New fireball targeting issues

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New fireball targeting issues

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@Stratego (dev)

Yes it is easier right now to target than before but right now i see several issues with this:

1. Fireball targeting in some cases fully covers unit and it is hard to see what is behind.
Possible solution — making targeting aoe abilities semi transparent.
2. In many cases i can't use this ability to its full power as before. For example when target is just a bit outside of ability range (but within aoe of ability) or when i want to target multiple units like below but best target place is empty.

Here is example:
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As you see i can't target empty place and thus can't damage all skeleton shielders there. At least 4 of them for sure will be untouched.

Possible solution for point 2:
Make aoe abilities to target in place of units ground tiles.

Best solution for both points:
Make aoe abilities during targeting semi transparent (50%) and make them targeting ground tiles in place of units.
makazuwr32 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:54 amWhen you ask to change something argument why...
Put some numbers, compare to what other races have and so on...
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Re: New fireball targeting issues

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problem2:
this is not new.
When we made them non draggable we knew (i knew) it will be like this.

until there is no a new draggable option it will nto change.

only in Unity version it is possible i will make a new better draggable thingie.

so this is not an issue but a new feature request :)

problem1:
"making targeting aoe abilities semi transparent." can be, but i suggest a smaller sprite instead, please ask savra to change.
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Re: New fireball targeting issues

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Well they can still be set to be dragable
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Re: New fireball targeting issues

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no that is a DONT USE feature, as it is too cumbersome - and also it starts scrolling the map under the green floater and - so it is bad as hell.
if i see anywhere set i will remove from code - maybe i better remove it now :)
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Re: New fireball targeting issues

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It wasnt that bad
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Re: New fireball targeting issues

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it is awful, i was raging when i had to use it on a longer ranged unit :) and i kow many users too - i read a few comments about shitty controls - and they were right - they still right...
in 1-2 tile range it is fairly ok (eg. on summons now) but on eg. a fireball in 6-8 range - awful, shitty, crap :)
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Re: New fireball targeting issues

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That is why i am suggesting to put for aoe spells as "targetable" not units but tiles.

If you can target tiles than it would be better since tiles always there, no matter about units.
makazuwr32 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:54 amWhen you ask to change something argument why...
Put some numbers, compare to what other races have and so on...
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