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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0016757Stars Beyond ReachGameplay IssueMay 27, 2015 3:01 pm
Reportertbrass Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.821 
Fixed in Version0.851 
Summary0016757: Social Advancement Click OKAY is onerous
DescriptionI know that Keith fixed this in a previous ticket of mine (http://www.arcengames.com/mantisbt/view.php?id=16177), but I'm not happy with the solution. Right now, in order to select a social advancement, you need to mouse over the options you are deciding between, select one, then click okay.

One too many steps! (and one that always irritates me in games)

Suggestions:

1. Let the selection be a placeholder for an action that doesn't occur until after "End Turn" has been pressed. So, you have selected Better Philosophy. At any subsequent point before End Turn, you could return to the cultural advancement screen and select something different. Only after you have finished your turn would the system check to see which one was selected.

I think this would be akin to the tech tree.

2. Possibly harder to implement, but left click to select, right click to deselect. I don't like this idea as much because it requires more player commitment (the psychological barriers to clicking are huge :-p)
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related to 0016843 resolvedkeith.lamothe Pressing enter should confirm spending a social upgrade point. 

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Chris_McElligottPark

May 25, 2015 11:28 am

administrator   ~0041143

I have to say, I agree, this pisses me off as well in practice despite it being my suggestion. ;)

I like your option number 1.

Chris_McElligottPark

May 26, 2015 1:47 pm

administrator   ~0041214

Note to Keith: Please mark 0016843 as completed as well when this one is complete.

keith.lamothe

May 27, 2015 3:01 pm

administrator   ~0041290

For 0.851:

* Now when you click a social progress node to spend the point in that category:
** There's no more confirm popup.
** It doesn't immediately research the node.
** It's displayed with a special ring for visual feedback.
** It will have a tooltip (obviously visible right after you click, since your mouse is there) telling you "This social progress node is now queued to be researched at the end of your turn. If you change your mind before then, you may click this node again to deselect it or click on another node to select it instead."
** When you end the turn, any queued social progress nodes will be unlocked before the AI players take their turns.

Thanks :)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
May 17, 2015 7:41 pm tbrass New Issue
May 25, 2015 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => keith.lamothe
May 25, 2015 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Status new => assigned
May 25, 2015 11:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0041143
May 26, 2015 2:42 am jerith Relationship added related to 0016843
May 26, 2015 1:47 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0041214
May 27, 2015 3:01 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0041290
May 27, 2015 3:01 pm keith.lamothe Status assigned => resolved
May 27, 2015 3:01 pm keith.lamothe Fixed in Version => 0.851
May 27, 2015 3:01 pm keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed