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Aramco

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Squad menu
« on: December 05, 2010, 11:24:49 am »

I have a suggestion. Opening the squad menu should pause the game. That way my dwarves aren't slaughtered while I figure out what squad should kill what.
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Lesconrads

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Re: Squad menu
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2010, 11:56:08 am »

oh NO! never ever suggest auto pause where it isn't necessary :\. Just hit space, if you have to get them somewhere without the time moving.
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Lex Talionias

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Re: Squad menu
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2010, 12:01:04 pm »

he has a point... space is kinda a dominating feature on ANY keyboard...
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Aramco

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Re: Squad menu
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2010, 12:02:37 pm »

he has a point... space is kinda a dominating feature on ANY keyboard...

True, but I expect it to auto-pause and don't bother to pause myself. If every other menu auto-pauses, why shouldn't this one?
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Lord Shonus

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Re: Squad menu
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2010, 09:15:42 am »

Eventually, none of them will. The reason that only the squad menu works this way is that it's the most recent one. (And it doesn't complicate pathfinding.) That's the whole reason that space isn't the "exit menu" key anymore.
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Re: Squad menu
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2010, 02:41:32 pm »

Eventually, none of them will. The reason that only the squad menu works this way is that it's the most recent one. (And it doesn't complicate pathfinding.) That's the whole reason that space isn't the "exit menu" key anymore.

I actually switched it back to the exit menu key. Guess I'll have to change it back eventually.
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