Where is the Select Your Commander icon?

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by warrenkc, July 3, 2014.

  1. warrenkc

    warrenkc Active Member

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    It seems highly unlikely new players would know the alt-c keyboard combination and that users need to push it 2x to select and zoom in to the area around the commander.

    Perhaps this will be added by the developers, but it is odd that it hasn't been added, as it seems to me to be a very obvious needed feature. Especially is this the case when you have many things happening on the screen in PA and it is hard to locate the commander.

    All the supreme commander games had a button to "Select Your ACU/Go To Your ACU" with one click. See demo video:
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    tatsujb Post Master General

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    elonshadow Active Member

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    Why did you use a screenshot of the infernal supcomm 2? Sad Panda is sad :'(.
  4. stonewood1612

    stonewood1612 Well-Known Member

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    The player icon in the very top left lets you select and view commanders from any player, including your own, where they were last seen.
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  5. Gerfand

    Gerfand Active Member

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    well, of course there a mod, but it could be a Ingame Freature...
    at least for when the game is released!
  6. stonewood1612

    stonewood1612 Well-Known Member

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    It is in the game! read my comment above :)
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    wondible Post Master General

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    Random idea triggered. Button to pin a selection and make it always visible. Was thinking hover panel, but of course you can't click a button while hovering; maybe a keybind. Might have to move the panel to avoid overlap - hover vs. select is already a bit of an issue.
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    warrenkc Active Member

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    So... I didn't realize that little commander icon in the upper left would do that. It didn't work for me before this latest build.
    Anyway it is kinda small and doesnt say select your commander.
    Thanks for your reply.
  9. crazymario

    crazymario New Member

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    Doesn't the video tutorial say you can press C to go to your commander? But the actual key is apparently B, which is kinda confusing...
  10. stonewood1612

    stonewood1612 Well-Known Member

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    It used to be C for a long while, until GW came out with the hotkey system.
    The tutorial video is obviously out of date once more.

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