[suggestion] Factorie visible orientation for units exit

First, excuse my english.

I didn't think that I would make a suggestion, but I got one I think is clever enough to be told.

Just put something like a visible arrow on the "ghost" representation of a factory, pointing the side the unit actually leave it. Actually interesting when you want your line of factories spam units straight to the battlefield, naval factories don't release boat directly on the coast, put resource producers directly near factories...

In the UI suggestions thread, that Culverin made, it is mentioned.

Also I'm pretty sure that units can exit from both sides... but I'm not 100% sure.

they can. obviously changing the waypoint will change it.

As said, Culverin GUI thread.

Depending on where you set the way point is where the tank will exit.... Think of it like a circle... and a half way line going through it.....

Does that work for naval factories? Don't they only go in one direction?

They work just like the other factories, I do find it best to set rally points BEFORE you start building anything.

Mike

Haven't played with navel much, but based on my interaction with them, they do only go one direction.....

I always set rally points!!!!

But do you always set then BEFORE you start building things?

Mike

Yep!!!!! I tell the building what to build before it done and set the rally point.

You're right, they exit from both sides depending on the factory rally point.

So it doesn't really matter which way it's pointing, because it points both ways.

If you set the rally point after the factory is built, the exit ramp will swap to the other side after the current unit finishes building.

Yup just tested it, just make sure the rally point is set BEFORE you start building out of it(hold down Shift to check) it should work using which ever exit you want;



Mike

Thx guys, even if it's finally not a very interesting suggestion, the whole thing seems more clear for a lot of people.

That's a very well-composed screenshot you have there Mike. Thanks.

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