[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Single-player Freeciv notices

[Thomas Strub <ue80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 01:33:00PM +0100, Christian Knoke wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 01:16:49PM +0100, Stepan Roh wrote:
> > Hi. Being sick I played a game of single-player Freeciv (version 1.13.0,
> > client gtk1, isometric tileset) and here are my remarks (some are
> > gtk-related, some are general; rechecked with 1.14.1-devel from latest
> > CVS):
> 
> Your comments are good. I think these small things will make Freeciv
> more comfortable to play, if they are realized.

Play online its really more fun. Also for me beating some newbies :-) 
 
> > - isometric navigation is not very intuitive (clicking on the right of
> > screen center will move actual rectangle on mini-map towards northeast and
> > not east, and vice versa) - civ2's style is better

Start you client with "-t trident_shields" don't know who changed the
default to isometric.

> > - there should be easy way to see help for built city improvements, active
> > units, units in the city, terrain in the city map etc.
> 
> Yes, tooltips, or help entry in popup menu.

I think the current solution is good enough.
 
> > - minimap in the city window with highlighted city position could be
> > useful
> 
> Not sure with this one. We could mark the city position in the Toplevel
> window minimap.

Toplevel isn't that good idea because you can open _many_ citywindows.
 
> > - the space for units in city window is wasted (there can be more units
> > visible)
> 
> > - deleting units from worklist is very unintuitive (double-clicking) -
> > drag&drop or classic <-, -> buttons may be improvement
> 
> We have tried ... 

It should be posibble to copy worklists in an easy way.
 
> > - supported units should have indication of current location
> > (coordinates and city name or "near <city name>", just like in civ2)
> > - visible map coordinates in middle-click info
> 
> Yes, but not sure with coordinates, though. It's getting to technical, no
> fun to play.

Really nice feature to know where your unit is. 
When compiling with --enable-debug=yes you have the coordinates with
clicking right or middle mousebutton.

> > - cities (F1) window should not be reset to default if closed and then
> > opened and already opened window should be moved to top if F1 is pressed
> 
> Yes. The window should remember its size.

Windows should change to default modus when pressing "default" button
otherwise they shouldn't change the state.
 
> > - it should be possible to sort cities according to production
> > (numerically) and not only according to text in column "Surplus F/P/T"
> 
> This is in work I think.

Thing that is in cvs.
 
> > - waypoints for Go to and Patrol commands (it is very annoying if
> > patrolling ship goes near the enemy coastline where it is interrupted each
> > turn)
> 
> I think there _are_ waypoints. Just press 'G'.

Don't know if there are waypoints for patrols (i never use that feature)

> > - full demographics (not just first one in each row)
> 
> Yes; of course only nations where we have an embassy ...

Should be an option. More information is not allways very good.
 
> > - ability to mark map spots with my own signs

There have been some tries with markers. Seeable for yourself and/or
allied players.
 
> > - colorized messages (color based on message importance)
> 
> Problem is what is important - this changes over the game.

Importand are only messages from other players. (*g*) The rest isn't
that important.
 
> > - it is very annoying that Coinage blocks city from automatic deciding
> > what to build next (it should be automatically changed to some city
> > improvement if AI decides it with possibility to turn it off on per-city 
> > basis)
> 
> The server suggestions of what to build are suboptimal. I think this is
> on the player to decide.

Who needs coinage? There is allways something better to build.
 
Thomas
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