#4629: new configuration options mapZoom, mapZoomRate, radarZoom, cameraSpeed
(previously called scroll), radarJump and scrollEvent
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Reporter: Forgon | Owner:
Type: patch (an actual patch, not | Status: new
a request for one) | Milestone: unspecified
Priority: normal | Version: unspecified
Component: other |
Operating System: All/Non-Specific |
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This patch series introduces 6 new configuration options among minor
changes that are related to them. Overall there are 12 commits, which
should be tested in the order in which they are attached, since some of
them depend on each other. A few words need translation into foreign
languages, to be done by people other than me.
=== Configuration options for mapZoom, mapZoomRate and radarZoom
mapZoom changes the starting height of the camera
- default value STARTDISTANCE (previously called START_DISTANCE) increased
from 2000 to 2500
- values continue to range from 500 to 5000 (larger values that are
available in debug mode are broken)
- savegames <= 10 keep starting at 1500 height, defined in
OLD_START_HEIGHT (previously called START_HEIGHT)
- set in steps of mapZoomRate
mapZoomRate changes zoom speed
- default value 250 (previously 1000/3)
- values range from 50 to 500
With the scrollwheel, one turn of the scrollwheel will change the zoom by
exactly the value of 'mapZoomRate'. The key bindings for 'Zoom in' and
'Zoom out' are less precise.
radarZoom changes the size of the minimap
- values continue to range from 8 to 64 in steps of 4
- default value 16 -- all the time. For maps with width < 150 like Sk-Rush
it was previously set to 32 (or 14 with small screens). This may confuse
some players, yet setting this option is trivial. A short announcement on
website and forums might help.
Most good players zoom into the minimap and out of the map once a game
starts. Expect that almost everyone will use these options once they are
released.
Minor changes related to this:
- removed a routine that assumed radar zoom < 4 while the minimum value is
8
- removed a line in './src/game.cpp' that set radar zoom in function
'gameLoadV()' because it is also set in function 'loadGame()'. Please
refactor this further, it looks as though identical code is run twice!
- display an info message atop of the screen when radar/map zoom is
changed ingame through mouse/keyboard (see attached image [raw-
attachment:zoom_info_message.png]). It is important that the messages are
only shown in this situation, otherwise they would also appear at the
beginning of every (save-)game
I had to rename "Audio Options" to "Audio and Zoom Options" to make room
for new options. To assure no invalid values can be displayed or set
there, I altered the template 'stepCycle()' which is now called
'seqCycle()' and takes its argumenst similar to seq(1) in coreutils.
Besides, I removed an empty function 'closeConfig()'. I recently caused a
linker error by removing code (commit
88c1e9c9f3beb10f1e747f7854d384f076b8cf76), so I should not claim it is
useless. If it has a purpose, you might add a helpful comment above it.
=== Configuration options for camera speed (previously called scroll),
radar jump and scroll event
cameraSpeed sets the speed of horizontal movement on the map, e.g. when
using arrow keys
- no longer with a confusing name. I assumed that an option called scroll
had something to do with zoom speed, as have probably other players.
- values range from 1100 to 6000 (previously 900-2400), set in steps of
100. I found the highest value about right.
- replaced broken slider with button. The slider was set to 900 (100, 800
added later) in both its lowest and second-lowest setting, and the player
could not know what precise value he had set.
It should be mentioned during the next release that the config file
variable scroll is obsolete, though I suspect most players never knew what
it did.
radarJump determines camera behaviour when right clicking on the minimap.
Possible values:
- Instant (true): Instantly jump to the targeted location. Experienced
players navigate via minimap and they should like this feature.
- Tracked (false): Slowly pan to the target while shaking the camera
(default)
A new button in "Graphics Options" allows setting this option
interactively.
scrollEvent changes the function of the scroll wheel. Possible values:
- 0: set map/radar zoom (default)
- 1: set game speed
- 2: set camera pitch (rotation around x-axis)
A new button in "Mouse Options" allows setting this option interactively.
Minor changes related to this:
- abolish obscure key mapping 'Left Alt + Left Ctrl + Scroll' to change
game speed (obsolete through scrollEvent)
- abolish pressing 'Left Alt + Middle Mouse' as an obscure alternative to
right-clicking on the minimap
=== Prettier "Options" menus
The "Game Options" string "English (United Kingdom)" is too long for the
layout (see attached image [raw-attachment:english_uk_layout_error.png]),
so I changed it to "British English".
All game options are re-aligned along the same lines with a bit more space
for text as a consequence. The attached image [raw-
attachment:options_overview.png] shows all modified menus before this
patch above their improved counterparts below with red lines indicating
where text is to be aligned.
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Ticket URL: <http://developer.wz2100.net/ticket/4629>
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