Forged Alliance Forever

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-18T17:57:12+02:00

And since this is a default that can be easily customized - I'll put in the merge request to get the 'default' colors back to something a bit more readable when casted on twitch/youtube this weekend.

Statistics: Posted by dev_nulled — 18 Aug 2017, 17:57

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-15T14:52:26+02:00

That´some advertisement right there. ^^ - I´d join up in a splitsecond, alas I already work as a QA-tester part time / Producer other part time at a gamestudio, so I´d rather not do that. I´ll think it over

Statistics: Posted by Vanguard — 15 Aug 2017, 14:52

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-15T12:28:25+02:00

There is actually a group of players testing the changes in addition to the developers that implement them of cause.
It's really hard to ensure a bug free release, so obviously it would be helpful to have more testers. Feel free to join them (if only half of the time spend on complaining was used for testing or helping otherwise, 95% of these bugs would have been spotted before release). pm a moderator so you can be added to slack (the communication platform for the developers)... it even comes with an avatar

Statistics: Posted by CookieNoob — 15 Aug 2017, 12:28

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-15T14:53:26+02:00

My issue is less with new options, since UEF and AEON look really nice, but more with the fact that when you switch factions then it cuts the last letter of the name in brackets. This makes the chat unnecessarily harder to read, apart from the ( for cybrans at least ) terrible coloring.

So:
[Vanguard] Hi peeps
-> Switch factions
[Vanguard Hi peeps

Since it can be turned off and on, introducing the Feature itself is not an issue, imho, and some people are just too easily triggered about changes. But easy to catch mistakes like this, that actually breaks stuff, should be sorted out beforehand. Not compaining here though, I know how hard it can be to get people to test your stuff.

Statistics: Posted by Vanguard — 15 Aug 2017, 12:21

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T08:20:42+02:00

the chat window has its own settings
there you can adjust the color of the chat text (including notify messages)
notifycolor.jpg

Spoiler: show

Statistics: Posted by PhilipJFry — 14 Aug 2017, 08:20

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T08:14:33+02:00

What do you need to edit to change the notify text color?

Statistics: Posted by FtXCommando — 14 Aug 2017, 08:14

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T06:52:04+02:00

but you can change the color of the notify text

@morax you've been around long enough to know how things work here; people do stuff that interests them or what they want to see in the game since it's their free time they spend on coding it

also: ICE will be a thing in the 0.17.0 client afaik (0.16.0 is available for testing right now) so if you want to see con issues resolved i suggest you help the devs by testing the new client and report bugs if you find any instead of crying

Statistics: Posted by PhilipJFry — 14 Aug 2017, 06:52

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T05:30:44+02:00

Problem is "fixing connectivity issues" is like saying "fixing world hunger." Sure, it's a good idea and everyone can get behind it, but it's a lot harder to do than to say. Which is kind of why a broad, generalized feedback form like that ultimately gives no feedback, in my opinion.

I mean, I don't think the resources that are used on changing the text color are causing a shortage in labor for the recreation of Galactic War.

Statistics: Posted by FtXCommando — 14 Aug 2017, 05:30

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T05:23:07+02:00

Yes, it is the notify text. There are some other bits of goofiness I see in the team games as well.

I really wish folks would actually use the feedback form for this sort of stuff, rather than just drop it in. When watching casted replays, it makes it even tougher to read the text. It is a step backwards, not forwards,from a UI perspective. Also something unrequested.

https://feedback.userreport.com/7a3715d ... as/popular

Is a great idea.

Statistics: Posted by dev_nulled — 14 Aug 2017, 05:23

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T04:04:09+02:00

speed2 wrote:
If going into the options for disabling/enabling things is the barrier that some ppl can't pass, it was decided that all features will be enabled by default. (and to rise awareness about them)

Maybe people don't want updates like this? How does this colored text improve functionality?

Statistics: Posted by Morax — 14 Aug 2017, 04:04

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T02:25:05+02:00

He probably means that notify text is red, which is impossible to change.

Statistics: Posted by FtXCommando — 14 Aug 2017, 02:25

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-14T02:08:51+02:00

Toggled off, it's the same as it's always been.

Statistics: Posted by IceDreamer — 14 Aug 2017, 02:08

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-13T22:34:45+02:00

Can you turn it off, though? The lobby turns white again. In game, the fonts look like they are the color of the player.

Statistics: Posted by dev_nulled — 13 Aug 2017, 22:34

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-13T19:34:30+02:00

I was triggered so hard before i realised that they could be turned off ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Statistics: Posted by Farmsletje — 13 Aug 2017, 19:34

Re: Could we stop turning the text red?

2017-08-13T19:14:33+02:00

If going into the options for disabling/enabling things is the barrier that some ppl can't pass, it was decided that all features will be enabled by default. (and to rise awareness about them)

Statistics: Posted by speed2 — 13 Aug 2017, 19:14