hotkeys change request: single tap selects, double tap moves viewport
Wyzcrak
Pot Pie Aficionado Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10447Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
Pot Pie Aficionado Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10447Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
I played a couple RTSs years ago, and they were consistent with their hotkey behaviors:
) pressing the hotkey once selected the associated unit/structure/etc
) very quickly repeating the same hotkey centered the viewport on the associated unit/structure/etc
) two consecutive presses of the same hotkey, with enough time between the two presses, did not move the viewport
This last behavior is lost on NS2. It seems that, if a hotkey's unit/structure/etc is already selected, pressing the hotkey again moves the viewport, no matter the delay between the two uses of the hotkey.
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Might we change the hotkey behavior to move the viewport only when a hotkey is /quickly/ repeated.
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With my viewport showing my units in the field, I commonly select a hotkey that's bound to a structure in my base, with the intention of interacting with that structure without moving my viewport to that structure. I get distracted by something happening with my units below. When the distraction is over, I again press my structure hotkey, having lost the situational awareness of having pressed the hotkey the first time, several seconds ago. This moves my viewport, which I didn't want.
) pressing the hotkey once selected the associated unit/structure/etc
) very quickly repeating the same hotkey centered the viewport on the associated unit/structure/etc
) two consecutive presses of the same hotkey, with enough time between the two presses, did not move the viewport
This last behavior is lost on NS2. It seems that, if a hotkey's unit/structure/etc is already selected, pressing the hotkey again moves the viewport, no matter the delay between the two uses of the hotkey.
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Might we change the hotkey behavior to move the viewport only when a hotkey is /quickly/ repeated.
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With my viewport showing my units in the field, I commonly select a hotkey that's bound to a structure in my base, with the intention of interacting with that structure without moving my viewport to that structure. I get distracted by something happening with my units below. When the distraction is over, I again press my structure hotkey, having lost the situational awareness of having pressed the hotkey the first time, several seconds ago. This moves my viewport, which I didn't want.
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Also I'm noticing Wyz's quote from IronHorse in his signature. A big +1 on that as well!