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OpenXcom => Suggestions => Topic started by: nullzero on July 26, 2012, 10:44:14 pm

Title: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: nullzero on July 26, 2012, 10:44:14 pm

Not that I wan't that much to be flagged as a cheater, but having a load button at the battlescape options menu would really help. Sometimes you load the wrong save and have to abort the mission, go pass the 'terrible' debriefing, go to geoscape, options, just to load the game again, when a simple load button could easily fit on the game options.

 ;D

*cough* *cough*

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: Daiky on July 26, 2012, 11:33:59 pm

I too think it's more user friendly to have a load option there. It hasn't anything to do with cheating. Especially when testing something in the battlescape and want to reload a lot of times it's very annoying to have to go via the debriefing screen and geoscape each time.

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: Yankes on July 26, 2012, 11:59:54 pm

This is cost of every reload. Pain is payment for God powers :D

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: hsbckb on July 27, 2012, 02:06:13 am

Adding load game button is another point Openxcom can do but the Ufoextender cannot.

This is a good example of UI improvement!

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: kkmic on July 27, 2012, 12:40:09 pm

Yeah, a "Load Game" option directly from the battlescape would be nice to have.
 

Quote from: nullzero on July 26, 2012, 10:44:14 pm

[...] abort the mission, go pass the 'terrible' debriefing, go to geoscape, options, just to load the game again, when a simple load button could easily fit on the game options

Been there, done that.... quite A LOT of times I could say :)

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: moriarty on July 27, 2012, 05:17:59 pm

I'm also in favor of that. If somebody doesn't like it, he will just have to keep his mouse pointer away from that button :) or perhaps the button could be hidden by choosing "ironman" mode... along with the save button. instead, you just get a "quit" button which saves and quits the game... :)

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: nullzero on July 27, 2012, 06:35:29 pm

Quote from: moriarty on July 27, 2012, 05:17:59 pm

I'm also in favor of that. If somebody doesn't like it, he will just have to keep his mouse pointer away from that button :) or perhaps the button could be hidden by choosing "ironman" mode... along with the save button. instead, you just get a "quit" button which saves and quits the game... :)

I like that ironmode idea!

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: hsbckb on July 28, 2012, 05:22:33 am

To prevent careless player like me from annoying, I suggest to add a dialog "loading game will loss the current game progress".  This friendly reminder will pop up after pressing the load game button. Is it difficult to implement?

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: moriarty on July 28, 2012, 09:41:59 am

Quote from: nullzero on July 27, 2012, 06:35:29 pm

I like that ironmode idea!

well, it's also blatantly stolen from XCOM:Enemy Unknown :P

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: SupSuper on August 03, 2012, 04:19:24 pm

Added a Load Game button to Battlescape options. :)

Quote from: moriarty on July 28, 2012, 09:41:59 am

well, it's also blatantly stolen from XCOM:Enemy Unknown :P

Or Xenonauts. :P Ironman mode is nothing new.

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: moriarty on August 31, 2012, 10:59:35 am

it would be nice to allow changing the sound volume from the battlescape options menu, too... perhaps even a button that leads you to a similar screen like the "options" screen accessible from the startup menu?

Title: Re: Load game at battlescape options
Post by: Volutar on August 31, 2012, 11:11:01 am

I think there should be "global" options menu, accessed from geoscape and from battlescape as well.