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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0012476Bionic DuesGameplay IdeaSep 26, 2013 4:52 pm
ReporterWinge Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.911 
Fixed in Version0.922 
Summary0012476: Limit whistle range to sensor range
DescriptionOne thing that has been bugging me is that the whistle now alerts all bots that the player has located. I suggest switching it so that the whistle only alerts bots that are currently within the player's sensor range. That seems more sensible, and it gives the player more control of which bots to lure in, as well as providing more strategy when choosing between bots with different sensor ranges.
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Internal WeightKey Feature Addition

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khadgar

Sep 15, 2013 2:33 am

reporter   ~0033721

I agree, however, from what I've seen, there isn't any UI overlay for sensor radius at the moment, so there isn't really a good way to tell if a bot you have previously detected via sensors is still in sensor range or not.

The simple but stupid way to implement this would be to switch whistle to a "weapon", so you would have to select it before "firing" it, but then the shift key (by default) would show weapon ranges, and thus show whistle's range, which would in turn by influenced by the bot's sensor range.

I'm not sure if any of that makes sense in how whistle works / is supposed to work though. As it stands right now, the player can't whistle at anything less than everything they've ever seen or smelled or thought about, which feels a bit strange.

Winge

Sep 15, 2013 5:38 pm

reporter   ~0033733

Maybe make the whistle mouseover show sensor (and thus, whistle) range?

keith.lamothe

Sep 26, 2013 4:52 pm

administrator   ~0034092

For 0.922:

* Whistle has been changed back to only applying to enemies in sensor range, rather than ALL detected enemies.
** But to make this intelligible to the user the game now draws whistle's range as an overlay when you have the mouse cursor over the whistle button.

Thanks :)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Sep 15, 2013 1:21 am Winge New Issue
Sep 15, 2013 2:33 am khadgar Note Added: 0033721
Sep 15, 2013 5:38 pm Winge Note Added: 0033733
Sep 16, 2013 10:58 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Key Feature Addition
Sep 16, 2013 10:58 am tigersfan Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Sep 16, 2013 10:58 am tigersfan Status new => assigned
Sep 26, 2013 4:52 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0034092
Sep 26, 2013 4:52 pm keith.lamothe Status assigned => resolved
Sep 26, 2013 4:52 pm keith.lamothe Fixed in Version => 0.922
Sep 26, 2013 4:52 pm keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed
Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Suggestion - Gameplay => Gameplay Idea