Comments on: Weekly Recap #10

By: sherpajack

sherpajack — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:28:21 +0000

Regarding forgetting what’s in the second hand/slot: you could simply layer the tool icons with the right-click in the back of the front icon,and use ctrl or some unused meta-key to swap the icons briefly so the right-button tool icon comes forward, or maybe the meta-key switches the right-button tool icon from B&W to color and is highlighted behind the left-button tool. If you decide to go back to only 1-handed tool use, this would still streamline the experience by giving a “quick-swap” secondary slot that would be accessed by holding down this meta-key.

However, I do prefer having the right-button be a second tool though, and perhaps having the background selected by holding down a meta-key. The fix I suggest for the forgetting above with the icon-swapping would also be a subtle reminder since it’s making the point that the meta-key is selecting the “background” icon.

By: jmcmorris

jmcmorris — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:26:09 +0000

You might be right about the tools. I think they should be the same as tiles and I think it’d be somewhat limiting to. We’ll see how this current version goes.

By: fidgetwidget

fidgetwidget — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:50:49 +0000

I still think tools should be 2 handed (and take up both left and right click) so that the right click is still how you interact with the background…
I like the inventory stuff though, its a great step in the right direction

By: kirabook

kirabook — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:00:47 +0000

Or, if you don’t have anything in the 2nd slot while using certain tools, could just right clicking (to remove walls for example) work?

By: jmcmorris

jmcmorris — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:59:41 +0000

What I am currently going with is shift+click to interact with the background tiles. I think I’ll add this to the item’s tooltips. Also shift+click for interacting with things.

By: kharidiron

kharidiron — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:18:31 +0000

So something I’m not entirely clear on with the toolbar change (and I’ve kept forgetting to ask) is, now that right-click is delegated to using a secondary tool… with a mattock in hand, how does one remove background tiles? Is that also done with left-click now as well?

Otherwise, everything is looking spiffy. Especially happy about the single-key inventory. =D