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RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:15 am
by ineffable
Follow cam - an option for the camera to follow a single unit from the same height/orientation for the entire battle.
An option to auto-save at specific points: Deploy, xx:59 (1 sec after start), mid-battle (halfway), 2:00, 00:01 (for spoofing ops), Battle Complete (even better than Debrief). My user could do as much but he is not the most punctual fellow.
A random scenario generator. Self-made scenarios lack the element of surprise.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:07 pm
by ineffable
A set of colored control zone maps. I have a hard time making out the line drawing versions.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 10:24 am
by kweniston
I just hope Matrix will finally unleash the full potential of this game. So many good features/improvements could be added.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:14 am
by ineffable
Declutter the (No) LOS line. Currently there are 3 No Los indicators - 1. red LOS line, 2. red Aim icon, 3. No LOS text box.
#1 alone is sufficient.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:51 am
by ineffable
For single-battle Save file ops, have the AI refill Main Force slots from its available roster when MF units become depleted. As is standard for regular ops.
EDIT: S.McClaire says user-generated ops will be part of Content Creator package so the above request is unnecessary.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:58 am
by ineffable
Make AI's use of the # Axis Temp supporting forces (count plus space separated list) line in Scenario files be list order instead of most powerful first. That way you could design counter-attack scenarios where armor wouldnt show up until the third battle or so after earlier listed units had been selected and replaced.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:13 pm
by PipFromSlitherine
ORIGINAL: ineffable
Declutter the (No) LOS line. Currently there are 3 No Los indicators - 1. red LOS line, 2. red Aim icon, 3. No LOS text box.
#1 alone is sufficient.
We are happy with the functionality of this UI, sorry.
Cheers
Pip
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:48 pm
by rbilly
Sorry if this has already been mentioned, and it's probably a pipe-dream, but a battle record/rewind feature sure would be nice.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:48 am
by ineffable
ORIGINAL: rbilly
Sorry if this has already been mentioned, and it's probably a pipe-dream, but a battle record/rewind feature sure would be nice.
Use Win 10's
built-in game recorder.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:15 am
by ineffable
ORIGINAL: graemeross44
I would love to take more advantage of higher resolution monitors and multiple monitors.
High resolution - the screens are so nice it begs for a 4K monitor!
In the interim, move some of the status windows to a second monitor so we can see the whole map without those distractions.
I am just getting used to the game but it brings back the thrill of 1/300 micro armour and a ping pong table with terrain except I don’t get only 2 turns in and find out a day is done.
Please allow higher resolution and /or move the status windows to a second monitor. Love how beautiful the map looks and the windows, while useful to play, distract from enjoying the game.
TBF supports 4k. Its at the bottom of the list for screen resolutions.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:04 pm
by Markowicz
Why doesn't Slitherine just hire ineffable???
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:52 am
by ineffable
Anybody can stand on the sidelines and toss good idea grenades into the fray. Bashing the code out of one's head to make them happen is orders of magnitude more difficult.
Besides, after investing tens of my hard-earned dollars into this enterprise, I believe the consortium of Matrix/McClaire/Slitherine is now working for me.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:19 am
by Markowicz
Well I guess you clarified that. All I know is that far as great ideas go, you have quite a few of them and somebody over there needs your enthusiasm...
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:01 am
by ineffable
Not being contentious here but we owe just about everything since
Road to Baghdad to Steve 'The Blood' McClaire's enthusiasm for CC. From his early days as an itinerant classic CC tool maker and downright pitiful player, to now, nobody has invested more enthusiasm into this game. By rights TBF's full title should be "
The Blood's: The Bloody First". It's just that as high-functioning individuals on the
scale, the dev team isnt always capable of showing recognizable human emotion.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:06 am
by ineffable
That reminds me - req. smoke barrages as support missions.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 4:01 pm
by ineffable
A unit icon should appear above nearby icons when selected. Selected unit icon below remains at the bottom of the pile.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:57 am
by v1jcm
Please bring back the flee/retreat -button from the olden Close Combats!
I keep playing as axis, and in some cases the game can't go on until I am beaten. However I am too weak to win, and too strong to be wiped out. So, then, as the time runs out I start the groundhog day again and again. I would be happy to be out of that situation by using a tactical
retreat, and fighting another day. Just press the flee-button, and the whole map is surrendered to the enemy, and the campaign continues in the next map.
Love the game, though. I have been waiting for this for 15 years...
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:24 am
by ineffable
Gear and Sub-unit icon limitation -
There is a display limit of 8 gear and sub-unit icons on the top row of the selection screen. Any additional icons only get displayed when the icon count is reduced below 8. Could this display limit be increased to take advantage of the extra space on that part of the selection screen?
Also, Im curious why the Extra Ammo upgrade has been made unavailable (-1)? It seems to work ok for each nation (0, 1 & 2). Pity that only mods would offer this neat little nugget.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:07 am
by firecaptain
Edit soldiers names. Get real immersive.
RE: Request\Wish list
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:42 am
by ineffable
Allow scenario files to make multiple upgrades of a given type available instead of limiting upgrades to one of each kind.