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Casparov

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Suggestion for Addition to Right-Click Unit Menus...
« on: October 10, 2009, 03:59:28 PM »
Dev. Team... 

The right-click unit menu is an excellent, indispensable option for unit maneuvering and command. 

I was wondering whether that menu could incorporated a move function, such that waypoints could be selected and set w/o the need to open, minimize, and close the movement window.  This single addition would speed play enormously, leaving more complicated movement patterns, such as programmed pathfinding, to be staged through the normal window option.

Just a thought,

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Re: Suggestion for Addition to Right-Click Unit Menus...
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2009, 06:04:27 PM »
I will talk with the development team and we will see what can be done.

In the meantime, here is a possible workaround.

1. Check the "Automatically Select Add Waypoints" checkbox on the movement page of the Unit Information window.  This will automatically select "Add Waypoint" every time a new Unit Information window is opened.

2. Press the "Thumbtack" icon button on the upper left of the Unit Information window.  This will show all new instances of the Unit Information window in the same place on the screen.

3. Minimize (close up) the Unit Information window by pressing the minimize button on the window (it is next to the thumbtack button).

Now when you click on a unit in the 3D window, a small version of the Unit Information window will be shown, and Add Waypoints will be automatically selected.  You can go ahead and start adding waypoints on the 3D map.  When done, just be sure to close the unit's open information window.  Hope this helps.

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Re: Suggestion for Addition to Right-Click Unit Menus...
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2009, 03:02:00 PM »
I have to agree- this is a great idea.  I would assume that it also avoids the problem with the Automatically Add Waypoints feature interfering with the pathfinding utility.

Adding a formation move function to the Right-Click window would also help, but the Right-Click window is already getting crowded.
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