View Full Version : Please extend the SEND ARMY window
The way it looks now:
http://i.imgur.com/6P9zQPP.png
Since the names of the generals aren't listed, the only way to decide between which ones to send is the army they have loaded. Would it be possible to increase the height of the window so that the last two generals' armies are shown as well?
+1 A small change that would solve a big niggle of mine
+1
That has always annoyed me.
Since the names of the generals aren't listed, the only way to decide between which ones to send is the army they have loaded. Would it be possible to increase the height of the window so that the last two generals' armies are shown as well?
Agreed on resizing the window for seeing whole generals' info. Not sure if this isnt deliberately cut off so you dont get confused which set of generals you are looking at. The name change you mentioned should fix it easily and therefor should be requested also, the info what type of general you are looking at is already encoded into picture of such general and thus it is redundant.
http://i.imgur.com/WKOj2le.png
why i can't see the troops number at once with 1920*1080 Screen Resolution.
that's annoying
topgearfan
28.01.16, 10:12
this was suggested a million years ago. no reaction.
Yeah, suggested a long time ago as well as moving the notification pop-up away from the population icon because as it is you can't see your population count or troops when something happens on the island. No response to that one either.
To be fair, there are much larger issues so I can see where these might be lower on the priority list, but I would also think a relatively easy fix that shouldn't affect much code. Just a guess though, code can be weird.
you can hover over that general and it does show what they have in there. it is annoying but probably bigger fish to fry..
topgearfan
31.01.16, 15:23
More interesting is how this got released in the first place. Someone must have looked at it and thought: this looks perfect, lets never change it.
More interesting is how this got released in the first place. Someone must have looked at it and thought: this looks perfect, lets never change it.
I doubt they even looked at it.. Just did copy&paste from the "send to expedition" code.
this was suggested a million years ago. no reaction.
+1
I am not sure they ever read the forum. General feedback from our feedback is 0. So I am not sure if it makes any difference what we think or suggest.
plod along- if lucky some new team member will pick up on it and act
More interesting is how this got released in the first place. Someone must have looked at it and thought: this looks perfect, lets never change it.I've said the same thing so many times. The up and down arrows in barracks! I'd be embarrassed to admit I had anything to do with something so useless, the barracks were actually better b4 that update.
the pop-up xibor mentioned is a major issue. it feels like every time I want to check pop there's a message in the way, very frustrating and occurs several times every session!
now after my little rant, I can see the missing numbers seem a bit silly but I never actually noticed till now lol. I must be getting used to bb :)
Could you please adjust the size of the window a bit, so that it can show the 3rd row fully?
http://i.imgur.com/bzpQ9MJ.jpg
And if possible, please resize the slot of each general. I think the text "Current mission: Waiting for orders" is unnecessary, because the generals won't be showed here if they have any other status. Therefore, we can shorten the horizontal axis a bit, and make it into a 3x3 list.
And, a check-box to select/un-select All would be nice.
Something like this
http://i.imgur.com/qp5a4LW.jpg
Merged
TheVictorious
17.04.16, 21:39
Could you please adjust the size of the window a bit, so that it can show the 3rd row fully?
http://i.imgur.com/bzpQ9MJ.jpg
And if possible, please resize the slot of each general. I think the text "Current mission: Waiting for orders" is unnecessary, because the generals won't be showed here if they have any other status. Therefore, we can shorten the horizontal axis a bit, and make it into a 3x3 list.
And, a check-box to select/un-select All would be nice.
Something like this
http://i.imgur.com/qp5a4LW.jpg
Merged
+100000000000000
I'm used to it so it's not that big of a deal BUT I have to agree that it's really strange (and can be considered annoying) that a row is 1/2 displayed. That seriously goes against my OCD :)
It would be nice if it showed a complete row (even it's it's only two - or even 3, 4) but a complete row instead of half a row.
topgearfan
18.04.16, 09:38
yes please.
Thejollyone
13.09.16, 17:14
bumping this.
Crazy that the loaded gens aren't shown first in the list when you want to send them to an adventure
bumping this.
Crazy that the loaded gens aren't shown first in the list when you want to send them to an adventure
I hadn't thought of that - that would be very helpful. I also send empty generals at times but having the loaded ones at the top would still be a time saver.
+1
bumping this.
Crazy that the loaded gens aren't shown first in the list when you want to send them to an adventure
+1
And of course this list unordered like star menu was!
And why so big empty place at the top of this window?
Maybe there will be filters?
Wulfmeister
26.10.16, 19:30
Could we PLEASE have some consistency in the window that comes up when sending troops to an adventure.
At various points today, when sending armies to Sleepy Reef, I have seen the following:
http://s14.postimg.org/75vp4r1wt/Army1.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/75vp4r1wt/)http://s14.postimg.org/h4gnr8bcd/Army2.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/h4gnr8bcd/)http://s14.postimg.org/wegiyf6ul/Army3.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/wegiyf6ul/)http://s14.postimg.org/wshuy0qy5/Army4.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/wshuy0qy5/)
Each of these are start points with no generals away from my island. It would be so much easier if the generals were grouped by type - or better yet, if they took the sequence from that used by the Star Menu.
Thejollyone
26.10.16, 19:54
or at least have the loaded ones at the top as has been mentioned previously
Wulfmeister
26.10.16, 21:00
I could live with that!
Good idea. The star menu sorts them completely wrong though and the new sorting feature does nothing useful. I'd like to see biggest gens first (qm, mg, vet, mma, etc) in star menu. For sending gens with loaded troops first still ordered by size could be good. Sometimes I send an empty gen to adventure though like when an mma returns from ls and is sent to my adventure.
Wulfmeister
27.10.16, 06:19
Actually, I have my star menu in a sequence I am happy with. I had to rename my generals, but it works.
My strategy:
MMA: A1, A2...
MG: B1, B2
Drac: C1, C2
MoD: D1
BHG: E1
Grim: G1
Tavern: T1, T2, T3, T4...
QM: Q1, Q2 (Claus is Q3)
Default sequence then puts MMAs all together, then MGs, etc. If the Send Army window stuck with that, I'd be happy.
topgearfan
27.10.16, 10:35
As Wulfmeister said it is easy to choose the order of generals in Star Menu. Send general window should use the same order.
I agree. I have generals (& explorers & geologists) named in Star for the order that suits me - would like to see the same order for available generals in the Send menu.
I strongly disagree with any naming convention which dictated by a bureaucrat who has had their imagination surgically removed. Prepare yourselves for the arrival of my Dracs who will feast handsomely tonight.
This is one of my biggest annoyances in game.
1. Sorting should be consistent and done the same way as in STAR menu
2. The Send Army dialog is not showing three full rows of generals so mousewheel scrolling is way off
EasyTarget1
23.03.17, 12:38
This is annoying but the biggest annoyance is the chat cursor focus change. "head own typing this and that", look up and none or very little has been typed
This is one of my biggest annoyances in game.
1. Sorting should be consistent and done the same way as in STAR menu
2. The Send Army dialog is not showing three full rows of generals so mousewheel scrolling is way off
I completely agree. It stuns me (and annoys me greatly) that when sending generals the order is clearly random - in fact I have closed the window, immediately re-opened it, and I see the generals in a different order. It's bizarre.
I know SQL doesn't return rows in any particular order by default but adding a simply key would solve it. Since the star menu (as mentioned) can maintain an order the send window could use the same I would think.
Nightdancer
01.04.17, 05:23
how about this idea for example?
http://prntscr.com/er1db9
this type of layout can assist in many forms of combat from co-ops to adventures
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how about this idea for example?
http://prntscr.com/er1db9
this type of layout can assist in many forms of combat from co-ops to adventures
(}~8|(>
Your going to have to do some hard selling to convince me of that.
Any progress in this matter?
I'm soo fed up with scrolling through all my gens so much that the fun is removed from game.
Hi, im new in this topic, but I would suggest a quick and dirty fix, simple change the order of the rows like this:
http://www.dragi.hu/images/web/settlers/SendArmyDialogFix.png
Then you can see the number of the troops of all 6 generals, it is more important information, then "Waiting for orders"
this thread should be in the bugs category IMO
EasyTarget1
13.05.17, 18:23
tis a bug really
Not a bug as it is intended. The lowest row is partially covered to serve notice that it's possible to scroll the selection.
EasyTarget1
13.05.17, 20:42
True, as taverns are always at the bottom. Another focus tester.
Whenever you started an adventure (and we do that a lot) you always have to pick the troops loaded and needed. At the moment they are placed in different order (not really organized like in starmenu).
Is there a way for BB to add the same sorting conditions in the screen Send Army like you did in star?
TheVictorious
06.07.17, 07:59
+1 indeed
Mannerheim
06.07.17, 09:40
+1
On top of that the customized general names should also be shown as the name instead of the default names and select all button would be good.
Anything that would prevent the auto-refresh from empty the Send Army window, would be more than welcome.
(Btw, this thread could be merged with The Send Army dialog box (http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/33976-The-Send-Army-dialog-box).)
Hi, im new in this topic, but I would suggest a quick and dirty fix, simple change the order of the rows like this:
http://www.dragi.hu/images/web/settlers/SendArmyDialogFix.png
Then you can see the number of the troops of all 6 generals, it is more important information, then "Waiting for orders"
+1
Having all MMA and all champs and 270's - this is still a mess to select the correct general with the correct skills from this annoying hack of a dialogue box. Not a proper programming at all
+1
On top of that the customized general names should also be shown as the name instead of the default names and select all button would be good.
+1
SSSecretSquirrel
07.07.17, 10:45
anyone know whats the point of that huge empty field above the generals? if you filled it with general selection there would be room for extra row of generals and you could see the number of troops on the bottom row of generals effectively doubling the capacity of the window.
littlepret
24.07.17, 03:29
anyone know whats the point of that huge empty field above the generals? if you filled it with general selection there would be room for extra row of generals and you could see the number of troops on the bottom row of generals effectively doubling the capacity of the window.
Yes, or there would be some buttons with functions
- show/hide empty generals
- sort by name, by type
- every type have a button to switch on/off
I don't like that the bottom of the last row doesn't visible. Not a nice solution.
+1
This is especially important now that similar gens have different skills, it is hard to find the right normal gen to send.
ur doing sleepy reef?
hehe, no - but when finding all champs and the correct mma's and 270 there could be some sorting involved
the whole dialogue box need a makeover, because it's not very user friendly
In the send army menu could we please have all the generals that are holding troops at the top of the box also for some reason the window in the box is just too small to have enough room for important information regarding troop allocation but when you scroll down the window bypasses that information and can lead to leaving generals behind.
http://prntscr.com/hd3jkb
The Send Army dialog box (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/33976-The-Send-Army-dialog-box)
Please extend the SEND ARMY window (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/32488-Please-extend-the-SEND-ARMY-window)
Merged
There have been a great number of posts about this same subject - having perhaps filters in the send menu, sorting in the send menu, extending the window so you at least see complete rows instead of a partial row, NOT having the order effectively RANDOM each time (that's the worst one to me), etc. And I've agreed with all of them at least in the sense of improving it all somehow. It's still one of the most mechanically clumsy interface in the game.
I'm now tending to use the Specialists tab on the star menu after I start an adventure and using the "to the adventure" button. Since the generals are in an order I know that saves me a great deal of time - even though while they are reaching storehouses the avatars shift over at least the order stays the same.
Given the star window got an overhaul, perhaps the Send Army window can get some love too ?
I would suggest:
Removing that entire brown block at the top
Slimming down the bottom area
Removing text from the general boxes
Compacting the general boxes alltogether (smaller icons, better layout), something like suggested earlier in this thread @
https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/32488-Please-extend-the-SEND-ARMY-window?p=299669&viewfull=1#post299669
http://prntscr.com/kcpw5p
Torquemarda
30.07.18, 10:36
+1
+1
and please center all Windows
annoying [removed] that this is not adressed by devs
+10 - and make it possible to sort them somehow often before I get to click off all gens I want to sent, the game times out and every gen disappear and I have to start over. My mma are scattered all over the place so I have to search to find them all.
scrap this window altogether. put gens in barracks, u know where rl soldiers live!!!
and have a nice window for loading, sending, etc :mad:
scrap this window altogether. put gens in barracks, u know where rl soldiers live!!!
and have a nice window for loading, sending, etc :mad:
Unfortunately we still need this window for returning our generals back home.
Wulfmeister
25.09.18, 10:40
And in the name of all that's decent, please stop randomising the order you add the generals to this screen. Just use the order selected in the Star Menu...
I am not sure if there is another tread on this topic somewhere, but we urgently need a way to pick the right gens in a different way. BB are spamming us with new gens, just this event we can add 6 gens more to the list. It takes time to pick the right ones- they are not shown in any logic order. So please add a sort option to the send window and make it possible to show only the ones you need. Often the window refresh before I am done picking, and I have to start over picking the ones I need. It can make me start doing solitaire instead of sending to an adventure, because I just cant be bothered sending gens to an adventure.
There are loads of suggestions in this thread, they need to do something.
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