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Probably been suggested before but I like probably many others leave my account logged in even if I am away from screen. Sometimes I come back to find a few whispers or messages and that person has no idea if I am ignoring them or actually away. My suggestion is the green dot shown on your player when online should turn orange when you have been inactive (not clicked or moved on your island) for a certain period of time maybe 15 mins or 30 mins.
and add an afk-message to whisper.
A fourth tab showing only friends and guildies who are online would be useful
+2 That would be awesome :)
LillaFiket
17.03.14, 22:38
+3
We currently have a green dot to show when a player is online, would it be too much to add a yellow or blue afk light switch to the green to show if someone is away and will not respond. I find it annoying when trying to talk to people who are 'online' only to find out that they simple left the computer on and went to work or sleep....
Been suggested and ignored...
http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/26332-Inactive-colour
[Thread merged in: "AFK away from keyboard"]
+1 Come on BB little things go along way. Beats coming back to screen to find whispers from disheartened players trying to contact us...
Sounds like a good idea please please do it. even pretty please if you like.
Bluesavanah
18.03.14, 15:51
I'd like an afk and a busy option to be added, hate to seem rude when people whisper and I'm not there and really hate not replying when I'm in the middle of blocks and such.
+1 Indeed...and perhaps BB could get rid of the auto-updating script stealing focus (removing cursor) from chatbox (and in mail, since that system got reworked) - I would rather click to update such "online bar" than keep getting interrupted when typing.
JimmyGrondahl
27.03.14, 05:11
i think it would be nice if tere was a afk button in the game so the green dot becoms red. :)
Suggested more than once already - http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/26332-Inactive-colour?p=253141
[Thread merged in: "AFK butten"]
Hi,
It would be nice if you made it posible to click your own portrat, and turn on a yello dot, to show friends and guildies that you are AFK.
That would save many alot of time trying to find out whos at the keyboard and whos not! :)
/Krat
Theodora11
10.04.14, 13:09
That would be great !!!
Good idea like I suggested LAST YEAR!!
http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/26332-Inactive-colour
Nothing gets done in a hurry around here.
nice work great idea! wish they Iisterned to u pchamps first tho :)
+1
especially since there's an available space for the option
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Whispering someone and never getting a reply can be a frustrating experience, especially when they are "online."
It would be helpful if the friends bar/guild bar green dot could turn orange when the person is afk (away from keyboard).
Setting an afk note would also be helpful but maybe I'm pushing my luck here.
Those of us who are on the waiting end of the communication line would greatly appreciate such a feature:
Ex)) Afk: brb 5 min, making a cup of tea
Ex)) Afk: running an errand, back in 20
BAAAHHHHHJJJAAA
28.05.14, 00:03
YES YES YES YES I want this as i frequently work while playing and either have another window open or on another screen and the volume of times people whisper me and i don't answer is ridiculous.
[Multiple threads merged, all discussing an afk indicator]
MuffinMule
29.05.14, 22:07
Might want to get the green lights working properly first. Oldest outstanding bug, 1st reported December 2011!
Seconded both ideas (afk indicator, and bug fix for green lights..)
AFK indicator would be amazing. (another sly TSO-at-work person here).
Salem_Warrior_1
01.06.14, 10:07
silly idea if they say hi and no answer..simple im not here,or chose not be answer....what should we do nave an answer machine..silliest thing suggested up to now
I love the idea of a different colour indicator for afk etc.
luigielratto
01.06.14, 10:09
Great idea! Gets my vote.
silly idea if they say hi and no answer..simple im not here,or chose not be answer....what should we do nave an answer machine..silliest thing suggested up to now
Who'd suggested an answer machine? What's suggested is an (optional) AFK-message TO whoever is whispering.. Not FROM.
(BTW, I wouldn't mind a DND-status/-message - blocking all incoming whispers.. Would be very handy while busy attacking on advs.)
Plus vote! Excellent, so useful to know if a guild member is there or not.
trumpeteer
25.06.14, 21:20
am hoping bb take noticed of this and maybe add away from keyboard button. Most of the people in our guild like to keep logged in but would nice to be able to add something for us to click?
Why we can't change lamp color into red if we are afk for long, but don't want close the window?
Threads merged - minion79
An excellent idea, a big thumbs up for that :O)
Mortallicus
14.08.14, 10:17
Yes please :)
Yes please... god knows i could use it...
They'd have to fix the green 'online' light first, oldest reported bug.
implatypus
04.09.14, 15:40
I would love to be able to have an option in my avatar a light i could click on to to signify when i wish to appear afk, opposite the green online light would be most impressive (a nice blue colour might be good)
implatypus
05.09.14, 03:29
NIce I like it
BAAAHHHHHJJJAAA
05.09.14, 04:14
This is a good idea
BUT !!!!
It will not happen
WHY??
because it is a good idea and BB only really push ahead bad ideas.
Where is the Legendary General and MMA for Star coins ?
Where is the Guild Bank ?
Pvp?
Dynamite
The ability to make more than 250 slaves in 1 hit
and such...
you know those green bubbles on your absolutely unusable contact list feature: any chance they ever can go yellow whn ppl are afk? ...you guys have a cool social feature here, a popular one, don't let it go to waste as UI is way limited
Hi all, Whenever we log in we get a green icon button pop up on one's avatar on bottom of screen,which indicates one is on and available.However a lot just log in and leave their oen island on but they go away and leave the game,which I can understand.
So what I would like to suggest to BB is a system say similar to the one used by other net programs whereby one can say you are on but away from the game,thus telling others that you are not available to chat/play etc. This could be a simple colour change to the green button or if that's not feasable then another button,but something that tells you are away.
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Curufindul
14.05.16, 14:51
I'll just go ahead and bump this. We've been talking a lot about how useful that would be in the guild chat. Seeing it has been suggested repeatedly for the past 3 years, I don't really have many hopes for it. Would be very useful though!!!
TheVictorious
14.05.16, 15:02
+1
Good idea so Yes please add this.
green light changing colour after 15 mins of inactivity sounds good :)
Tinlady666
26.07.16, 10:47
I think it would be very useful to be able to appear to other users (ie. friends and guild members) as "afk" or "away from keyboard".
This could be done by maybe having a yellow dot instead of a green one for online. This could be selected or could automatically change after 10 minutes of inactivity on TSO. This would be very helpful :)
I'd like this too. Maybe turn green blob red? I know the yellow/green would be hard to distinguish quickly. Ofc, red/green will be an issue for those with various colourlimitations.
A question which springs to my mind is do we want the false positives from the FT and Ali advs?
I would like if it was possible to active change you status from green online to - say yellow or orange for afk.
I am often not very "online" because I am doing other stuff, and sometimes I am just not in the mood to chat, but just want to mind my own business in the game. When I dont see what friends type and dont see that they whisper they get annoyed. I cant hear whisper as I have sound effects toggled off, and I dont want them on again.
It would be nice to signal that I am logged on but not looking at chat and not in reach by setting status as afk.
TheVictorious
17.01.17, 08:34
I would like if it was possible to active change you status from green online to - say yellow or orange for afk.
I am often not very "online" because I am doing other stuff, and sometimes I am just not in the mood to chat, but just want to mind my own business in the game. When I dont see what friends type and dont see that they whisper they get annoyed. I cant hear whisper as I have sound effects toggled off, and I dont want them on again.
It would be nice to signal that I am logged on but not looking at chat and not in reach by setting status as afk.
wow you revived post from 2011 with reply must be a separated suggestion?
or actually I think there is already suggestion about this in another thread here, somewhere!
wow you revived post from 2011 with reply must be a separated suggestion?
or actually I think there is already suggestion about this in another thread here, somewhere!
Tried searching first - but could not find a tread about this.
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TheVictorious
17.01.17, 10:07
Tried searching first - but could not find a tread about this.
Merged
MOD_Daz did the merge with the thread :)
mrseikkailija
24.01.17, 08:29
Thumbs up for this suggestion, no matter when it was initiated.
In my guild this has been a topic for some time now lately. We swap ls's actively between the members of the guild. It's annoying to wait 8hrs for the lootspot to get cleared, if invite went to some who appears to be green, but actually is sleeping/at work/minding own bussinesses.
Thumbs up for this suggestion, no matter when it was initiated.
In my guild this has been a topic for some time now lately. We swap ls's actively between the members of the guild. It's annoying to wait 8hrs for the lootspot to get cleared, if invite went to some who appears to be green, but actually is sleeping/at work/minding own bussinesses.
A cancel adventure invite option was in the previous test cycle. Hoping it makes it to live with the next update.
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