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Title: Field guns down
Post by: Aspen on May 13, 2014, 11:47:58 AM
If all the guns are dead on a field, I wish they would go red in the hangar list like planes or gvs do when they aren't available. Just saves some clicking.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 11:54:57 AM
If all the guns are dead on a field, I wish they would go red in the hangar list like planes or gvs do when they aren't available. Just saves some clicking.

There's not 'gun hangars' to take down. There is your likely difference. (Wouldn't want that, personally.)
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Randy1 on May 13, 2014, 11:58:41 AM
There's not 'gun hangars' to take down. There is your likely difference. (Wouldn't want that, personally.)

Arlo he said in the hanger where you see the list of planes, Gvs and the field guns.

I agree, it would be nice to have it red out.  Not a big deal just being consistent.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 12:13:57 PM
Arlo he said in the hanger where you see the list of planes, Gvs and the field guns.

I agree, it would be nice to have it red out.  Not a big deal just being consistent.

I understood him. Fighters, bombers and vehicles go red when their hangars go down.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Someguy63 on May 13, 2014, 12:44:45 PM
I understood him. Fighters, bombers and vehicles go red when their hangars go down.


But, can it not be done with the field gun selection? No hangars needed.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: waystin2 on May 13, 2014, 01:14:04 PM
Makes sense.  +1
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 01:46:41 PM

But, can it not be done with the field gun selection? No hangars needed.

Hence. Not a quick fix. This would be asking for new code to save some clicks.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Aspen on May 13, 2014, 02:53:10 PM
I've seen coding time used for worse purposes  :D

I have no idea what the change would take.  Obviously if its 2 days of coding, probably forget it.  If its 2 hours, and saves some extra clicks for thousands of players for the rest of the life of the game, maybe it is worth it.

My job as a player is to ask for what I want.  HTC gets to weigh the cost to benefit ratio.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: kvuo75 on May 13, 2014, 03:33:00 PM
only problem I see is if all the field guns are down, but one shorebattery that points the wrong way is still up, it wouldn't be redded out, so you're still left manually checking to see whats up.

also, what if they're up, but occupied?
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Tinkles on May 13, 2014, 04:08:47 PM
only problem I see is if all the field guns are down, but one shorebattery that points the wrong way is still up, it wouldn't be redded out, so you're still left manually checking to see whats up.

also, what if they're up, but occupied?


Then they are blue.  :D

Or, the hangar could show (somewhere easy to read and access) how many guns are up and what type.

Like so..

5 37mms 2 down 1 occupied 2 empty
3 88mms 1 down 2 occupied
1 shore battery destroyed


Perhaps have abbreviations for each, so it wouldn't take so much room. Red for down, Blue for Occupied White for empty. (as it is now)
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: olds442 on May 13, 2014, 04:38:10 PM
Hence. Not a quick fix. This would be asking for new code to save some clicks.
Following that logic, the RV8 is the biggest waste in the game.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Ack-Ack on May 13, 2014, 04:43:21 PM
Following that logic, the RV8 is the biggest waste in the game.

I don't see how you derived that from Arlo's comments.  Maybe it's because you don't know the reason why the RV8 was added to the game in the first place.  It's contribution to the game is far more than what you know and it wasn't just added for an Evil Con mission.  It was added to test the fidelity of the flight model, since HiTech owns a RV8 and knows how it's supposed to fly in the real world, he can then check how it compares in-game and check to see if there are any discrepancies with the flight physics in game.

ack-ack
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 04:44:28 PM
Following that logic, the RV8 is the biggest waste in the game.

HT's game. Let me ask you, If this wish pushed the new graphics date back 2 weeks would you be behind this lil time saver?
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Randy1 on May 13, 2014, 04:55:46 PM
only problem I see is if all the field guns are down, but one shorebattery that points the wrong way is still up, it wouldn't be redded out, so you're still left manually checking to see whats up.

also, what if they're up, but occupied?


Might be the simple solution is let gun diagram still come up even if all guns are down.  Not the wish, but still better than the way it is.

Arlo it is a wish not a demand.  We all know wishes are just a way to offer feedback to the game play.  Some HTC will see as a good thought and some they want.  If we don't make wishes then the feedback loop stops.
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Aspen on May 13, 2014, 05:44:52 PM
HT's game. Let me ask you, If this wish pushed the new graphics date back 2 weeks would you be behind this lil time saver?

If it took 20 minutes to code, would you be ok with granting it?
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 05:49:27 PM
Arlo it is a wish not a demand.

Well that changes my stance on this wish entirely.  :D

Actually,it was an observation, not even a stance.  ;)
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 05:50:18 PM
If it took 20 minutes to code, would you be ok with granting it?

Not mine to grant but I'm thinking you don't code, either.  :D
Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Aspen on May 13, 2014, 06:00:19 PM
Not mine to grant but I'm thinking you don't code, either.  :D

Nope, unless morse counts.  :D

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Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Arlo on May 13, 2014, 06:06:52 PM
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Title: Re: Field guns down
Post by: Tinkles on May 13, 2014, 06:18:11 PM
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