AOE-II Feedback for Gate Placement

[scripter64]

Hi! At the moment, when placing a gate (or palisade gate), you must move the gate relative to nearby walls in order to rotate it, which can be awkward and time-consuming in certain positions. If the mouse wheel could also rotate gates during placement, would that be acceptable or too much of a gameplay change? If this fix was made, it wouldn't affect your current mouse wheel hotkeys either. It would only temporarily override them during gate placement (while you're moving around the gate to drop it on the map). Other than that, your mouse wheel hotkeys would work normally. Just collecting feedback

 

[robo]

That would be fantastic!

 

[Cuth]

Obviously the mousewheel rotating would be a massive improvement I think.

But how would it work for the people who do not have a Mouse3? Just like the current system?

 

[SteamKing]

Amazingly innovative idea. However, wouldn't it be preferable to be able to bind any hotkey for this?

 

[scripter64]

Yes, the mouse wheel would just be an extra thing. The existing system would remain as-is, so you'll always be able to move the gate around to get it to rotate near walls.

 

Would be nice to not have to put down palisades, yeah.

 

[NachoAoE]

yes please!!!!
Btw: i have the mouse wheel for idle vills, but if this is implemented I would definitely change the HK

 

[scripter64]

Oh, if this fix was made, it wouldn't even affect your current mouse wheel hotkeys. It would only temporarily override them during gate placement (while you're moving around the gate to drop it on the map). Other than that, your mouse wheel hotkeys would work normally.

 

[wattle]

yes please, that would be great
Btw. I also have the mouse wheel for idle vills.
If the current mouse wheel HK would still work and only in case when placing a gate be overwritten by the rotate gate HK that would be great I think.

Edit: Thanks scripter, that's what I was thinking.

 

[SouFire]

I would love t to see hat addition, its so annoying to waste time building walls to place properly a gate where u need it.

 

[Poxo]

What if I have Hotkeys set on the mouse wheel?

 

[Clemensor]

What if I have Hotkeys set on the mouse wheel?

literally three posts above

 

[Poxo]

literally three posts above

GG, just woke up, not reading whole post

 

[Socksyy]

who trolled and voted for the current system only 1111
Edit: nvm was changed 1111

 

[gag2000]

best change ever, thanks :D

 

[Ryuuma_]

That's awesome, Thanks for the great work you're doing!
btw will this change be in the next 1.5 beta version or the WK change ?

 

[TriRem]

It would be in the next 1.5 beta on Voobly, which I hope isn't too far away.

 

[Badfish]

That would be amazing, I always thought the game should have always had a feature like this

 

[willworkforicecream]

Scripter for USA president 2020

 

[JoshuaR]

All hail the Lord DauT; our prayers are answered.

(ty scripter)

 

[Brainless]

Obviously the mousewheel rotating would be a massive improvement I think.

But how would it work for the people who do not have a Mouse3? Just like the current system?

you could use the tab key as an alternative. In CAD drawing software hotkeys for this function have been in place for 25 years. I was used to use TAB for this and frustrated about AOC impossibillity to rotate.
And please also fix wall placement (by switching between 0/90 degree walls and 45/135 degree walls)

 

[IamJeo]

I can already see in my minds eye the next-gen quickwall-traps with 4 gates surrounding eg. Kings or melee units, when people practice to do perfect squares fast. Maybe it'll bring about a new villager-flanking maneuver 11. Walling in enemy forwards, buildings and vills alike, will become much easier and faster with this I'd think. Not that it already wouldn't be possible to use gates for that, I've just not seen such at least.

Can't really see downsides, .14.

 

[smarthy_]

That can't be true what you said! I've watched slam's stream! There's no way he can get those perfect quick gate placements. Unless.... hax!

Either way, this is awesome!

 

[Double_N]

If we are at it, why not make the TCs able to rotate as well to have maximum effeciency on woodlines for instance.

 

[TriRem]

If we are at it, why not make the TCs able to rotate as well to have maximum effeciency on woodlines for instance.

And mills and lumber camps too.