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HavingPhun

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New ui?
« on: March 15, 2013, 10:42:34 am »
First I would like to say that I have no problem with the current ui/interface and won't complain if a new one isn't made. But I was wondering if there are any plans to make a more graphical menu system. Mouse support, make it easier to organize things,etc. I'm not complaining, just wondering if there are any plans for this. Wouldn't it have to switch from curses to some other library too?

Also just another question to avoid making another thread: I have windows 7 home premium 64-bit and I can't get LCS to run in fullscreen. I tried alt + enter and it doesn't work. I saw another thread and someone said they set the exe to fullscreen and then made a shortcut. I don't know how to do that. Is there something you add to the shortcut like -fullscreen or something? It would be better than reducing my resolution like I usually do.
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Re: New ui?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2013, 11:34:19 am »
Windows Vista and 7, AFAIK, don't support fullscreen console windows.

Talking about mouse support and better menus -- that'd be interesting (and it's possible with libraries such as ncurses), but many prefer this game as it is.
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Re: New ui?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2013, 12:35:43 pm »
Talking about the interface: I feel the current one has some drawbacks, which lead to an increase in repetitive actions.

For example, to see a safehouse's heat / secrecy levels, one has to keep using the F key menu, then find the safehouse and press Enter to cancel the whole thing. It is a "free action" which does nothing to the squad. Wouldn't it make more sense if heat / secrecy levels were visible on the primary location screen?

Or why the squad members' armor damage / blood status (the (D) and (B) things) aren't visible in the overview list? One has to open each squad member's full profile to see their armor statuses.

And a related bug: visit a shop (or start a raid), hit a 1-6 button to see a squad member's full profile. Hit E to see the equipment screen, then try using 0 to see the overview list. It won't work. (The usual equipment list (in the main menu) shows the overview by default, so no bug there.)
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