0021374: Better fleet selection controls on the galaxy map. - Arcen Idea Tracker (Bugs and Features)

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0021374	AI War 2	Gameplay Idea		Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am	Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm

Reporter	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Severity	minor
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	0.872 Supply and Control
Fixed in Version	0.897 Commanding From The Galaxy Map

Summary	0021374: Better fleet selection controls on the galaxy map.
Description	Source: https://steamcommunity.com/app/573410/discussions/0/1639789306566825770/?tscn=1562366473 Credit to Radioactive and Corbeau. Background: essentially the ship icon stuff on the galaxy map was previously just showing enemy ships to capture as the main focus, but now it's also a marker of fleets you actually own, so it's natural that people want some more control there. Items to do: 1. Clicking a fleet on the galaxy map to select the fleet, not just the flagship (same as the double-click on the fleet centerpiece does in the main view). 2. Holding shift and clicking on a fleet while in the galaxy map to add the fleet to the selection. 3. Left-clicking in empty space in the galaxy map should get rid of your current selection... I guess. That was asked for elsewhere, and might have some unintended consequences, but we'll see. 4. Drag-select for selecting your fleets on the galaxy map would be a nice addition, and we'll see if I can do that quicker than I originally thought. After the initial victories with fighting the new UI into place on the fleets, I'm feeling much better about this prospect. And I get that this is something that is bugging people and feels inconsistent with the way things are now.
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Chris_McElligottPark Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm administrator ~0053506	Thanks! * The galaxy map now works exactly like the planet view when it comes to selecting your ships and fleets: You can drag-select, click to select fleets, and so on. You can additively select stuff with shift held, or subtractively do it with alt. Clicking somewhere other than ships or planets or the gui causes your selection to be reset to nothing, just like in the planet view. One notable exception is that it doesn't have any sort of "military only, if there are any miltiary in the selection" limitations. That doesn't make sense here. Also, when selecting fleet leaders, it selects the entire fleet at a time, since only fleet leaders are shown here. Essentially the only way to select lone ships instead of fleets is for structures or similar that get shown on the map. When it comes to giving your ships orders from the galaxy map, that continues to work as it has in past recent releases. * Aka, you can give wormhole commands and chain them together, etc. Like the first game. * But you can't give attack or assist orders directly from the galaxy map. You CAN select stuff on the galaxy map and then go into a planet and give such orders, though.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am	Chris_McElligottPark	New Issue
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	new => assigned
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Relationship added	child of 0021310
Oct 4, 2019 5:39 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Relationship added	related to 0021424
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	assigned => resolved
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => fixed
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Fixed in Version	=> 0.897 Commanding From The Galaxy Map
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0053506