Alpha 47 Tell Me What You Hate About The Building And Module Creator

Discussion in 'Clockwork Empires General' started by Nicholas, Jan 19, 2016.

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  1. Alavaria

    Alavaria Member

    Hmmm, can we hope to see "gabions" made of brick in the future perhaps...
     
    Alavaria, Feb 4, 2016
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  2. Rentahamster

    Rentahamster Member

    Oh sweet, carnival rides.
     
    Rentahamster, Feb 4, 2016
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  3. Nicholas

    Nicholas Technology Director Staff Member

    Okay, so.

    A first version of this has now made its way into Alpha 47B on Steam. It is, uh, VERY experimental, and I think I will likely spend my long weekend fixing stuff that is on fire here. However, you can now try it and report bugs.

    Some notes:

    - There is a bunch of visual ugliness with how we display floor plans. It's all basically terrible and ugly, and needs a good cleanup. Also known: doors don't punch holes in buildings right now; I just ran out of time to get that working again.
    - There are a few known bugs with the zone placer, where you can move the thing out of the window and create very large zones.
    - Probably some key bindings need work.

    Otherwise, let me know what you think - esp. the snapping behaviour for modules. The good news is that this is now a clean slate rewrite, so we can now actually *fix* things, thank goodness.
     
    Nicholas, Feb 5, 2016
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  4. razrien

    razrien Member

    Mmmm, that fresh patch smell.

    Right away I could tell that the snapping feels a lot smoother than before. It doesn't 'catch' on itself like it used to.
    Also its a nice little touch that the furniture/decor stays in the same position after you place them. It makes placing multiple windows and beds quite a bit more user friendly. Its a small thing, but made me smile.

    I need to dig in a bit more before I can give a full opinion, but first impressions are really good so far.
     
    razrien, Feb 5, 2016
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  5. mailersmate

    mailersmate Member

    I briefly fired up the experimental build and once I got used to it not snapping, the new module placement is so much nicer, so thanks!

    Also, you are a terrible man for distributing classified materials. So I guess we can look forward to seeing more of the late(ish) game begin to find its way into public revisions then?
     
    mailersmate, Feb 6, 2016
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  6. Nicholas

    Nicholas Technology Director Staff Member

    It's headed that way, yes.
     
    Nicholas, Feb 6, 2016
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