REQ: Loop Selection

[Jazcash]

Fairly self explanatory. The current system uses a box to select units which is a really old system and is no longer sufficient to my needs.

Basically you draw a custom shape around the units you want and when released, they become selected. This would be much more efficient to my needs and I'm sure my needs will be satisfied.

[Masure]

Custom formation source + point in polygon algorithm ?

[Niobium]

Sounds interesting, though I cannot think of a situation where it would be useful and a rectangle would not suffice. A lot of the code can be taken from custom formations though. Will take a look at it sometime.

[Niobium]

Finished, uploaded to springdownloader. Called "Loop Select". Requires holding down alt.

[Jazcash]

Weird, Spring downloader tells me I've already installed it when I've never touched it yet. It didn't appear in my widget menu ingame, nor did it work because I presume it actually wasn't installed

Tried removing and installing again, same problem. Extracting it to a Zip archive gave me an error. The widget also doesn't appear in my LuaUI Widgets folder.

This organization does not tolerate mistakes Mr Niobium

Looking forward to trying it out though

[Niobium]

Yeah, I screwed something up with uploading, I'm very tired. Also 'alt' was a bad key to pick. I'll get a proper upload up sometime soon

[Niobium]

Uploaded properly now, uses meta (spacebar) this time

[Jazcash]

Wow, really epic widget ^_^ I'd love to have this as default. Ima find this much more effective than the silly rectangle selection :)

Thanks so much :D

[Masure]

Wow, really epic widget ^_^ I'd love to have this as default. Ima find this much more effective than the silly rectangle selection :)

Thanks so much :D

However, selecting with a custom shape takes longer time than dragging a box in many cases.

[Jazcash]

Wow, really epic widget ^_^ I'd love to have this as default. Ima find this much more effective than the silly rectangle selection :)

Thanks so much :D

However, selecting with a custom shape takes longer time than dragging a box in many cases.

Ofc, but I'm willing to put in that extra bit of effort when I need too

Btw, uploaded some pix for ya:

[Niobium]

Just a note: It connects the end point to start point to complete the loop, then gets regions from there.

So you could do an L shape and it would select units in the triangle formed. Or you could do a figure 8 and it would select units in both the 'o's.

[ChaosMonkey]

this will be rly useful for 1v1

[manolo_]

awesome widget, thought about something similiar in the past

[Regret]

Just a note: It connects the end point to start point to complete the loop, then gets regions from there.

Perhaps it should always show that line connecting end and start with a different color?

[Niobium]

Just a note: It connects the end point to start point to complete the loop, then gets regions from there.

Perhaps it should always show that line connecting end and start with a different color?

Yeah, I thought about that, but I just did a solid white line to finish it off and release it. I'm not sure what people want in terms of looks, so post your suggestions.

I'll probably also make it fade the loop after selecting, things instantly disappearing looks odd to me.

[flop]

this takes more work to select units
boxes is just drag click
id rather do 2 boxes to select a wierd shape

[Jazcash]

this takes more work to select units
boxes is just drag click
id rather do 2 boxes to select a wierd shape

You don't even have to complete the shape. I'm using it by only drawing half a circle around the units I want atm.

Also Niob, making it prettier would be nice but I think you should make it stick to the map like Custom Formations line so it doesn't change when you move camera or zoom.

Also, is there anyway I can make this default? I'd prefer this than rectangle.

[ChaosMonkey]

Also, is there anyway I can make this default? I'd prefer this than rectangle.

yes! this would make it so much quicker if u could just do it with left click i am in many favours of this idea here

[Niobium]

Also Niob, making it prettier would be nice but I think you should make it stick to the map like Custom Formations line so it doesn't change when you move camera or zoom.

Also, is there anyway I can make this default? I'd prefer this than rectangle.

Originally it was going to stick to map, but then you get problems with loop-selecting flying/high units, especially if you were moving camera.

Solution would be that it would draw on map, and then select units considering only their x/z and not height, and maybe also filter out planes completely (To fit in with the loop being on the ground).

It is really easy to switch from screen<->map, so I'll go write up another version and you guys can try it out.

Also, is there anyway I can make this default? I'd prefer this than rectangle.

yes! this would make it so much quicker if u could just do it with left click i am in many favours of this idea here

I don't know if it is possible to make it default, I'll have a look.

[1v0ry_k1ng]

this looks shit hot, gj