100% Agreed. In my perfect personal world : Hold middle mouse = Pan view Middle mouse clic when view isn't centered on current selection = Center view on selection. Middle mouse clic when view is already centered on current selection = Zoom to close view.
[quote] look at the picture dammit that's me and thrawn and a comp. Z AXIS EVIDENCE! [/quote] Read & understand my messages dammit. The point is : right now, moving along Z is useless because the game center everything on z=0. [quote] you will notice that moving your ships individually will not only be a game killer, but also a waste of your time and the cause of your eventual death. [/quote] What's the link between moving ships in
Dudes, I know there is a way to issue Z orders (I learned it at the start of this thread..) The point is : IT'S WAY TOO UNDER USED. (I'm not even sure the tutorial explains how to issue them). The reason for that is plane maps. "and exaggerated the 3d positioning of the planets relative to each other even more." Well. As I said before, slight nuance. It does not affect gameplay at all. And please, forget about Starcraft and co. It's was not the point of this topic and i
[quote] (like ships passing over planets) [/quote] That's a joke right? Some exception that occur only to avoid a collision or some slight "nuance" for enhanced visuals can't be taken into account. If I understand correctly, the devs will even remove the actual Z-a move to avoid the "exploit" of flying over turrets... Then, the game will be "fully 2D", and I'm quoting a friend angain, flatter than starcraft. Take it this way : I will be able to g
Balancing is not an issue here. I can't understand. You have to balance sides, right, gameplay exploits, fine, but if you give the exact same thing to every player, an universal rule, why does that have to break anything? There is some cases where this don't apply, yes, but in that particular case, z-axis won't break the game at all. Then again, I agree your point about exponensial issues with options, but that doesn't mean you have to restrict yourself too much. Every game have mul
Yeah, but it's not even noticable until you look the universe from a tight angle... so gameplay wise, it's even more useless... Idea : 2 types of maps. Maps with planets that are only on a flat disc (noob ou "market" friendly) Maps using full z axis, for the other players, and a full depth space gameplay.
So.. its fully implemented already. Now all we need, is a double clic move command, with the Z avaible via Shift (or simple clic if pointed on an object -hw2 style, best that i can think of-), and same system for planting structures. Then, galaxies that scatter also vertically... And Sins will be the best space game ever.
HO YEAH! Thanks for the tip! I searched for hours a combination, or a fonction button-clic...
Z Axis
Z axis... I miss it terribly in this game... While looking around, I found a thread where ppl debated for 3 pages about the meaning of z axis in gameplay etc. I found the hotkey in the menu, tried to rebind it many times, but I cant have it to work... Was it disabled in beta 4? If so, a space game on a 2D plane? Hum. That's such a bad move IC! Is it to appeal the mainstream audiance? Well, as a mainstream gamer, I can't enjoy a space battle occurin
Bringing this thread back from the dead... I don't understand. You guys struggled about z axis (which I miss terribly in this game...) I found the hotkey in the menu, tried to rebind it many times, but I cant have it to work... Was it disabled in beta 4?
[quote] It would be nice in a way, but then I also like not being blinded when I look at it it is a star. i would rather get rid of the black background so i can see the black ships. yes i know space is black. [/quote] An similar effect to Eve Online Stars should be perfect! Flying near a star in Eve is a wonderful experience... really! (I personally dislike the strange color stars une Sins...but t
Yeah, I'd love middle mouse bouton pan too. CoH have it, like many before him, and it's just perfect.
