[DONE] [Feedback] MMB show alien rank without Mind Probe?

[Amiga]

Just wondering is it intended that Middle Mouse Button show Alien rank during battle without Mind Probe? It's cheat IMO. How to turn it off? Or block showing Alien rank?

[Meridian]

Just wondering is it intended that Middle Mouse Button show Alien rank during battle without Mind Probe? It's cheat IMO. How to turn it off? Or block showing Alien rank?

Yes, you're completely right... I myself have noticed exactly the same thing yesterday when playing Area 51.

The original feature was implemented for PirateZ, where various ranks of the same race are actually also visually very different... for example Bugbear, Catgirl and HanSolo are all the same race, just different rank... but on the battlescape they look completely different. Therefore showing unit name, instead of race, was natural.

This is not the case in vanilla, where floater soldier and floater commander look identical... and telling them apart just by M-click is a cheat.
I will fix that soon-ish and make it configurable.

[Amiga]

Yes, you're completely right... I myself have noticed exactly the same thing yesterday when playing Area 51.

The original feature was implemented for PirateZ, where various ranks of the same race are actually also visually very different... for example Bugbear, Catgirl and HanSolo are all the same race, just different rank... but on the battlescape they look completely different. Therefore showing unit name, instead of race, was natural.

This is not the case in vanilla, where floater soldier and floater commander look identical... and telling them apart just by M-click is a cheat.
I will fix that soon-ish and make it configurable.

Great that you gonna fix it. In meantime I will not use it

[Meridian]

Changed to display only race by default.

Who needs previous behavior can change the global default.
Who wants more control, can override the behavior per unit.

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showFullNameInAlienInventory: true # false (default) or true, global setting

units:
  - type: STR_FLOATER_MEDIC
    showFullNameInAlienInventory: 0 # -1 (default = take global setting), 0 = false, 1=true

PS: civilians remain unaffected and still show full name

[Solarius Scorch]

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showFullNameInAlienInventory: true # false (default) or true, global setting


So if I understand correctly, unit's name will not be shown, unless specifically enabled?

[Meridian]

Correct.

If you don't change anything and M-click on a Sectoid Medic, you will see "Sectoid", not "Sectoid Medic".

[Solarius Scorch]

Correct.

If you don't change anything and M-click on a Sectoid Medic, you will see "Sectoid", not "Sectoid Medic".

OK, I like this.

[Amiga]

I put this in mar vars.rul
showFullNameInAlienInventory: false

and still i can see alien rank.. Did I miss something?

[Meridian]

You don't have the newest version yet
I have only just uploaded the changes...

Try this: https://lxnt.wtf/oxem/builds//ExtendedPlus/Extended+-3.10a-860d261-2018-03-21-win32.7z

[Amiga]

You don't have the newest version yet
I have only just uploaded the changes...

Try this: https://lxnt.wtf/oxem/builds//ExtendedPlus/Extended+-3.10a-860d261-2018-03-21-win32.7z

working like a charm!! May the force be with you !