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Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:02 pm
by JazHaz
In the
Re: Newbie needs help lol thread, cim said:
cim wrote:if you dump cargo, at least some of the pirates may break off their attack to pick it up. If they do, keep running. Some of the others may keep following you and attacking: if you fire back then the ones you distracted with the cargo will rejoin the chase, so wait until they're off the scanner. Cargo gets dumped with most of your ship's velocity, so dump the cargo and then pull a sharp turn to get the pirates heading a different direction to you. You can cycle which cargo is dropped: start with the Food!
This brings to mind a question I've been wanting to ask for ages. When cycling through your cargo to select one for dumping, how do you know which item of cargo is selected?
Would it not be better for a message eg "
Cargo Handler: 1 TC of Food selected" to show either in the message log or on the HUD somewhere?
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:09 pm
by Cody
JazHaz wrote:When cycling through your cargo to select one for dumping, how do you know which item of cargo is selected?
A message appears informing the player which item of cargo has been selected for dumping.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:54 pm
by Eric Walch
JazHaz wrote:.... When cycling through your cargo to select one for dumping, how do you know which item of cargo is selected
You can't. The only thing you see is its content. e.g. Food. But you can's see which of the food canisters. However, the last one scooped is the on top of the list when cycling through the cargo.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:35 pm
by JazHaz
Cody wrote:JazHaz wrote:When cycling through your cargo to select one for dumping, how do you know which item of cargo is selected?
A message appears informing the player which item of cargo has been selected for dumping.
No it doesn't. Only after you have dumped something are you told what it is. Bit late when its floating away from you!
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:45 pm
by Smivs
It's a normal console message like this
This is using a Combat HUD derivative, but it will be the same on other HUDs - maybe a different position and font size depending on the HUD.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:28 pm
by Diziet Sma
JazHaz wrote:Cody wrote:JazHaz wrote:When cycling through your cargo to select one for dumping, how do you know which item of cargo is selected?
A message appears informing the player which item of cargo has been selected for dumping.
No it doesn't. Only after you have dumped something are you told what it is. Bit late when its floating away from you!
Huh? As I cycle through the commodities on board, which one is currently selected appears appears in the console.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:36 pm
by JazHaz
Diziet Sma wrote:JazHaz wrote:
No it doesn't. Only after you have dumped something are you told what it is. Bit late when its floating away from you!
Huh? As I cycle through the commodities on board, which one is currently selected appears appears in the console.
Hmmm. Maybe its a new feature from 1.77?
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:41 pm
by Disembodied
JazHaz wrote:Hmmm. Maybe its a new feature from 1.77?
It's been around for as long as I can remember ... back to 1.68, in my case. It's just one of those things that Oolite surprises you with, every now and then!
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:45 pm
by Cody
JazHaz wrote:Cody wrote:JazHaz wrote:When cycling through your cargo to select one for dumping, how do you know which item of cargo is selected?
A message appears informing the player which item of cargo has been selected for dumping.
No it doesn't. Only after you have dumped something are you told what it is. Bit late when its floating away from you!
You should check your facts before naysaying something like that, JH.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:39 pm
by Commander McLane
Disembodied wrote:JazHaz wrote:Hmmm. Maybe its a new feature from 1.77?
It's been around for as long as I can remember ... back to 1.68, in my case.
Make that at least Oolite 1.65. The message is there since the cycling mechanism exists (which is pre-1.63).
JazHaz, are you using a localization OXP? It could be that it has accidentally erased the message. I don't know whether your HUD OXP could also be responsible.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:30 am
by Eric Walch
Commander McLane wrote:The message is there since the cycling mechanism exists (which is pre-1.63).
But after 1.55, I just checked.
1.55 no longer works correctly on OSX 10.6. (It did with OSX 10.5 on that machine) It no longer draws the ships or planet, only the exhaust plumes. When going back to 1.40, the planet and ships are drawn again on that OS.
Re: Selecting cargo for dumping
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:07 am
by JazHaz
I haven't been seeing that message for a long time. Didn't realise it was a problem with my setup, just thought it was an Oolite bug...