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Shannon V. OKeets -> RE: Unit Depictions on Screen (12/30/2005 8:13:15 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Froonp
Poland from WWII
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The flags are used as icon to indicate which major power is "on move", so I only need them for the major powers.
During setup, there is a rigid order for setting up the major powers. The flags indicate whichmajor power is setting up units.
During a turn it should be more flexible with a player able to switch back and forth between different major powers on the same side (assuming one player controls more than one major power).
The current design I am contemplating for this is to have all the flags at the top of the screen (small icons) and highlight those of the major powers that can move units (make decisions) during the current phase. For example, there might be several major powers on the same side that can make naval moves, All those capable of doing that would have their flags highlighted. Any one of them that has moved all possible units (e.g., reached their activity limits) would be changed slightly. They could still go back and undo orders, so they need to be distinguished from major powers that can't move any units during the current phase. The player clicks on the flag of a major power and he then moves their units.
An example of the latter occurs during land combat when the US is still neutral: the Commonwealth might have reached the activity limit for their attack orders; the Chinese not making any attacks; and the French in the middle of entering theirs. The flags at the top would indicate: USA - no possible moves, CW - all entered but can undo, French and Chinese - may still enter. Note that the phase does not end until all the major powers on the side agree. The Axis flags would be separated from those of the Allies with yet a fourth indicator (probably a surrounding box that is black, while the Allies surrounding box would be green). I am not sure how CWIF handled this - I need to read the code (and that section is a lot of undocumented code).
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