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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0003003AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Game and Menu ControlsMar 8, 2011 11:11 am
Reporterbusfahrer Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status consideringResolutionopen 
Summary0003003: Shortcut keys for maximum and default game speeds
DescriptionHi,

I hope this is the right place for this:
My game style involves switching to +10 game speed and back to +0 very often (while waiting for stuff to complete building, for example), so I end up hammering on my plus and minus keys all the time.

My suggestion would be something like:
Make CTRL-Pluskey increase the gamespeed in increments of 10, while CTRL-Minuskey decreases in steps of 10.

Either that or have direct selection keys (on the numpad, perhaps) for the speeds 0 and +10 (and perhaps -10).

Regardless of whether you choose to implement this or not:
Keep up the great work! :-)

Greetings,
busfahrer
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TechSY730

Mar 6, 2011 8:02 pm

reporter   ~0010927

And one for minimum speed too? If for no other reason than the sake of completeness.

BobTheJanitor

Mar 8, 2011 11:11 am

reporter   ~0010971

Last edited: Mar 8, 2011 11:12 am

Perhaps the existing speed steps are just set up in increments that are too small. Maybe if it jumped up by +5 or +10 (and -5 -10) each time it would be more useful. Maybe even higher or lower speeds would be useful?

Edit: I've also noticed that actively holding the + key makes the game run faster than just setting it at +10 and leaving it there. I have no idea why.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Mar 6, 2011 1:48 pm busfahrer New Issue
Mar 6, 2011 8:02 pm TechSY730 Note Added: 0010927
Mar 8, 2011 9:21 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Mar 8, 2011 9:21 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => considering
Mar 8, 2011 11:11 am BobTheJanitor Note Added: 0010971
Mar 8, 2011 11:12 am BobTheJanitor Note Edited: 0010971