Selecting Objects Far Away As Comm

Vahn_Paktu

Is there a trick to selecting buildings close together. Its hard to do in places like refinery(double node) on mineshaft.

J3k

u could always bind ur buildings to a number

2_of_Eight

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To do that, you have to select them at least once <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> which is hard sometimes.

Geronimo

Just klick like a madman...I do...

EnemyWithin

When you place buildings real close together, you have to click to the side of the building to select it (not <b>on</b> the structure). For example, if you build an armory and IP next to a TF like this:

IP|TF|A
..............^

Then you would have to click at the ^ to select the armory.

SDJason

TO select a middle building.. i drag the cursor over the buildings, till i find the circle of the building i want to select... even if you cant click it you can usually get the circle to come up..

Then using the click and drag box.... make a LINE... NOT A BOX... drag it horizontally or vertically ONLY, so its a line that crosses in the middle of the circle.

This line actually becomes like the diameter of the hitbox circle... when you let go, it will select only that building most of the time

Work with that and you can usually get it to select what you want..

~Jason

taboofires

sdjason has the complicated answer, but the simple solution is to not build anything close to another building if you plan on selecting it often. IPs, for instance, can be placed anywhere that won't result in a stuck player, but obs/arms lab/armory/proto need to be selected every once in a while.

The biggest problem is getting the obs selected, since its footprint is so small. Place the obs a little bit away from anything else if at all possible, and it should get rid of 90% of your issues. The other buildings are much easier to select.

im_lost

Especially with an observatory, don't place it right next to other things. You need to select it often, and even and elec tf doesn't offer enough protection for the low health structure.