Pithawk Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I would love to see:1) A feature were you can 'ping' other players with a sound while their game is alt-tabbed. Or, a sound when a new game is hosted. I don't like sitting in the lobby and wait for players to join / games to be hosted.2) A way to chat in the lobby + hosted gameThanks, 0AD rocks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 2) A way to chat in the lobby + hosted gameThanks, 0AD rocks!Are you saying you want a way to chat that is displayed at the same time in both lobby, match setup and during the actual game (or at least the first two)? Do you have any ideas for how it would best be displayed/work? To me it seems a bit difficult to do well as there might be things discussed in the match setup which wouldn't make sense for other players to see etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pithawk Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hi,Sorry i will clarify. I meant:2) To be able to chat in the multiplayer lobby while I am in the match setup screen (or to switch between the two chats). Sometimes when I am in the match setup, I would also like to be apart of the lobby discussion Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderd17 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Enabling lobby chat in the hosting screen isn't that difficult from a technical pov. It's just boringly copy-pasting the right parts from the right files into the right files, coming up with a clear UI (so new players don't accidentaly use the wrong chat), and editing a few parameters. Lobby chats are already received when you're hosting or joining a game, but they're just ignored by the UI. And I agree that it would be handy, a lot more handy than a sound (but maybe that's because I always have my computer muted unless when I need sound). In any case, you're welcom to try to implement it, it's a feasible challenge if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auron2401 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Not really, you could just do as starcraft 2 does it. Have it be a dropdown box chat.Private messages could be implemented this way as well.Starcraft Example:http://i.imgur.com/zaiEhpN.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/zhBMB6g.pngEdit: i rushed a little practical example of how it would look ingame.http://i.imgur.com/RyFvbkU.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/wjfuno9.pngI used ingame art from the lobby and the welcome screen, they slide well together, i must admit. Even if the black they use, isn't the same kind of black. Edited February 21, 2015 by auron2401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Why not tabs? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Why not tabs? yeah like IRC or Mirc with their rooms but instead rooms are tabs or windows chats for each party/ match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auron2401 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) tabs huh...Gives me an idea, though i may not be an artiste.How about this? (notice, the exact same picture? XD)http://i.imgur.com/vLGCzBi.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/scrplKn.pngObviously, wouldn't be so messy, but it gets my point across, i suppose. Edited February 22, 2015 by auron2401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thamlett Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Wow. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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