Xnemth Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 REQUEST: In central HUD area, text indicating what weapon (Secondary in particular) is selected. Short text just outside the circular angle of fire lines on the HUD would be sufficient. CONC = Concussion, CSTR = Cluster etc. (Those two in particular are what are causing this issue.) REASON: Several missile types have the same fire arc in degrees. This is displayed as a circle on the HUD, within which you targets enemies etc. Toggling between secondary weapons without seeing a visual queue in the form of a change in this circle indicator, makes it difficult to know which is selected. This distracts from tactical planning in combat by causing uncertainty. Having to look down at the lower right side of the screen to check weapons selection takes the pilots eyes away from the center HUD, and away from dealing with the situation in front of their fighter. Please consider this request. Cheers!
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Move your weapon indicator closer to the center of your screen. You can edit your GSF user interface by opening your user interface editor, then picking Galactic Starfighter from the interface drop-down menu. You can also scale the UI parts to make them bigger or smaller if you need to make it easier to see.
-KeggER- Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 I wouldn't be opposed to this, but yea you can edit your UI. I would definitely like to see something implemented to label which gunship secondary is selected though
Kuciwalker Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 I would definitely like to see something implemented to label which gunship secondary is selected though This.
Armonddd Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 When editing the UI, turn the alpha of the weapon indicators down to 25% or so. I would definitely like to see something implemented to label which gunship secondary is selected though Wait, why for gunships but not anyone else?
Kuciwalker Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Because with gunships, it's genuinely impossible to tell without firing a test shot.
Armonddd Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Because with gunships, it's genuinely impossible to tell without firing a test shot. What? You can't glance down at your weapons for a second? You can't remember which one you're on? It only changes when you press the button, so keeping track of it isn't very hard, and if you do forget, the icons for slug and ion are radically different. It only takes a split second to tell, and what else are you going to do during that charge time? Stroke yourself? Edited January 20, 2014 by Armonddd
Kuciwalker Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 What? You can't glance down at your weapons for a second? No, there is no visual indicator at all of which weapon you have selected. You can't remember which one you're on? It only changes when you press the button, so keeping track of it isn't very hard, and if you do forget, the icons for slug and ion are radically different. No, they aren't, they're identical.
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 No, there is no visual indicator at all of which weapon you have selected. No, they aren't, they're identical. Uhh no, they are completely different. The ion railgun is short and fat, the slug railgun icon is long and thin.
SammyGStatus Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Uhh no, they are completely different. The ion railgun is short and fat, the slug railgun icon is long and thin. It doesn't change. I hit 1 accidently activating my distortion field. Next thing I know, my lasers went from red to blue with no indication as to what weapon I was using. THERE IS NO VISUAL QUE AS TO WHAT WEAPON YOU HAVE SELECTED (as far as I can tell, and I've played over 50 matches as a gunship). Therefore, having an indicator would be helpful
Armonddd Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 It doesn't change. I hit 1 accidently activating my distortion field. Next thing I know, my lasers went from red to blue with no indication as to what weapon I was using. THERE IS NO VISUAL QUE AS TO WHAT WEAPON YOU HAVE SELECTED (as far as I can tell, and I've played over 50 matches as a gunship). Therefore, having an indicator would be helpful There is a visual indicator - it's that icon next to your burst lasers. I too have accidentally swapped lasers mid-fight. It's my fault for not noticing I hit the button (a tactical cue to go with the visual one), not the game's for not holding my hand and asking me "are you suuuure you want to use ion now?" Also, I dunno what your keybindings are like, but by default 1 is swap weapons, not distortion field.
Kuciwalker Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 I have tested this extensively; I'll screenshot later today when I can get on. The icon does not change when switching from slug to ion and back.
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) There is an indicator... Do I have to log in and show it to you? Good gods. I don't even PLAY my gunship and I know this. Look, man: ION RAILGUN SLUG RAILGUN If you can't tell the difference between them you might want to make an appointment to see your optometrist, just saying. And here is this in case you need an additional refresher. Edited January 20, 2014 by silvershadows
Kuciwalker Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 The indicator only ever shows the first one.
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) /bangs head on desk No, it doesn't. It changes. I'm actually going to have to get on a map on my gunship and prove it to you. Blind people, I swear. Edited January 20, 2014 by silvershadows
SammyGStatus Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 You can't see that screen when you're in scope
Armonddd Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) No, they aren't, they're identical. http://puu.sh/6rH2x.jpg I have tested this extensively; I'll screenshot later today when I can get on. The icon does not change when switching from slug to ion and back. http://puu.sh/6rHJy.jpg http://puu.sh/6rHJJ.jpg http://puu.sh/6rHKC.jpg http://puu.sh/6rHKI.jpg I'm actually going to have to get on a map on my gunship and prove it to you. Got you covered! Edited January 20, 2014 by Armonddd
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 You can't see that screen when you're in scope Yes. YOU CAN. And it DOES change. Wow, you guys are dense or something. Or looking at the wrong icon. Which would really be the first problem anyway. Look - ION RAILGUN ACTIVE, SCOPED IN SLUG RAILGUN ACTIVE, SCOPED IN ION RAILGUN ACTIVE, NOT SCOPED IN SLUG RAILGUN ACTIVE, NOT SCOPED IN Anything left to say?
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Got you covered! I went and did it anyway, even Photoshopped bright yellow text on it so they can't miss it. I'll take that apology and "i'm an idiot" from either one of them any time. I actually played that game on my gunship too - I hate the damn thing lol.
Armonddd Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Anything left to say? There is a question of whether the charging bar at the top changes color depending on your gun, but I don't think either of us care enough to load up another game.
SammyGStatus Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Yes. YOU CAN. And it DOES change. Wow, you guys are dense or something. Or looking at the wrong icon. Which would really be the first problem anyway. Look - ION RAILGUN ACTIVE, SCOPED IN SLUG RAILGUN ACTIVE, SCOPED IN ION RAILGUN ACTIVE, NOT SCOPED IN SLUG RAILGUN ACTIVE, NOT SCOPED IN Anything left to say? I'll check when I get off work, but I've had it not change. Could've been a bug, but it's definitely happened.
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 There is a question of whether the charging bar at the top changes color depending on your gun, but I don't think either of us care enough to load up another game. Nah, at least not on my GS, LOL. This was like, stumbling out of bed to be confronted by a mass of what is this i dont even.
silvershadows Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 I'll check when I get off work, but I've had it not change. Could've been a bug, but it's definitely happened. Chances are, it DID change, but you didn't see it so you tapped the button again and changed it back - I did this myself several times when I was first learning gunship.
SammyGStatus Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Chances are, it DID change, but you didn't see it so you tapped the button again and changed it back - I did this myself several times when I was first learning gunship. Very possible. Like I said, I'll check after work and confirm. I try not to use my weapons until they're maxxed out so I may've just freaked that I saw blue instead of red. What server are you on silver?
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