0022987: Galaxy Map Filters And Search - DEV Arcen

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0022987	AI War 2	Gameplay Idea		Mar 9, 2020 8:31 pm	Dec 5, 2020 11:04 pm

Reporter	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	2.009 Plenty Of Tuning
Fixed in Version	2.644 So Many Good Things All At Once

Summary	0022987: Galaxy Map Filters And Search
Description	The other one is galaxy map modes, which would be a huge boon to a whole lot of people. Getting in the framework to where we can add more modes via code or xml or whatever would be a big win. The cryptic notes I took on this were: col 1: faction, thing to show. col 2: thing that typing does, textbox My intent is to make it so that these are loaded via xml out of arbitrary code like a lot of other stuff is now. I don't think the old map filters and such worked that way. This way someone just has to create some xml and some code and they have a new thing. No UI stuff can be messed with directly or would need to be, I'd think. Translation: Basically, two columns:- Column 1 Row 1 has a dropdown with a list of types of galaxy map filter, ranging from default to "science remaining" to whatever else. These would probably be based off a table, and then have custom linked code.-- This did exist in the past, so there are several display modes already in place, but I don't think it used a table last time. -- Not using a table this time, either, to start, would be fine. Getting the UI in would be enough, and I could add the moddable table later much more easily.-- This is a non-sim thing, so no gamecommands, which is nice. This is just UI display and that's it. - Column 1 Row 2 has a list of factions -- all of the ones in the game that are enabled (aka not beacons), and an option for "all." Probably other options like "All AIs" or "All Players," too.-- This later will be used by the display modes to show specific things. - Column 2 Row 1 has a list of... some sort of functions. The only one right now would be "Find Planet By Name." But it could also maybe have something like "Find Planets With Unit By Name"-- These are a completely new thing, but basically making Badger's old "search for planets" more robust and something we can apply to more things. - Column 2 Row 2 has a textbox.-- Typing into the textbox starts filtering planets based on whatever the thing at the top shows. Of course it needs to respect visibility of planets if it's more than just the name.-- This lets people start typing the name of a planet and find all the ones that match, etc. The code for actually doing that exists still thanks to Badger, just not the UI part anymore. This whole little thing would be floating in the bottom left next to the sdiebar, where the tooltips go. Tooltips would go over top of this, but hovering over this would of course then not trigger tooltips.
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BadgerBadger Mar 10, 2020 3:00 am manager ~0056440 Last edited: Mar 10, 2020 3:01 am	I spent some time brainstorming for things it would be cool to be able to do with this code. I think much of this is covered by what you had in mind up top, but I want to make sure you have lots of potential use cases in mind as you design things. "The ability to have planets show only static defensive strength numbers" "The ability to have planets show only mobile strength numbers" "The ability to see all the Threat strength numbers" "The ability to see all the [Hunter \| Warden] strength numbers" "The ability to see all only the total or mobile or static strength numbers for a specific minor faction (or minor faction team)" "Highlight all planets with AIP reducers (or ARSs, etc)" "Highlight all planet with Warp Gates adjacent to my planets" "Highlight all planets with ships from Fleet X" "Show the Last Time I had up to date intel for each planet" "Show the number of factories on each planet (or "factories available to build units for a fleet on each planet") " "Show my total energy production for each of my planets" "Show my non-mobile-unit energy usage on each planet"

ParadoxSong Mar 10, 2020 9:01 am reporter ~0056445	"Show planets targeted by Allied Fireteams and the strength assigned" Or something like that. Having an idea of what allied Scourge or Marauders want to do opens up planning possibilities, and will as a consequence make champion play less reactionary in multiplayer.

Chuito12 Jul 30, 2020 6:27 am reporter ~0057916	Show metal usage per planet Would be an amazing filter to have. I've found myself needing that a lot due to my love of combat factories and spewing out hundreds of units from a flagship

Apthorpe Jul 30, 2020 12:26 pm reporter ~0057919	Being able to search planets by name will be fantastic.

BadgerBadger Aug 27, 2020 11:22 pm manager ~0058210	I'm trying to debug a fireteams problem someone submitted, and I'm trying desperately to find a random planet in a 160 planet map, and it's taking me a really long time... Being able to search for a planet would be wonderful.

Chris_McElligottPark Aug 28, 2020 12:33 pm administrator ~0058227	It was so tempting to just crack this open and work on it this morning. But then I thought "no, not getting distracted from MP alpha!" Badger, are you testing me?? ;) :D

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Mar 9, 2020 8:31 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	New Issue
Mar 10, 2020 3:00 am	BadgerBadger	Note Added: 0056440
Mar 10, 2020 3:01 am	BadgerBadger	Note Edited: 0056440
Mar 10, 2020 9:01 am	ParadoxSong	Note Added: 0056445
Jul 16, 2020 8:16 pm	BadgerBadger	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark
Jul 16, 2020 8:16 pm	BadgerBadger	Status	new => assigned
Jul 30, 2020 6:27 am	Chuito12	Note Added: 0057916
Jul 30, 2020 12:26 pm	Apthorpe	Note Added: 0057919
Aug 27, 2020 11:22 pm	BadgerBadger	Note Added: 0058210
Aug 28, 2020 12:33 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0058227
Oct 21, 2020 3:22 pm	BadgerBadger	Relationship added	related to 0021540
Oct 21, 2020 3:22 pm	BadgerBadger	Relationship added	related to 0023737
Dec 5, 2020 11:04 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	assigned => resolved
Dec 5, 2020 11:04 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => fixed
Dec 5, 2020 11:04 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Fixed in Version	=> 2.644 So Many Good Things All At Once