Easier waypointing as marine comm
subshadow
Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15710Members
Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15710Members
For me, the waypointing system isn't very intuitive or fast, so here's my idea.
I would like to see the following:
-you select one or more marines
-you click on a destination
-a halo with buttons appears around your cursor with the following (or other) commands:
Attack here, defend here, build here, gather/wait here, cancel
With this system you can give specific orders faster then with the system that's currently implented. Yes it requires 2 clicks of a button, but IMO it will be just as fast as using hotkeys for experienced commanders.
I would like to see the following:
-you select one or more marines
-you click on a destination
-a halo with buttons appears around your cursor with the following (or other) commands:
Attack here, defend here, build here, gather/wait here, cancel
With this system you can give specific orders faster then with the system that's currently implented. Yes it requires 2 clicks of a button, but IMO it will be just as fast as using hotkeys for experienced commanders.
Comments
Simply rightclicking should use the appropriate order (move as default, build if used on unbuilt structure), and if you hold the button, you can drag the mouse to select a specific order.
1: select marine(s)
2: clicking on a destination brings up the menu (menu stays open while button is pressed)
3: menu item is selected and order transmitted on button release
So then you are only clicking ONCE. I think it could work, actually. But would it be enough of an improvement over the current system? I'm not so sure.