Idea: Ability to see units during talking only scenarios

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Idea: Ability to see units during talking only scenarios

Post by Unnheulu »

I know it's a bit of a lengthy title, but that is basically what it is.

Why is it that on a scenario when there is only talking, then units can only be seen when they're tlaking, and not when they aren't talking? Couldn't you add a option for this in the options menu, to allow units to do this?

The thing is, I have a bad memory, so I look at one unit to try and remember who he is but he doesn't talk. Or I see another unit, and that unit is like guard to the king, I haven't seen him yet but he's there and he doesn't talk.

This would add another layer to the game, where people with bad memory can play properly. :)

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Re: Idea: Ability to see units during talking only scenarios

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xer wrote:I know it's a bit of a lengthy title, but that is basically what it is.

Why is it that on a scenario when there is only talking, then units can only be seen when they're tlaking, and not when they aren't talking? Couldn't you add a option for this in the options menu, to allow units to do this?

The thing is, I have a bad memory, so I look at one unit to try and remember who he is but he doesn't talk. Or I see another unit, and that unit is like guard to the king, I haven't seen him yet but he's there and he doesn't talk.

This would add another layer to the game, where people with bad memory can play properly. :)

Thanks for reading.

Xer
Do you mean you want to see the names of the units at mouse-over in talking-only scenarios? Yeah, this has bothered me sometimes too.
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Re: Idea: Ability to see units during talking only scenarios

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Aethaeryn wrote:
xer wrote:I know it's a bit of a lengthy title, but that is basically what it is.

Why is it that on a scenario when there is only talking, then units can only be seen when they're tlaking, and not when they aren't talking? Couldn't you add a option for this in the options menu, to allow units to do this?

The thing is, I have a bad memory, so I look at one unit to try and remember who he is but he doesn't talk. Or I see another unit, and that unit is like guard to the king, I haven't seen him yet but he's there and he doesn't talk.

This would add another layer to the game, where people with bad memory can play properly. :)

Thanks for reading.

Xer
Do you mean you want to see the names of the units at mouse-over in talking-only scenarios? Yeah, this has bothered me sometimes too.
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Re: Idea: Ability to see units during talking only scenarios

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I agree. I also don't think it will be trivial to fix, unfortunately.
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Re: Idea: Ability to see units during talking only scenarios

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One thing that helps is that the talking unit is now highlighted, AFAIK.
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