Topic: make 2x the default speed
king_of_nowhere Topic Opener |
Posted at: 2019-08-14, 02:44
i was chatting in lobby with worldsavior, and we were considering how people nowadays don't like slow games like widelands because they want everything to be fast and immediate and don't want to wait for resources. this gave me an idea: how about we set the default game speed to 2x, with the option of still bringing it down to 1x if wanted? it may make the game more palatable to the average kid, while not reallly changing anything. especially because the average new player doesn't understand that he need a dozen woodcutters if he wants to speed up constructions, so he'll build 3 and then wonder why his buildings don't get made and unistall the game because he think it's boring. Edited: 2019-08-14, 02:45
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Nordfriese |
Posted at: 2019-08-14, 08:24
Eek. How about having an option for the default speed instead?
How to speed up the game because constructions are slow is one of the first things you learn in the first tutorial…
Yes, the inability to show some patience is truly one of the big shortcomings of people nowadays… Top Quote |
king_of_nowhere Topic Opener |
Posted at: 2019-08-14, 14:08
you know what, i am the first to bring out those arguments. and here i was willing to go back on them to try and grab a few more players. is there a way to delete this thread and make it seem it never existed? Top Quote |
WorldSavior |
Posted at: 2019-08-14, 18:57
Don't know. But why should you? It's a good thread, I would miss it
Why not both? Furthermore, minimal and maximal speed for matches would also be a very good feature.
That's true. And trunk even brings new buttons for changing the speed, which might be helpful for beginners. At the other hand, many people don't even play the tutorials, unfortunately... So increasing the default speed could make sense.
Then the description should be changed. Widelands is not slow-paced, it's flexibel-paced. From extremely slow-paced to extremely fast-paced everything is possible here.
I disagree
+1, but an option for the default game speed would be then even better, then everybody who wants can simply go back to 1x as default speed. Wanted to save the world, then I got widetracked Top Quote |
kaputtnik |
Posted at: 2019-08-14, 21:59
I would vote for:
I am against having such an option in the settings. Fight simulator for Widelands: |
king_of_nowhere Topic Opener |
Posted at: 2019-08-15, 00:20
that would actually be good. in multiplayer i have to be careful about everything and want to have my time to think - or just to micromanage without being harrassed constantly by messages about stuff happening - but in single player i can be faster Top Quote |
WorldSavior |
Posted at: 2019-08-17, 23:54
What about also adding 0.5, 1.5 and 2.5 in the line? Wanted to save the world, then I got widetracked Top Quote |
kaputtnik |
Posted at: 2019-08-19, 07:47
Fight simulator for Widelands: |
GunChleoc |
Posted at: 2019-08-20, 18:35
We already have an open bug report for that: https://bugs.launchpad.net/widelands/+bug/1816378 I'm not sure if having different speeds depending on game mode is a good idea - it introduces some inconsistency into the UI. It is now also a lot more obvious how to change the speed due to the new game speed menu, so playing the tutorial is no longer needed for this. Edited: 2019-08-20, 18:35
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simplypeachy |
Posted at: 2019-08-21, 22:07
I often play at 1x and don't see why any changes are needed to the game. If you prefer 2x speed, you press a single key once when you start a game and that's all. Doing so is simple and quick. One must be careful of assuming that "the way I play is the way most people play". WARNING: New-style view packet not found. There may be strange effects regarding unseen areas. |