Forged Alliance Forever

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-16T23:18:44+02:00

Looks like Pilot's already got the work done with the latest update (0.8.18): https://bitbucket.org/thepilot/modular- ... 62088f620b

Replay vault :
- Allow download of replays
- Spoiler checkbox
- Display UIDs.

Statistics: Posted by Vicarian — 16 Apr 2013, 23:18

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-15T17:41:03+02:00

Thank you so much.

The best idea I can come up with would be to have a button on the side that comes up when you click one of the replays. Have it just show the players, the faction they chose as well as color, and their rank. The button under that would be to show spoilers, so if you want you could click that to see who wins. Otherwise, it would not show spoilers.

Statistics: Posted by EasyCo — 15 Apr 2013, 17:41

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-15T05:56:02+02:00

I'll look into it. It's a good opportunity for me to learn FAFs codebase while also learning Python I just wish NetBeans had a stable Python plugin...

Statistics: Posted by Vicarian — 15 Apr 2013, 05:56

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-15T05:21:07+02:00

This really needs to be done as soon as possible. Honestly, the entire system for finding replays seems annoying. You can't look at the player name or rank because doing so would spoil the game. It's crazy how there's no option at all to just show the players and their ranks without also showing the winners.

I should not have to cover my screen with my hand while selecting a replay in order to actually enjoy it. I've seen replays with highly ranked players, but I couldn't watch them because I caught the barest glimpse of who won, and I don't see the point in watching a replay if I know from the start who will win. What's even worse are the times where I had to alt-tab for whatever reason while an interesting replay was playing, only to forget that doing so would show the FAF Replay menu with the match still selected, meaning it was still showing who won.

Isn't there any possible way to change it so it doesn't show who wins, and only shows the players as well as their rank?

Statistics: Posted by EasyCo — 15 Apr 2013, 05:21

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-14T17:21:07+02:00

Reminds me of how on some sports apps, you are asked when you load it up whether you want to see scores or not. It's a simple variable. If you choose not to show scores, then all of the scores of games that have been completed simply do not appear.

I am not a coder, so I'd have no clue how it could be done here, but that'd be the effect of it, I presume.

Statistics: Posted by TartarusMkII — 14 Apr 2013, 17:21

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-07T13:35:38+02:00

It actually didn't bother me that much, but it's a good suggestion indeed

Statistics: Posted by lextoc — 07 Apr 2013, 13:35

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-02T12:48:09+02:00

This is a fine suggestion; some sort of spoiler protection is used in every equivalent "replay vault" that I've ever used for various RTS games. Seeing all of the involved player's names without spoiling the game is currently only possible if it's a ladder match and is thus titled with their names.

Personally I would prefer there be no indication of the winner vice a forced one.

Statistics: Posted by JeeVeS — 02 Apr 2013, 12:48

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-03-27T15:42:19+02:00

It's not a particular case when it's about 60% of the people connecting to the lobby

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 27 Mar 2013, 15:42

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-03-27T15:41:18+02:00

People can't read a popup windows or the what's new tab, but they can't manage to not read a text in the right of the screen !?

Zep wrote:

No generalities from a particular case please.

Statistics: Posted by Hascins — 27 Mar 2013, 15:41

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-03-27T13:30:57+02:00

"People" can't read a popup window or the what's new tab?

And yes, it is possible to block the right part of the screen while the replay is loading, but it would be better if there was a box to tick that said "display result y/n" or something like that. It reminds me of this update:

We’ve replaced the current random faction option (closing your eyes, hovering your mouse over the icons and click) by a computerized random (probably less random that the previous method

Statistics: Posted by Tango_X — 27 Mar 2013, 13:30

Re: Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-03-27T12:55:08+02:00

People can't read a popup windows or the what's new tab, but they can't manage to not read a text in the right of the screen !?

Statistics: Posted by Ze_PilOt — 27 Mar 2013, 12:55

Spoiler warning for replays?

2013-04-08T09:09:59+02:00

Don't know if it has been suggested before or if it is complicated to do, but if it hasn't, here it goes:

I would like the ability to turn off seeing who wins in a replay from the replay vault. I like watching a few replays for the entertainment value, and this more fun when I don't know who is winning.

Statistics: Posted by Tango_X — 27 Mar 2013, 12:53