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Old 05-10-2018, 02:13 PM   #1
Toltrin
 
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Default Intuitive unit selection

RTS games have a common unit selection theme:
(Lmouse = Left mouse button and Rmouse = right mouse button)

Lmouse on unit = select unit.
Lmouse on map = deselect unit with no unit selected.
Lmouse on unit then Rmouse = move unit there.
Key + Lmouse = orders (a=attack, m=target main battery, t=target treads, r=target road, etc.)
Drag cursor w/Lmouse = select all within lasso box.
Many units selected can be ordered as if a single unit.

Remember, the least amount of physical commands to the most commonly used functions.
I should not have to right click TWICE to deselect a unit or wonder if I am moving my previous unit or my current one.
I can't tell you how many times I have destroyed my own road or moved my GEV backwards thinking it was another unit.
Selecting and ordering my units should be intuitive. Phases are extremely useful in a turn based board game with many pieces, but in a turn based computer game, they seriously just get in the way.

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