CONSUMABLE MODULES:
When finish a battle, I am back to the “home screen”. It displays the mech that I last played. There is no quick way to just buy, for example, consumable modules and go back to the battle again with this mech. Currently, I have to click on “SELECT MECH” (or MECHLAB tab). Then I have to find the mech (even though it is the mech that I last played and is shown on the home page) and then click on the CONFIGURE button. Then I click MODULES button to go to the MODULE purchasing screen. I have to navigate through about 3 screens down to get to consumable modules. Can you make an option to buy the modules by just one screen down? However, most of the time I use the same consumable modules, so could you make it auto-refill as you do for ammo and mech repairs?
Could you separate the non-consumable modules from the consumable ones? A couple of times, I mistakenly bought the ARTILLERY ACCURACY/AIR STRIKE ACCURACY for IMP ARTILLERY STRIKE/IMPROVED AIR STRIKE because they are on the same screen and have the same icon except for the cross-hair. Or better yet, should consumable modules be purchased like the same we purchase ammo (except that modules take no weight of course)?
MODULES AND BUYING A MODULE
Could you just high light what I select and on the checkout, on the “BUY CONFIGURATION” pop-up, display a list of what I have selected to buy with a check box beside each item checked. I review the list and am able to delete an item by un-checking it before I click final “OK”? This will eliminate the unnecessary pop-up verifying “BUY ITEM - You currently do not own this item and will need to buy it in order to equip it. Do you want to Continue?” for each item when I click “EQUIP”?
INVENTORY OF MODULES IN ALL MECHS
I usually have hard time to locate my non-consumable modules on my mechs. I'd like take them off and put them on the mech that I want to play. Please give a search that provide that capability during the MECHLAB Mech configuration screens!
CHECK OUT
The "CHECK OUT" button is too small, that I mistakenly click on the yellow "PURCHASE MC" button!!!
The check out screen should display a summary of what I have changed and purchased for the mech. This screen should include a list of items, the quantity, the price, the total, and a check box with a check mark. I should be able to cancel an item by un-checking the check box then click the OK button or cancel all the changes and purchases by the CANCEL button.
MECHLAB:
The home screen that displays the current selected battle mech should have an option to configure it by just ONE click and it should display graphically all the current loaded Hardware, Supplies (Weapons, Equipments, Modules and Ammo) and their locations around that mech. That is, the picture of the mech must be in the CENTER of the screen, and it should display the slots and their contents around the mech, so you can see quickly where they are and be able to buy them or change them quickly.
To buy or change a hardware or supplies for the mech, you should be able to click the slot(s) where you want it to be then it should pop up a screen(s) all purchasable Hardware/supplies for that slot(s) and you can pick what you want. It should display red if it is over weight or not enough slots or not enough CBILLs and green if it is purchasable and fit all other requirements. It should display a message tell me why I can not purchase that item.
The current list of items takes all the space available on the screen because of the large icons displaying the picture which are not necessary. These icons also do not contain information about the item such as the weight and the quantity per ton which are essential to your decision making on the configuration. Currently It only shows it when you put the cursor on the item, and even that cursor-over popup still does not display the function of the item. The tonnage and the count per ton and the damage should be constantly displayed in the icon. Other information can be on the cursor-over popup, OR better yet, it should constantly display all relevant information when I click on the item on another mini popup window.
I usually work on one mech until I get bored with it. So when I go in the Mechlab, I should see the current (or last played) mech in full screen with all the slots display the mech's hardware and supplies and an inventory summary of the mech constantly displayed and ready for me to configure it without the need to click another button. If I want to select a new mech, I then click on "SELECT MECH" and a list of all the mechs I own (usually I work on the ones that I own) or you could put a drop-down list beside the "SELECT MECH" button where I can pick either "all, own, trial, Hero, Champions, Assaults, Heavies, Medium, light". This "SELECT MECH" and filters should also be available in my current mech configuration screen so that If I want to change to a different mech while configuring my current mech. I should be able to keep the changes or cancel the hardware and supplies I have selected for the current mech when I click "SELECT MECH" within the configuration screen.
A MECH'S INVENTORY SUMMARY
I should be able to constantly see the summary of hardware and supplies during the mechlab and its configuration screens. Currently I get a summary only when I put the cursor on the mech's icon and it disappear when I move the cursor away. I need to see it constantly to plan out my hardware and supplies.
I should be able to see the current load of the mech. It should include all the hardware, modules and supplies. It should list all weapons, modules (consumable and non-consumable), engine, heat sinks, jump jets, all items that the mech carries, and especially AMMO. Sometimes I forgot to purchase ammo and my weapons are useless.
GAME MODE Selection
When I click “PLAY NOW” it gives me a pop-up to select my game mode even if I don't want to change my game mode. Beside the “PLAY NOW” button, Could you put the game mode option drop-down list with my default game mode option? It would eliminate a unnecessary pop-up and you would be able to selection the game mode on the same screen as of “PLAY NOW” button?
Edited by DistantThunder, 16 February 2014 - 05:13 PM.
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Shignog, on 06 February 2014 - 04:40 PM, said:
