Commander mode needs a smoother interface

Seraphace

Unless I'm missing some critical hotkeys, the commander chair on both sides needs a rather large overhaul.

1) Drag off screen to move the focus area on the map (Like all RTS games). It would allow a smoother feel than having to go click minimap.

2)Proper hotkeys or control bindings without having it jump the screen to wherever that unit is. For example, being on the Alien side, selecting a drone to go put an extractor up, and notice the DI hasn't spread far enough. So I click the button just above map or press 1, and the screen flies over to where the hive is. Now I have to click the map again to bring it back over to that same resource spot. I can then place some DI, but if the drone never quite made it to the extractor point originally (got stuck on something) when I click the drone button, it jumps right to it. If this happened in starcraft or something it would drive you nuts. As the com role is mainly that of an RTS, if some of the fluid mechanics to the control could be added somehow, it would make it a great experience.

3) Make escape a hotkey to get out of the chair instead of clicking. This applies both for the evolution (b) menu and the com menu.

Great job so far,

Thanks!

Majin

I agree with the ESC key, it should close the "B" Menus and kick u out of the chair

Steinhauer

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Doesn't it already do this? I'm pretty sure I would have noticed, because that's how I play RTSes...

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+1
Anything to make killing that pesky skulk faster and easier

Harimau

1) I thought was already done.

2) is definitely annoying. It should be: click (or hotkey) once, then select the unit only; click (or hotkey) a second time, then also center the view on the unit.

3). Yes please.

SiniStarR

Personally I would love to see an option for using WASD for camera movements and the mouse for commands, it worked really well in World in Conflict, and would love to see more of it in games.

If not that at least maybe full access to setting our own keyboard shortcuts?

Seraphace

I don't like the wasd for movement of camera, as they are set up really well for hotkeys atm, like heroes of newarth. Once you memorize the placement of the icons, doing whatever you need becomes very very quick.

I don't believe it scrolls, at least not for me at this time.

Kouji_San

I for one would love to have the middle mouse button (click and hold) to move around in a certain area, or is this what you meant with

"Drag off screen to move the focus area on the map (Like all RTS games)"

Seraphace

After going back and trying it again, dragscroll does work. Hotkeying units doesn't seem to work at all for me though. Pressing 1 after trying to make a control group of 1 just brings me to a certain spot on the map with nothing special on it. It doesn't seem to be implemented yet.

ScardyBob

+1 to the op

In addition, I would like to see
1. Key customizable so I can move movement to WASD and structure shortcuts to the numpad
2. Zoom, rotate, and tilt controls for the comm-view
3. Ability to enable/disable different layers based on map height (e.g. turn off clipping and being able to select map geometry above a certain height so I don't drop packs and structures on or above the map by accident)

CaCa

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Ya think? Is it that necessary? And wouldn't that add to the hassle of comming?

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Yes, dammit! This <i>must</i> happen!