Unwanted Feature - specs erase start points
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Unwanted Feature - specs erase start points
Nasty spectators can erase start points (and other drawings), causing havoc in team games. Might want to address this issue. It became a real problem in a game today - we couldn't figure out who was doing it at first.
Moved to feature requests. It would be nice if the game somehow showed which spect was drawing or erasing (perhaps a little pen or eraser icon next to their name in .info). That would help with kicking the spects who think its a good idea to draw peni all over the map, or otherwise make the game less watchable for others.
you can see that in the replay, so it's not a big issue. specs can always give away info by non-spring means, so i wouldnt bother fixing this too much. also deleting spawnpoints does only delete the visual marker, you still start there afaik (seen it today on altored).AF wrote:Spectators can use this bug to give players information ...
Ok you've just started, and its choose ingame pos. Your on altored with 6 allies, and they've all picked start positions. A spectator has deleted all the start position markers. Where do you start?silp wrote:you can see that in the replay, so it's not a big issue. specs can always give away info by non-spring means, so i wouldnt bother fixing this too much. also deleting spawnpoints does only delete the visual marker, you still start there afaik (seen it today on altored).AF wrote:Spectators can use this bug to give players information ...
For clarification, it is the markers that are being erased by spectators. The start positions themselves work just fine. But the problem arises when a spectator erases the markers, making it look like nobody is starting it a certain spot when there's actually someone already there.
No special setup was needed to duplicate this, I just used ` + right click as usual.
I think it's great that spectators can see the drawings made by players, and even make their own drawings for other spectators. But it would be nice if spectators were forbidden from removing the drawings made by players, since that's kindof interfering with the game.
No special setup was needed to duplicate this, I just used ` + right click as usual.
I think it's great that spectators can see the drawings made by players, and even make their own drawings for other spectators. But it would be nice if spectators were forbidden from removing the drawings made by players, since that's kindof interfering with the game.
Just an idea - maybe you can only delete drawings/markers belonging to the team that you're currently "viewing"? I don't know what the correct word is... you know how you can press 0-9 and see that persons's resources?
I don't know if that theory is correct. I do know that I could duplicate the problem easily when we tested it next game.
I don't know if that theory is correct. I do know that I could duplicate the problem easily when we tested it next game.