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Changing stacking order possible? - 11/16/2020 11:01:58 PM   
Ppieter33

 

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Status: offline 		Anyone knows how to change/choose which unit is "on top" of the stack?
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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/17/2020 1:07:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nope, it's ordered by unit ID with highest on top, period.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/17/2020 1:38:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just one example of WitE's poor GUI. Let's hope WitE2 put more effort into the GUI instead of just focusing on fine tuning combat, OOB and logistics, which is all most wargames ever focus on. Too many grognards, not enough gamers.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/17/2020 7:08:53 AM   
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Just one example of WitE's poor GUI. Let's hope WitE2 put more effort into the GUI instead of just focusing on fine tuning combat, OOB and logistics, which is all most wargames ever focus on. Too many grognards, not enough gamers.


Not entirely sure why it matters? You get no benifit from the order you are stacked in and there can only be three.

I do agree the GUI could be improved, almost every game can. Oh! I'll ignore the last sentence.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/17/2020 7:52:51 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Ppieter33

Anyone knows how to change/choose which unit is "on top" of the stack?


Just in case, you can easily pick the unit you want to become the active unit by selecting it in the right bar (and deselecting the others)

Yes, this could be improved but not in my top priorities list

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/17/2020 3:53:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, thx all for fast responses, asked cause I would appreciate being able to have my HQ units "on the top" of stacks.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/17/2020 4:33:58 PM   
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Ok, thx all for fast responses, asked cause I would appreciate being able to have my HQ units "on the top" of stacks.

I don't think it's possible but you can press ctrl+1 to highlight all your HQ units to spot them easily.

*EDIT: and the color code is explained in the "administration/hotkeys" menu (together with all hotkeys) which is also accessible with shift+h



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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/20/2020 11:16:11 AM   
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I btw have no issues with it.

i would though like a toggle to show units id's instead of troop strength and mp's.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/20/2020 1:09:27 PM   
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adds to fog of war!

I btw have no issues with it.

i would though like a toggle to show units id's instead of troop strength and mp's.


Fog of war for my own units?

I would like to see a "move to top of stack" feature line in Panzer Campaigns for a number of reasons. For instance, I might like to move all my air bases to the top of the stacks. Or I might like to move all my cavalry units to the top, or perhaps all the armor units. In general, being able to change the stacking order could prove useful in finding types of units.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/20/2020 1:27:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Using the control + # keys works. And as BrianG says it can be used in creative ways to obfuscate units, especially if your opponent is lazy in recon.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/20/2020 9:10:16 PM   
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Using the control + # keys works. And as BrianG says it can be used in creative ways to obfuscate units, especially if your opponent is lazy in recon.


I looked in the hotkey list and did not see these. I tried using it on a stack and nothing happened.

[edit] Never mind. I took the + and # literally.

[second edit] OK, now I try ctrl-1, ctrl-2, etc. and nothing happens.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/20/2020 9:31:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		I should have clarified what “working” entails. It lets you see unit types in the stacks without being able to see the cards. Only at I believe detection level 3 and above. The same information can’t always be gleaned by a hover over.

A bug with the game is that if you have a non combat unit adjacent to an enemy (by moving a stacked combat unit with it), it will be highlighted red and disable all other highlighting. In fact, pressing ctrl+# in this situation will flicker all other highlights for a split second.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/20/2020 9:43:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		That's not what I wanted. I want to be able to see my own units. I repeat: it would be good to have a "move to top of stack" function like in John Tiller's Panzer Campaigns.

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RE: Changing stacking order possible? - 11/21/2020 7:25:15 AM   
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ORIGINAL: CapAndGown

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ORIGINAL: eskuche

Using the control + # keys works. And as BrianG says it can be used in creative ways to obfuscate units, especially if your opponent is lazy in recon.


I looked in the hotkey list and did not see these. I tried using it on a stack and nothing happened.

[edit] Never mind. I took the + and # literally.

[second edit] OK, now I try ctrl-1, ctrl-2, etc. and nothing happens.


Unfortunately some of the map info buttons prevent any of the ctrl-# functions from displaying, namely the Toggle Rail, Unit or Isolated.

As has been said Ctrl-1 will show all your HQ, hovering shows info on them.


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