Spring RTS Engine

When i first play the game, and talk to allies only (by pressing first alt+enter), and now when im dead, the alt+enter mode is still on (means a: comes at the start of each message).

Would be better if it removed that mode into CTRL+enter mode (no prefix at start) when im spec.

Just hit ctrl+enter once and it stays in the new mode (or shift+enter for spec chat).

i know, but its more comfortable to make it automatic, and its also unlogical to stay it in "a:" mode while you cant talk to allies anymore.

a: mode sends to specs though, and when you're a spec you should only be sending to other specs and not disturbing the players.

ZellSF wrote:a: mode sends to specs though, and when you're a spec you should only be sending to other specs and not disturbing the players.

then change it to s:

yeah but when i die, i probably want to ask questions from the players before i shut the fuck up and start speccing.

TradeMark wrote:yeah but when i die, i probably want to ask questions from the players before i shut the fuck up and start speccing.

THEN STOP COMPLAINING lol you want 2 things at the same time that doent work, if you woudntve write this you could have pressed ctrl+enter for 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
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times!

what?

just put it to CTRL+enter mode when you are dead, then theres no way i could send messages to allies as a reflex, usually i just need to repeat myself because i sent message to allies while i was spec.

TradeMark wrote:what?

just put it to CTRL+enter mode when you are dead, then theres no way i could send messages to allies as a reflex, usually i just need to repeat myself because i sent message to allies while i was spec.

i was a bit confused, but just set it to ctrl+enter and then do what you want to do

but i dont remember to set it to that before i have pressed enter

TradeMark wrote:but i dont remember to set it to that before i have pressed enter

i mean standard

I think we are all agreed that when a player dies, their default chat type should become chat-to-all.

Either way, that ctrl-alt-shift-enter thing is a friggin' abomination.

Acidd_UK wrote:I think we are all agreed that when a player dies, their default chat type should become chat-to-all.

No. Seriously, what if I was writing to may allies about strategy and didn't realize I was dead? I could give away the entire game.

There's no real reason to automatically change chat modes, except to confuse players.

Either way, that ctrl-alt-shift-enter thing is a friggin' abomination.

You can just not use it. The worst issue with it imo is that it by default binds ctrl+enter, which also forces game start. Binding two widely different actions to the same key is not a good idea.

Aside from the forcing issue, the ctrl-alt-shift-enter feature is vastly superior to the similar features of other RTSes, which generally require you to open a menu and select an option in order to change the chat recipients.

The problem is that I compulsively hold the various buckeykeys while playing, so every time I open the chat window I have to change it.

ZellSF wrote:Seriously, what if I was writing to may allies about strategy and didn't realize I was dead?

"Seriously", what if you didn't realise you were dead? Come on man! I cannot remember a game where this situation has ever happened. At least we could make it optional behaviour to stay as it is, but I think a lot of ppl would like it changed. We need a poll!

We don't need a poll. His example is so improbable as to be of negligible concern to us. You know when you die, maybe we could have a nice blinking message below the minimap "YOU ARE A DEAD PLAYER" if you can't realize it by the fact that you are no longer playing.

and can see everybody on the minimap...

lol its not about knowing am i dead or not. its about forgetting to change A: -> none. if it was automated, i wouldnt be crying in every game when i send message to no-one *sniff*