Aviailable Planes or Gv's Based on ENY Value

[DCCBOSS]

I would like to see when you go to the hanger to select a Plane or Gv or setting a mission up that list WILL only show what's available based on the ENY value at that time for each county. I think it would help speedup the selection process when those situations demand fast upping or a quick mission planning. I am interested in some intelligent feedback about this idea.
Thank You
DCCBOSS

[moot]

They could get colored the same way they do when their respective hangars are down..

[E25280]

Some kind of indicator would be a nice add.  If not color coding, then a pop-up when you select an eny-restricted plane, the same as the pop up that tells you ord is down if you try to select bombs on an ord-disabled field.

[Cthulhu]

I agree this would be nice, but it might not be trivial given how the code is written. Major events, (i.e. ordnance availability, hanger goes down/comes up, etc.) flag a change in availability status, but ENY bounces around constantly. My guess is, the program only checks when you send info to the server (change loadout, try to take off, etc). The alternative would be to poll constantly for changes, and HTC may not want the additional network traffic.

just my $.02

[DCCBOSS]

I agree this would be nice, but it might not be trivial given how the code is written. Major events, (i.e. ordnance availability, hanger goes down/comes up, etc.) flag a change in availability status, but ENY bounces around constantly. My guess is, the program only checks when you send info to the server (change loadout, try to take off, etc). The alternative would be to poll constantly for changes, and HTC may not want the additional network traffic.

just my $.02

I see what you are saying but I think maybe it might not be so difficult. I had a second idea of realtime ENY value being show on the hanger clip board while you are selecting your plane or vehicle.

[BaldEagl]

I agree this would be nice, but it might not be trivial given how the code is written. Major events, (i.e. ordnance availability, hanger goes down/comes up, etc.) flag a change in availability status, but ENY bounces around constantly. My guess is, the program only checks when you send info to the server (change loadout, try to take off, etc). The alternative would be to poll constantly for changes, and HTC may not want the additional network traffic.

just my $.02

Exactly.  ENY can change a lot in only a few minutes.

[wantok]

I agree this would be nice, but it might not be trivial given how the code is written. Major events, (i.e. ordnance availability, hanger goes down/comes up, etc.) flag a change in availability status, but ENY bounces around constantly. My guess is, the program only checks when you send info to the server (change loadout, try to take off, etc). The alternative would be to poll constantly for changes, and HTC may not want the additional network traffic.

just my $.02

I think colouring items that are unavailable due to ENY limits is a good idea, and it seems to me to be pretty feasible.

The client (the program running on your PC) already polls to get the current ENY values... the list is updated frequently as it is. The only new thing that might need to be polled would be the current ENY limit, which doesn't change that often, and presumably could be picked up by modifying the existing ENY polling.

Also, something like "Minimum ENY: 12" could be displayed near the list if there is a current ENY limit.

[DCCBOSS]

Exactly.  ENY can change a lot in only a few minutes.

That is exactly why this would work so well.

[angelsandair]

I agree, it's frustrating when I join DCCBOSS's missions and have to up something else.   

[Cajunn]