Player Features and Ideas Discussion

The game is so old I just don't understand why nothing has ever been streamlined.

For instance: I play at 1080p, the most common resolution in gaming right now. Yet when I try to overheat my modules it appears I literally have a 1 pixel range to hit my mark on the module if I want to left click them to overheat. Everything about the green overheat button is awkward and many times I find myself not sure if it's lit up or not. Were supposed to be paying attention to the ships, not wondering if the thing is actually overheating or not. Maybe make the overheat light separate from the activation button.

Also it's quite easy to burn out your modules because it's hard to see the red line as it comes around the circle. Make it wider, change the shape, do something. Anything.

Changing Orbit: The process of changing orbit while flying is just cumbersome. Why? Changing orbit on the fly should be quick and painless.

Changing Ammo: Everything about Rt. clicking and trying to read the list while flying is wrong.

Many fights last seconds, its bad enough missiles take 10 seconds to reload, then add another 3-4 seconds to the process to bring the list up and read it in combat to make sure you select the right ammo.

I like the fact this game has been around over 13 years but it doesn't have to play like one.

Change orbit as in range or orientation? Range is easy with the radial menu. Orientation, on the other hand, is that even possible, except with manual piloting?

More power to the Radial Menu for ammo switching: Similar to this, I would like to have an adjustable radial menu for modules with ammo. Especially for weapons, you could set which field holds short range/long range/mid range/T2 ammo or whatever you like so that you just long click on it and then intuitively move your mouse to the field with your desired ammo. Most people don't have more than 5 ammo types in their cargo so the number of slots in the Radial Menu is sufficient for the vast majority of scenarios. For edge cases, you could still have the right click menu or use the second layer of the radial by moving your mouse over the edge of a slot like you do with orbit or keep at range adjustments.

Shift-click mod.

It works. Just because you cannot use it does not meant it doesn't work. I have the opposite problem. I play with 4k resolution and find myself constantly overheating on accident.

Your issue is the very definition of PEBCAK.

Then make a suggestion on how to make it better. For me, nothing is more intuitive and precise as the radial menu in almost any scenario (outside of tidi, I prefer right click under these circumstances). Even other games like Dreadnought use a radial menu for often used/specific ship functions.

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