Quickie Question About New Commander Interface

SilentSamSilentSam Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15532Members
edited April 2003 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">specifically SHIFT selecting</div> Hi there,
I just had a quick question: I've read about all the cool new additions to the commander interface and keys and they made me very very happy <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> Finally I'll be able to do commanding like in *craft Ao* etc. However, the one of my main issues with the current interface is that I can't SHIFT-select and unselect marines (a-la C&C and Starcraft) - which is something I do constantly in strategy games so its a hard habit to loose. Will this be implemented as well?

Thanks!

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  • KenichiKenichi This is not a pie. Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2941Members, NS1 Playtester
    Yet another excellent question.
  • HaydukeHayduke Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5048Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Kenichi+Apr 15 2003, 08:22 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kenichi @ Apr 15 2003, 08:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yet another excellent question. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yet another excellent reply.
  • JowerJower Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13448Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Hayduke+Apr 15 2003, 10:50 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hayduke @ Apr 15 2003, 10:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Kenichi+Apr 15 2003, 08:22 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kenichi @ Apr 15 2003, 08:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yet another excellent question. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yet another excellent reply. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yet another excellent replyreply
  • killswitchkillswitch Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13141Members, Constellation
    I hope this silliness is really just bumps in disguise, because I am curious as well.
  • p4Samwisep4Samwise Join Date: 2002-12-15 Member: 10831Members
    Flying lerk scorpions!
  • JowerJower Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13448Members
  • juicejuice Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12886Members, Constellation
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    as opposed to these spam bots:

    I believe that this was covered (one way or another) in a previous thread

    I apologize that I am to tired but it was in the general forum and was started by Flay, so you could go poke around <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • PseudoKnightPseudoKnight Join Date: 2002-06-18 Member: 791Members
    I believe Flayra has stated that he wants the commander interface to meet current RTS interface standards of which shift-select is one of them. If it's not in, I'm sure he has a pretty good reason.
  • SootySooty Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11416Members
    edited April 2003
    Needs some key (like alt) to show all the health circles and ammo supply (mana). Frozen throne has it, NS must too!!!!!

    edit: or save it for the NS expansion
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    edited April 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--SilentSam+Apr 16 2003, 04:18 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SilentSam @ Apr 16 2003, 04:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hi there,
    I just had a quick question: I've read about all the cool new additions to the commander interface and keys and they made me very very happy  <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->  Finally I'll be able to do commanding like in *craft Ao* etc. However, the one of my main issues with the current interface is that I can't SHIFT-select and unselect marines (a-la C&C and Starcraft) - which is something I do constantly in strategy games so its a hard habit to loose. Will this be implemented as well?

    Thanks! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I haven't read anything (official or otherwise) which suggests that this is in the works, although I sure as hell hope it is (that and a left-click interface! <a href='http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/2142895.jpg' target='_blank'>C&C forever!</a>)
  • Techno-KidTechno-Kid Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7223Members
    Yeah, Shift and Ctrl Deselecting are probably just as important as Shift and Ctrl Selecting. Gotta be able to edit those command groups.

    Also, I vote against flying lerk scorpions and propose that gigantic freaking spider behind the clock. I know you've all seen the picture.
  • MindmeldmeMindmeldme The Evil One Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1637Members
    Now then...let me see here. For one...Stop spamming..bad monkies. Two, yes, they are setting up grouping for 1.01 so we should be able to really play with it when it's released. It's also going to tell our marines which group they are in too. Should be very helpful. What else...hhmmm oh yes...stop camparing it to War 3 or bringing up ideas from it. That falls unnder the good idea bad idea set up. bugs will get fixed...things will be added...all in time. now go kill something and wait for our PT's to finish with 1.01
  • eggmaceggmac Join Date: 2003-03-03 Member: 14246Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Sooty+Apr 16 2003, 10:21 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sooty @ Apr 16 2003, 10:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Needs some key (like alt) to show all the health circles and ammo supply (mana). Frozen throne has it, NS must too!!!!!

    edit: or save it for the NS expansion <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The health and the names are shown constantly...
    ammo supply as a second red circle would be nice , though...

    Oh, and it's 1.1 not 1.01 <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> You should be the one to know as you have signed in 10.02 already <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • NightfireTGNightfireTG Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11508Members
    i wish it can be implemented.
  • SilentSamSilentSam Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15532Members
    Thanks

    yeah - I knew about the groupings and such - i was just wondering about those gorupings specifically
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