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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: thrila on May 16, 2004, 02:40:16 PM

Title: A request
Post by: thrila on May 16, 2004, 02:40:16 PM

Could we have a dot command to highlight a base. It takes me forever to find a base on large maps when someone aks for help .  This would really help.:)

Title: A request
Post by: Morpheus on May 16, 2004, 02:46:16 PM

Great idea. Could be helpful

Title: A request
Post by: Roscoroo on May 16, 2004, 03:35:03 PM

.move   (insert base number  1 - 200  ect ) takes ya right to it

Title: A request
Post by: NHawk on May 16, 2004, 05:20:15 PM

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Originally posted by Roscoroo
.move   (insert base number  1 - 200  ect ) takes ya right to it

That works very well if they give a friendly base number. But when someone calls out for help at an enemy base, you'll never get there. :)

Title: A request
Post by: lasersailor184 on May 16, 2004, 09:50:00 PM

So let me get this straight...


You're too lazy to spend 10 seconds to look for a base on a map so you want the AH2 team to spend 48 hours coding in a command so that it'll highlight the base for you?

Title: A request
Post by: Saintaw on May 17, 2004, 12:18:37 AM

Good idea thrila! I am also georaphicaly challenged.

Title: A request
Post by: thrila on May 17, 2004, 01:53:19 AM

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
So let me get this straight...


You're too lazy to spend 10 seconds to look for a base on a map so you want the AH2 team to spend 48 hours coding in a command so that it'll highlight the base for you?

Perhaps you shouldn't make assumptions.

It's not called laziness, it's called frustration.  If i was lazy i wouldn't even bother looking for the base.  But i do and i get frustrated because i can't find it.

And how do you know the length of time  it takes to code a dot command?  I'm guessing you don't.

Title: A request
Post by: Morpheus on May 17, 2004, 08:22:31 AM

.smite Punisher:mad:

:D

Title: A request
Post by: straffo on May 17, 2004, 08:33:29 AM

As a workaround I usually do a .wingman on the guy requesting help.

Title: A request
Post by: Flossy on May 17, 2004, 11:48:23 AM

Some time ago, I did some grids for the small maps to help find fields - similar to this one for SFMA (http://www.flos.clara.net/storage/sfma.htm).  However, they are out-of-date now, so I have been thinking of updating them, and also doing ones for the big maps.  Might be an idea to wait until AH2 is live though before I do.  :)

Title: A request
Post by: Chairboy on May 17, 2004, 12:45:48 PM

Devils advocate, on a map like AKDesert, it often takes quite a bit longer then 10 seconds to find a base based off number.  I remember times where I needed to spend upwards of a minute before finding a base, and no, I'm not blind.

Title: A request
Post by: NoBaddy on May 17, 2004, 01:10:27 PM

hmmm, .field ##. Highlights the numbered field. With the big maps and 200+ fields...I like it :).

Title: A request
Post by: Flossy on May 17, 2004, 02:54:03 PM

Really? That's one more dot command I didn't know about!   Thanks, NB.....    :D

Title: A request
Post by: Flossy on May 17, 2004, 03:08:14 PM

Hey, are you having me on?  Just tried it in SFMA and it didn't work.....  :p

Title: A request
Post by: Chairboy on May 17, 2004, 03:51:41 PM

I think he was speccing out how the feature would look, an intuitive command, etc.

Title: A request
Post by: Replicant on May 17, 2004, 04:42:53 PM

If I can't locate the field I bring up the roster, highlight the person and then use the 'move to' command which will take me to the base he took off from.  Hopefully this will be close to where he's asking for help.  

I agree though that a highlight command would be a very useful feature, especially on the very large maps.

Title: A request
Post by: Wizer on May 17, 2004, 05:40:18 PM

It would help if the person asking for the help would give the map coordinates. ;)

Title: A request
Post by: Flossy on May 17, 2004, 05:53:41 PM

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Originally posted by Chairboy
I think he was speccing out how the feature would look, an intuitive command, etc.

Ah, I obviously misunderstood.....  :o

Title: A request
Post by: SunKing on May 17, 2004, 06:24:14 PM

Im pretty sure the time it takes to find a base on Pizza is longer than the time it would take to code a dot command.:aok