Show "Area of effect" ring on structures before placing them

slayer20 · March 2013

For example, lets say I have a room locked down with crags, shifts, and some whips. Now I want to place a Shade down, but I want to place it in such a way that it covers most of the area that I want covered. Right now, it's just a guessing game as to what will be cloaked and what won't. I would like it if, once you selected a structure that effects an area, the Ring would be displayed before actually dropping the structure.

A very simple and small suggestion.

buhehe · March 2013

Wow, that feature is not implemented?
I never play comm, so I don't know that stuff but wow, I'm astonished it's not there...

xen32 · March 2013

+1 on that, you never know what your obs is going to cover and more importantly, what it is not going to cover.

Frothybeverage · March 2013

If you command enough you know what the effective range is.

With that being said, I don't see any reason for this feature not to be implemented.

As an addendum:
I'd like to see ARCs display their shooting range when they haven't been deployed.

Kalabalana · March 2013

For Shade dropping, structures within the cloak AOE radius could flash to show if they will receive the effect.
Same with visible enemy structures to ARCs/whips, and possibly hydras as well. Also crags for heal/umbra range.

Venatos · March 2013

i could have sworn i saw such rings in the beta... well im just a footsoldier so i have no clue, but its good idea and i support it.

nsguy · March 2013

Already suggested in these forums. Not yet implemented.

Sops · March 2013

Kalabalana wrote: »

For Shade dropping, structures within the cloak AOE radius could flash to show if they will receive the effect.
Same with visible enemy structures to ARCs/whips, and possibly hydras as well. Also crags for heal/umbra range.

If this is the case then it needs to be made more obvious.

Samus1111111 · March 2013

I know that it was in the game (back when I khammed in late beta/early release), no idea why it was removed...

Kazter · March 2013

Another QOL (Quality of Life) feature I feel is REQUIRED to be in the game, that is absent. Thank you for bringing this up and your contribution.

MrLee · March 2013

I would like to Add this could allso be usefull for ARC's.

ScardyBob · March 2013

Venatos wrote: »

i could have sworn i saw such rings in the beta... well im just a footsoldier so i have no clue, but its good idea and i support it.

For fully built structures, selecting them shows their area of effect. Only the cyst shows this circle before placing them. The ARC has a similar problem in where its range isn't shown till after its deployed (so there is a bit of trial-and-error for getting it in the right spot to hit a hive if you haven't memorized the proper positions).

Spektor56 · March 2013

I don't play comm much but +1 on this. This is pretty much a required feature for comms to have.

Wake · March 2013

I'd say no, for uncertitude's sake.

In fact, i would be in favor of a bit of randomness in range and performance, in chambers, in buildings.
I.e : an obs woukd scan a bit more or less longer, a chamber would have an healing rate a bit more or less effective etc.

Bring on random, bring on life.

Show "Area of effect" ring on structures before placing them

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