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Mining shortcut on miners
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Bob Maths
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-12-12 14:01:34 UTC
Whilst drone management is arguably (although I don't have the experience) neatly linearised so that it can be done with few clicks, I feel that mining has been left out of the equation and it would be simple to associate a key to shortcut the mining function (as well as the mine repeatedly function) just as much as attack and the other commands are implemented. It doesn't make much sense to have nearly all the commands possible to be performed through the keyboard through drones (launching and group related commands are now the only commands that can't be performed with the keyboard), as well as mining choices and so can only possibly be a design choice rather than a coding choice.
Celthric Kanerian
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2014-12-12 14:07:06 UTC
So little summary of what you're talking about is: Mining drones need a short cut for "mine repeatly" and gaining a launch drones command as well?

It is something I'd like to have... Abdundant post though
Corraidhin Farsaidh
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2014-12-12 14:15:35 UTC
Target a rock and hit 'f', watch those drones go mining...
Iain Cariaba
#4 - 2014-12-12 22:42:26 UTC
So you want to shave off a few more seconds before you go afk, or are you just trying to make it easier on your botting program?
Discomanco
We pooped on your lawn
#5 - 2014-12-12 23:04:49 UTC
Corraidhin Farsaidh wrote:
Target a rock and hit 'f', watch those drones go mining...

Yeah, except that they don't :/
F works for combat, logi and ewar drones, but not mining drones
Ceawlin Cobon-Han
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2014-12-13 10:05:18 UTC
Ignoring the "look at my clever comment" crowd, 'F' does indeed activate the main function for all drones except mining ones, so it seems to be a hole in design for it not to work on them. Making the 'F' key activate the 'Mine repeatedly' function makes sense to me.

+1