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Module overload indicator needs to be much more visible

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James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-12-08 02:46:19 UTC
Right now, you have a small green icon, which glows brighter green when the module is being overheated, blinks bright green while overheat is queued, while the module pulses green indicating that it's active. This design is absolutely terrible. It can be hard to tell (especially in heavy lag) if my overheat is actually queued or if it's just the regular green pulse of an active module.

My suggestion would be that the icon is green while not overheating, flashing yellow while overheat is queued, solid red while overheating, and flashing red while deactivating overheat.

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Eurydia Vespasian
Storm Hunters
#2 - 2013-12-08 02:53:37 UTC
*stamps approval*

agreed.
GreenSeed
#3 - 2013-12-08 02:54:58 UTC
ok, sounds good.


I'll get the gnomes on it right away.
KuroVolt
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-12-08 03:06:37 UTC
Ill go ahead and say yes, this is a good idea.

Maybe have it go blue instead, though yellow will do too.

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Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-12-08 03:31:04 UTC
^^ Blue while overheating.

The more color diversity between states, the better.

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Clementina
University of Caille
#6 - 2013-12-08 04:49:32 UTC
The button itself is large enough to see if it is overheated. It could stand to be a different color. I like Lugia3's suggestion of blue for overheating. Maybe light blue for This Module will be overheated on the next cycle and dark blue for this module is currently overheating.

The button does need to be bigger though, for clicking purposes. The size, shape, and position of the overheat this module button makes it hard to click. I sometimes simply click the overheat the entire rack button because it is easier to hit.
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Perkone
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-12-08 04:59:39 UTC
Excellent..

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James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2013-12-08 05:08:33 UTC
Yeah, I'm sure it'll TOTALLY get seen there.

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Perkone
Caldari State
#9 - 2013-12-08 05:09:25 UTC
I was TOTALLY joking....I agree as it happens.
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#10 - 2013-12-08 05:50:06 UTC
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
Yeah, I'm sure it'll TOTALLY get seen there.


CCP trawl through F&I. They do see stuff. Just because they don't implement "Crazy idea for solving AFK cloaking once and for all #3338922" doesn't mean they aren't reading. Watching. Studying.

I disagree with your idea though. The entire button should glow red when overheating, then blink when overheating is turned off. Preferably with flames coming out of the UI as well, melting your computer when heat level gets too high (although CQ already does that I guess).

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Prince Sanguine
#11 - 2013-12-08 09:21:16 UTC
Maybe have the entire mod that is overloaded blink in rapid succession so you don't forget? Sometimes in quick fights I forget as a lot is going on. And sometimes when i'm in 10% tidi i also forget since it takes so long for anything to fully cycle.

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Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
#12 - 2013-12-08 09:34:14 UTC
Good idea though I would do away with flashing of any kind entirely if possible, just various (eyecatching) "solid" colors.

Bigger rack-overheat buttons wouldn´t hurt either, I guess...

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Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-12-08 09:42:01 UTC
hate to agree with goon but.... OP gave actually good idea

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Nevyn Auscent
Broke Sauce
#14 - 2013-12-08 10:12:11 UTC
Alongside the button change, easier to turn on/off would be great also, the current mechanic needs very fine control.
Roime
Mea Culpa.
Shadow Cartel
#15 - 2013-12-08 10:15:16 UTC
Overheat could also be more reliable to turn on / off

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Taal Khurin
Acorn Harvesting
#16 - 2013-12-08 10:16:51 UTC
Making the whole button gradually change colour perhaps?
KuroVolt
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2013-12-08 17:11:51 UTC
Cant believe this is getting so little response, its one of those little things that is easy to implement, has no drawbacks and improves the module UI.

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Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#18 - 2013-12-08 17:15:04 UTC
Agreed

And it should avoid obvious variations of green/red

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Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
#19 - 2013-12-08 17:16:58 UTC
Mara Rinn wrote:
James Amril-Kesh wrote:
Yeah, I'm sure it'll TOTALLY get seen there.


CCP trawl through F&I. They do see stuff. Just because they don't implement "Crazy idea for solving AFK cloaking once and for all #3338922" doesn't mean they aren't reading. Watching. Studying.

I disagree with your idea though. The entire button should glow red when overheating, then blink when overheating is turned off. Preferably with flames coming out of the UI as well, melting your computer when heat level gets too high (although CQ already does that I guess).

And while posting in GD might feel better for your ego.

Posting in F&I can actually change stuff.

So it's comes down to wanting something to happen or wanting your name on EvE GD.

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flakeys
Doomheim
#20 - 2013-12-08 17:17:43 UTC
You have my kitchenknife .... both the way heating shows as the way the damage to the mod shows could be a bit better for me.


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