Re: [Rails-devel] Alpha8 test - focus UI / sound

[Frederick W. <fre...@go...>]

Hi Stefan,

thanks for having taken a look at these issues.

The sound event's key for tile rotation is KEY_SFX_OR_RotateTile.

-- Frederick


On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:

> Frederick:
> Thanks for testing that. As I do not use the sound/docking features yet,
> I will rely on your feedback for the time being.
> However I tried to ensure not to break anything.
> More comments on the issues see below.
> Stefan
>
> >
> > The issues:
> >
> > * Map: Prelaid tiles are painted on top of 1856 background map (i12,
> > l15, n17, f15, m4), same for 1889.
>
> Will need to check that: I changed some methods of MapHex, most likelyy
> I did something wrong there.
>
> >
> > * Map: Hex mouseover does not lead to "can-be-upgraded-to" highlighting
> > in tiles pane
>
> Is that from one of the missing commits?
>
> >
> > * Sound: Left clicking on tile to be changed / oriented does not trigger
> > the sound fx any more. That sound event should probably also apply to
> > the new right click.
>
> I think I dropped that, as I was not fully sure, how rotation should
> propagate through classes in the future. Can you give me the name of the
> sound trigger and I will add it back?
>
> >
> > * Lay track: after unselecting hex (by selecting a non permissible hex),
> > the hex is still with thick red border.
>
> You are right, should be fixed in next alpha.
>
> >
> > * Lay track: repeatedly pressing left mouse button leads to the next
> > possible tile if the first tile only had one possible orientation. Is
> > this by purpose? You could envisage either cycling through all possible
> > tile lays with the left button or enforce a strict distinction of the
> > left/right button by never changing the tile when the left is pressed.
>
> Yes, that was one of the experiments to make the tile UI more efficient
> and I forgot to remove all of the code ;-). However I prefer the more
> simple approach: left click => rotate and right click => next possible
> tile.
> Will be fixed next alpha.
>
> >
> > * Lay track (1889): company owning D still has to pay the 80 bucks on
> > non-river mountains (eg, E4).
>
> You are right this specific kind of special tile lay is not yet
> supported. Thanks for capturing it.
>
> Private companies can have special tile lays that differ in the
> following attributes:
>
> connected = yes/no
> extra = yes/no
> free = yes/no
> location = list of hexes, if missing => all possible
> tile = list of tiles, if missing => all possible
> condition = owned by company, player
> when = tile/token laying step of owing company or anytime
>
> I have decided now to show the upgrade labeled by the private company
> name if their special power is used.
>
> Interestingly the rules of 1889 specify that it is the choice of the
> player to use the discount of private D or not, if I interpret the "...
> may ..." correctly.
>
> Thus Rails will offer each tile lay twice: Once with the power of D and
> once without.
>
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