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Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/4/2020 7:22:39 PM

Noldofinwe

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Awesome game, having so much fun playing it :D
A small suggestion would be to add some kind of warning/message when ending the turn if you have decisions left. Some turns I just forget to look at the decisions menu and after pressing end turn I'm hitting myself on the head because of it.

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/4/2020 7:36:38 PM

washtana

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I'm really enjoying the game and agree with the warning message.

Another suggestion is if the "WASD" keys could also be used as a substitute for the arrow keys.

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/4/2020 7:45:58 PM

Vic

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I might make it a Prefs setting. Because personally I often finish my turn without making some decisions. Anything that is urgent will be dealt with by your Secretary. Anything that is not will return next round.

WASD is a bit tricky as i already used 2 of the keys, but i'll see if i can do something about this. Your not the first one to ask for this. Maybe by a Prefs setting as well.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Best wishes,
Vic

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/4/2020 11:30:53 PM

Prussia

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Possibly screen drag via mouse?

Currently at 5/8" dpi temporarily (trying all of them since I'm on a 3440x1440 monitor) and moving south/downwards is a struggle- I have to zoom out then mouse to edge then zoom back in. Sometimes I can get it to work but it is very jerky.

I'm going to try the middle dpi setting in the meantime.

Thanks in advance.

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/5/2020 6:25:29 AM

Vic

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The resolution changes in the Prefs provide for a faster rendering than the DPI changes. Also note that you can use the scroll keys on your keyboard to move the map.

Best wishes,
Vic

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/5/2020 6:28:01 AM

Adam Rinkleff

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I think there are too many decisions, there should be less decisions but they should be more significant.

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/5/2020 8:37:45 AM

Noldofinwe

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Something else that was suggested on another forum I'm on:

These screens are a bit hard to read:

By adding some colour and modifiers, maybe decrease the distance between values, might make it a bit more readable:

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/5/2020 9:27:55 AM

Bleek

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Took the words out of my mouth - colour-coding reports is a must and would make life so much easier!

Also, I'd really appreciate a mouse mouse function on the map. Hold middle mouse perhaps?

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/5/2020 6:01:56 PM

Noldofinwe

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Another small improvement:
When you set zone orders and then press rename the zone, it resets the orders you've set before, it would be nice if these could stay so you won't have to set them again

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/5/2020 6:35:57 PM

devoncop

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As a contrary view to that expressed above....please keep the decision quantity and not reduce it.

Thank you for an outstanding game

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/6/2020 12:56:27 AM

GodwinW

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You meant regarding the amount of Decisions, right?

Me too, like them as they are :)

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/6/2020 1:04:55 AM

KingHalford

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Good idea, but for god's sake if you're going to colour code things either include a Colour Blind mode or don't use solely Red and Green!

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RE: Warning when decisions are left at end of turn - 6/6/2020 3:59:54 AM

the1sean

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ORIGINAL: Prussia

Possibly screen drag via mouse?

Yes, please, screen drag with middle mouse button would be amaaaazing. As I'm sure you know, Vic, it is pretty common in most modern 4x games, so if you can make it happen down the road (I'm sure post-release patching takes priority) I think it would be a popular addition.

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