the years. I even find myself doing it wrong. Basically I'd like the flow to be:

1. Click thing on sidebar.
2. Be in placement mode.
3. Click to place something.
4. Still in placement mode.
5. Right-click or hit escape in order to exit placement mode, if I want. OR:
6. Keep clicking to place more of the thing, but when it runs out of ship cap, auto exit placement mode for it.
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related to 0019543 resolvedChris_McElligottPark When hitting escape while in placement mode for direct-placement ships, please have it cancel placement mode. 
related to 0019270 resolvedChris_McElligottPark Turret placement is one at a time, and it resets the menu 

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BadgerBadger

Mar 29, 2018 11:09 am

manager   ~0047316

There definitely needs to be good visual feedback for "You're in placement mode" then.

Chris_McElligottPark

Mar 29, 2018 11:45 am

administrator   ~0047317

That's on my personal list for the sidebar, although it's also pretty apparent given how the cursor changes.

Chris_McElligottPark

Jul 2, 2018 11:28 am

administrator   ~0047687

* When you are in ship placement mode, it no longer exits ship placement mode when you place one ship. Instead it stays in there until you press escape or right-click. Previously you had to hold down shift for this to work this way.

(If this is not sufficiently obvious that you're in placement mode, then we'll deal with that separately, but the icon following your cursor seems good to me.)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Mar 29, 2018 10:36 am Chris_McElligottPark New Issue
Mar 29, 2018 10:36 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => assigned
Mar 29, 2018 10:36 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => keith.lamothe
Mar 29, 2018 10:37 am Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0019543
Mar 29, 2018 11:09 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0047316
Mar 29, 2018 11:45 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0047317
Jun 28, 2018 5:28 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To keith.lamothe => Chris_McElligottPark
Jun 28, 2018 5:31 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0019270
Jul 2, 2018 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => resolved
Jul 2, 2018 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Jul 2, 2018 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 0.747 Improper Handling Of Forcefields
Jul 2, 2018 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0047687