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Katsu Kho
Kho Incorporated
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Posted - 2014.07.16 17:05:00 -
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I make this forum post following my reddit post from yesterday:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/2as3e9/why_are_there_no_health_bars_on_undeployed_drones/
Quote:I've been wondering this for a long time. Whenever I open my drone bay there are no bars for the current health my stored drones have, only for the deployed ones. Wouldn't this be handy if using multiple sets of drones (e.g. spare ones if some get damaged)?
People responded that it was an often-requested feature, and others responded it would be a near-impossible programming challenge that would require large portions of drone deploy and even ship undock code to be rewritten. Arguments were also made that it would strain the server alot if it needed to keep stats for every single drone in the system, which makes sense.
This got me thinking... If performance is a huge issue CCP could implement a feature to 'mark' drones locally. Like when drones get damaged we can give their names a red color IN CLIENT, or a red icon in front of their names. If possible they could maybe later automate this feature, or choose to keep it versatile with the color marking in addition to the folder groups (still being entirely optional). This would not require huge coding work and would not strain the server nor the game client, since a text color change is pretty lightweight.
For example, selecting it would go like this: http://i.imgur.com/pVxIwNc.png Edit: a clear marking option would be nice as well ofcourse
And the outcome would be this: http://i.imgur.com/LQkGCHy.png
Thoughts on this? "A real Kho sacrifices everything for his brothers."
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afkalt
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.07.16 17:29:00 -
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Just have them regen in the bay. /Probably/ easier.
I work around it using shuffling them in named groups, but that's a luxury you can ill afford in an actual fight. Fine for after action. |
Fer'isam K'ahn
None Of One
219
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Posted - 2014.07.16 17:38:00 -
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I do not understand the server issues. If you deploy them again than they are still damaged, so the information about how much they are damaged and in which category and how much shield regen took place is saved. So why not show it if requested by right-click, mouse-over or permanent bar ?
But besides this, the discussion already exists in multiple colors. The server thing was just new to me. Are you sure your issues aren't elsewhere ?! |
Katsu Kho
Kho Incorporated
638
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Posted - 2014.07.16 21:40:00 -
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Fer'isam K'ahn wrote:I do not understand the server issues. If you deploy them again than they are still damaged, so the information about how much they are damaged and in which category and how much shield regen took place is saved. So why not show it if requested by right-click, mouse-over or permanent bar ?
But besides this, the discussion already exists in multiple colors. The server thing was just new to me.
Can't find any particular threads to it... Care to elaborate? "A real Kho sacrifices everything for his brothers."
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Hakan MacTrew
MUTED VOID Takahashi Alliance
840
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Posted - 2014.07.17 01:02:00 -
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A complete overhaul of the Drone UI would be amazing. The are the only weapon system that works througha spreadsheet on the screen! http://meme-generator.me/media/created/d3r3t8.jpg |
Rayzilla Zaraki
Tandokuno
249
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Posted - 2014.07.17 22:47:00 -
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Move damaged drones to a group, I use "Triage". Move them back when they're repaired. Problem solved without coding.
Gate campers are just Carebears with anger issues. |
Lothros Andastar
The Minutemen The Bastion
162
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Posted - 2014.07.18 02:20:00 -
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Something Something Legacy Code |
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