Re: The Future of Space Empires IV
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Fyron said:
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Urendi Maleldil said:
I'm referring to both the interface and the 3d hex-based map. Strategy 1st seriously needs to hire a usability expert.
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What is wrong with the hex map? It provides much better geometry than a square grid, eliminating the issues with diagonal movements covering greater distances than horizontal and vertical ones.
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The hexes aren't the problem, the 3D implementation is the problem. You constantly have to rotate the map to either find the selected object or figure out which hex you need to click to select it. Trying to get around this by switching to the 2D overhead map doesn't help, because the scale and orientation changes between views, so you've got to scroll around and search for the object again every time you switch between the two. The flags and status icons are sized such that you can either set them to be readable, or to not block other labels, but not both.
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