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Forsch
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Posted - 2005.09.08 12:42:00 -
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Now I know that the current stacking bug is gonna be fixed soon and I am glad it will. Tho even with the bug fixed, switching frequency crystals can be a pain. If you do it too fast, the turrets will 'steal' the crystals from each other, resulting in one or more of them not doing the switch you want them to. You then have to click 'Reload' so the left out turrets get what they should have. And by then at least 10 seconds of the fight have passed. Valueable seconds that I just wasted to babysit my turrets.
My suggestion is that CCP introduces a way to group modules so switching ammo can be done easier.
Two or more turrets could be combined to a group. When right-clicking the group icon you could order them to switch crystal/ammo simultaneously.
Here a draft from photoshop:
Right-clicking on the little (1) would allow to change crystals of the first two turrets.
Right-clicking on the little (2) would allow to change crystals of the other two turrets.
Maybe by left-clicking on them you could also activate them which would also help. (Not having to go through F1-F8 like on a piano.)
This addition would probably be just as useful for hybrids, projectiles and missiles. While it would most likely add most convenience to the laser users since they have to switch crystals very often.
I hope CCP will give this thought a try when they play around with frequency crystals to fix the stacking bug.
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Another change which is just eye-candy really would be to remove the 'amount indicator' from mounted frequency crystals. You can't have more than one in your turret anyway and it would look nicer.
Maybe this is easy to do. If not, forget it. 
Comments on my suggestion are welcome!
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Oisin
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Posted - 2005.09.08 13:03:00 -
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Signed.
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Okoru
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Posted - 2005.09.08 13:11:00 -
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I think this is a good idea. (Time for me to pass out though... Hate it when I'm reading stuff on forums and don't notice the time. 6AM. Darn.)
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Joerd Toastius
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Posted - 2005.09.08 14:19:00 -
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Wouldn't hurt to be able to activate all your modules with fewer keypresses too, particularly as I don't seem to be able to get Eve to recognise more than two keypresses at once, and screenshots look a lot nicer when you can get all of your turrets firing in unison :P
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Slater Dogstar
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Posted - 2005.09.08 15:37:00 -
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 Originally by: Joerd Toastius
Wouldn't hurt to be able to activate all your modules with fewer keypresses too, particularly as I don't seem to be able to get Eve to recognise more than two keypresses at once, and screenshots look a lot nicer when you can get all of your turrets firing in unison :P
Nice idea would work for any ship/setup really
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danneh
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Posted - 2005.09.08 16:19:00 -
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Great Idea, Signed.
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Dimitri Forgroth
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Posted - 2005.09.08 17:13:00 -
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/signed
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Xardrix
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Posted - 2005.09.08 17:16:00 -
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Great Idea. Been silently begging for it for forever.
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Cadadon
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Posted - 2005.09.08 17:19:00 -
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Please please! CCP read this...would be great!
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Jesloy
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Posted - 2005.09.08 20:30:00 -
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Signed.
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free tester
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Posted - 2005.09.08 20:31:00 -
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Signed.
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Kirgon
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Posted - 2005.09.08 20:31:00 -
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Signed.
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Cortan Couronne
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Posted - 2005.09.08 20:32:00 -
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Edited by: Cortan Couronne on 08/09/2005 20:31:48
Signed.
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Geldorf Drakar
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Posted - 2005.09.08 20:46:00 -
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Signed
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Laocoon
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:03:00 -
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signed
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Joerd Toastius
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:06:00 -
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Implementation detail: weapons of the exact same type can in the modules section of the HUD be dragged on top of each other. This essentially treats all turrets/launchers in the stack as the same for the purposes of reloading and firing. A second numerical indicator above the ammo count (or to one side of the icon) denotes the number of weapons in the stack.
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Horb
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:10:00 -
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Signed.
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HippoKing
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:11:00 -
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nooooooooooooooooo. this will kill the traditional method of combat
Originally by: A BS pilot
F1, F2, F3, F4.....
Originally by: Another BS pilot
F1, F2, F3, F4.....
Originally by: A third BS pilot
F1, F2, F3, F4.....
Originally by: A fourth BS pilot
F1, F2, F3, F4.....
Originally by: An inty pilot
yup, i think they got the point by now. stop it with the quotes
well, actaully, i love the idea, but tbh, i would rather just have reload all button
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Nyphur
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:12:00 -
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Wouldn't a "switch ammo all" option rather than switch ammo option be a better idea? Much easier to implement, too.
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Weirda
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:13:00 -
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signed (for all weapon type would be great!)
hopefully a mod can point a dev at this thread or put it somewhere where they more likely to see it!
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Dimitri Forgroth
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:14:00 -
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Edited by: Dimitri Forgroth on 08/09/2005 21:13:57
Tbh weapon groups is much more useful than a "reload/switch ammo all" button.
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Weirda
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:15:00 -
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Originally by: Nyphur
Wouldn't a "switch ammo all" option rather than switch ammo option be a better idea? Much easier to implement, too.
the problem is - without grouping, you would not be able to do this across weapon type (i.e. typhoon 4 missile/4 turret).
another nice thing (not laser specific but for all weapon) would be to have a setting where the weapons would begin firing again as soon as they are reloaded/have ammo switch.
this benefit ammo'd weapon more, but even with crystals it would be nice if the thing started firing as soon as it was done being switched. 
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Bedrock
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:27:00 -
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Great idea, but it belongs in here:
Features and Ideas Forum
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Vishnej
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Posted - 2005.09.08 21:38:00 -
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Signed
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Urfin
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Posted - 2005.09.09 10:49:00 -
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SO, SO SIGNED! I mean, the weapon groups idea is AGES old, even Mechwarrior 2 already had them :)
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Dred 'Morte
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Posted - 2005.09.09 11:08:00 -
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Signed...
but the devs wont do it, they are always using their time with more important stuff (or not) 
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von Torgo
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Posted - 2005.09.09 11:11:00 -
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Edited by: von Torgo on 09/09/2005 11:11:54
signed.
I would like to see this happening with other modules too.
For example:
F1 = Group1 = Turrets + Hardeners
F2 = Group2 = Turrets
F3 = Group3 = Hardeners
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Groups and hotkeys adjustable of course.
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Karn Caranthyr
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Posted - 2005.09.09 11:13:00 -
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great idea
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ophiuchus3000
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Posted - 2005.09.09 11:15:00 -
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Signed
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Viggen
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Posted - 2005.09.09 15:12:00 -
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/Signed
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