Ishantil Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 So I have no way to directly see what status my interceptors have. I find this quite vexing. You have to click on Launch Interceptors, select a target, and then the display comes up. Only THEN can I learn that all my interceptors are refueling, or grounded, or on fire, or whatever. It sure would be great if you could click on a base and the associated interceptors would pop up. Or maybe have a condensed view on the bottom left of the Geoscape screen. Also, the F keys would be a great choice for either going directly to the associated base slot, or going to the appropriate base tab (construction, research, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The aircraft button on the Geoscape should take you straight to the base. To the side of each aircraft is health, ammo and fuel. I don't look often, but assumed that this would change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishantil Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 As far as I can tell, those values are not hooked up to anything. Additionally, I should be able to quickly and easily get to it from the Geoscape, not have to switch to the base view. Or at least, in my opinion, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Oh I see. When you say "great if you could click on a base and the associated interceptors would pop up" you mean the little icons on the Geoscape? I haven;t checked to see if Right clicking that does anything. I have to admit I do spend quite a few clicks checking out the status of the aircraft, so something simpler would be nice. As far as I can tell, those values are not hooked up to anything I can only assume that they are going to be or are about to be removed when the new UI comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishantil Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Yes, I mean the actual base location, clicking on that should bring up the interceptors for the associated base. It seems far more logical to me, since the geoscape is primarily used to interact with the existing UFOs. That icon taking me to the base location isn't very useful. I've already got lots of ways to get to the bases, but no real way to directly get to the aircraft status. I think that a "status board" might actually be worth having in the UI, but that's probably a fairly extensive change. An interceptor status button or something at the top would be great, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoGomez Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What if the "Launch Interceptors" button simply had you select the interceptors first (showing the stats, etc), and then asked for a target? That makes more sense to me. However, we wouldn't be able to get an ETA on that screen anymore, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishantil Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 I like the interceptors coupled with clicking on the base in the geoscape, because it logically links the aircraft with the base. I don't like how many steps it takes to find out basic information (is my plane ready yet?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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