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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0021374AI War 2Gameplay IdeaOct 4, 2019 9:55 pm
ReporterChris_McElligottPark Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.872 Supply and Control 
Fixed in Version0.897 Commanding From The Galaxy Map 
Summary0021374: Better fleet selection controls on the galaxy map.
DescriptionSource: https://steamcommunity.com/app/573410/discussions/0/1639789306566825770/?tscn=1562366473

Credit to Radioactive and Corbeau.

Background: essentially the ship icon stuff on the galaxy map was previously just showing enemy ships to capture as the main focus, but now it's also a marker of fleets you actually own, so it's natural that people want some more control there.

Items to do:

1. Clicking a fleet on the galaxy map to select the fleet, not just the flagship (same as the double-click on the fleet centerpiece does in the main view).

2. Holding shift and clicking on a fleet while in the galaxy map to add the fleet to the selection.

3. Left-clicking in empty space in the galaxy map should get rid of your current selection... I guess. That was asked for elsewhere, and might have some unintended consequences, but we'll see.

4. Drag-select for selecting your fleets on the galaxy map would be a nice addition, and we'll see if I can do that quicker than I originally thought. After the initial victories with fighting the new UI into place on the fleets, I'm feeling much better about this prospect. And I get that this is something that is bugging people and feels inconsistent with the way things are now.
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related to 0021424 resolvedChris_McElligottPark Selecting fleets/supports from galaxy map 
child of 0021310 resolvedChris_McElligottPark Fleets Phase 3 - Parent 

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Chris_McElligottPark

Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm

administrator   ~0053506

Thanks!

* The galaxy map now works exactly like the planet view when it comes to selecting your ships and fleets:
** You can drag-select, click to select fleets, and so on.
** You can additively select stuff with shift held, or subtractively do it with alt.
** Clicking somewhere other than ships or planets or the gui causes your selection to be reset to nothing, just like in the planet view.
** One notable exception is that it doesn't have any sort of "military only, if there are any miltiary in the selection" limitations. That doesn't make sense here.
** Also, when selecting fleet leaders, it selects the entire fleet at a time, since only fleet leaders are shown here. Essentially the only way to select lone ships instead of fleets is for structures or similar that get shown on the map.
** When it comes to giving your ships orders from the galaxy map, that continues to work as it has in past recent releases.
*** Aka, you can give wormhole commands and chain them together, etc. Like the first game.
*** But you can't give attack or assist orders directly from the galaxy map. You CAN select stuff on the galaxy map and then go into a planet and give such orders, though.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am Chris_McElligottPark New Issue
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => assigned
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jul 10, 2019 11:07 am Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added child of 0021310
Oct 4, 2019 5:39 pm Chris_McElligottPark Relationship added related to 0021424
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => resolved
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 0.897 Commanding From The Galaxy Map
Oct 4, 2019 9:55 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0053506