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[Big Tin Man]

Let's get right to it. All comments are specific to the mechlab mech select screen

Visual
(*) Weapon cooldown and range modules display a 1 after the name, implying weapon module is level 1 (my weapon modules are lv 5)
(*) DOUBLE heat sinks are all caps, rest of yellow descriptions are not. I'm excited I bought double HS too, but no need to shout
(*) Red/Green colors for the ECM/AMS indication lights may not work for colorblind folks (not colorblind myself, so I'm good)
(*) Scale the grid. 4x4 mechs on a 1920x1080 screen is very small. 6x6 would be better
(*) When sorted by chassis, # of mechs owned does not line up with other lines for first several bars
(*) When sorted by weight class, # of light mechs owned does not line up with other lines
(*) Somehow I got a text box saying "Chat only to those in your unit" to persist thoughout all screens, and a second box pops up if I hold it over a dropdown menu bar


Performance/function
(*) Mouse scroll speed is WAY too slow, especially when sorted by weight class
(*) Clan invasion (I) mechs are classified as champions, though they earn c-bills as heroes. Is this correct?

Features
(*) Create toggle option to auto close mech chassis dropdown when you select a different chassis. Not everyone will like this, must be an option
(*) Provide pilot skill info for specific mechs (i.e. 8/8 basic, 3/4 elite, 0/1 master).
(*) Please include mech engine description with the loadout information
(*) Please include heatsink count with loadout information
(*) Add omnipod info for clan mechs? May be too cluttered for mech select screen.
(*) Add variant hardpoint information on the line with the customisable mech name (second line, top right window)

That's all for now, there's a lot that I like here, so don't take all of this the wrong way guys. Good job.

[Big Tin Man]

More notes on mechlab screen:

* Chassis and Weight class sorting sorts alphabetically, and not by tonnage. Recommend adding a sort by tonnage option
* Quirk information is nowhere to be seen. Add quirk information
* Today, the total owned mech numbers line up. Will try to figure out how to reproduce bug
* Area for module information is very large, at most a mech could have 6 (I think that is max) modules, but most people only run 3-4 at MOST. Give more area for loadout, engine and heatsink information.
* Use the vast area of empty space on the screen to give us a larger picture of the mech we have chosen

(I am MS paint master)