Does Anyone Miss the Creature Selector from the Beta?

Sir Alock · Unread postby **Sir Alock** » 24 Apr 2006, 04:53

Guys...I've been playing the demo since the day it came out & I just remembered that the Creatute/Unit selector within the Castles are different then the beta.

Remember playing the Beta...When you went to hire units you could see every creature on one platform. I was kind of cool looking. I wonder why Nival decided to change it? No biggie....Just thought it was cool looking when you could see each unit standing next to one another.

Alex

Gljivko a.k.a Vortex · Unread postby **Gljivko a.k.a Vortex** » 24 Apr 2006, 10:50

True, I miss the classic view on all units, just like it was in Heroes 3 and similar in Heroes 5 beta.
Well, maybe, just maybe we get it back in final version, though all hopes are very little

Ururam Tururam · Unread postby **Ururam Tururam** » 24 Apr 2006, 11:42

Hmmm, and I like the current interface much more...

theGryphon · Unread postby **theGryphon** » 24 Apr 2006, 13:27

The worst thing about the current (demo) interface is that you cannot see unbuilt/unupgraded dwellings/stats. Very annoying, because you have to either memorize all creatures/stats or go back to the manual (if there will be one). Plus, it's very much dull in the demo...

omegaweix · Unread postby **omegaweix** » 25 Apr 2006, 08:40

... I do!
Don't understand exactly why the new hiring interface appealed better to Nival.... but well... i guess i'll survive it!
But on the other hand the building interface was very much improved, thanks to that!

Ethric · Unread postby **Ethric** » 25 Apr 2006, 11:38

I for one think the one in the demo is ok. Shows the available creatures in an orderly manner. Perhaps add a way to see the stats of unbuilt creatures\upgrades. But that goes for many many areas of the game, that ingame info is lacking\nonexsistant.

What I don't like about the creature-hireing screen, and it also goes for purchasing buildings, is that you have to always click on those buttons in the bottomright corner to buy stuff and adjust numbers. Better if that was integrated into the actual list, or via a popup window when clicking on desired creatures.

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 25 Apr 2006, 14:32

A double click with a popup would be very nice.The beta selector was nice,but it is just eye candy.So either way its fine for me.

Gaidal Cain · Unread postby **Gaidal Cain** » 25 Apr 2006, 16:18

Well, if you double-click on a creature, you'll buy the maximum amount that you can afford. Perhaps not a perfect solution, but it's quite OK in most situations.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 25 Apr 2006, 16:50

They should just have the creatures you can't buy greyed out, so you can see their stats anyway. Don't much mind about the buildings though.

ciptheelf · Unread postby **ciptheelf** » 25 Apr 2006, 17:56

It was nice to see all creature in one screen. Now we see each creature in details and I like it better this way. Anyway, better than H3 and H4.

Infiltrator · Unread postby **Infiltrator** » 25 Apr 2006, 19:16

For me the best system was the H2/H3 one (ah the good ol well in H2). But I like this one more then the beta one since the background kind of only fit the haven faction and was pretty dumb for, say, sylvan.

Blue_Camel · Unread postby **Blue_Camel** » 25 Apr 2006, 21:07

i kinda like the mystery that comes with not being able to see the creatures that you can't buy yet..

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 25 Apr 2006, 21:12

Blue_Camel wrote:i kinda like the mystery that comes with not being able to see the creatures that you can't buy yet..

And that's gonna last what, the first 3-4 times you play with one town. Not really worth it in the long run.

Blue_Camel · Unread postby **Blue_Camel** » 25 Apr 2006, 21:17

Rapier · Unread postby **Rapier** » 07 May 2006, 03:31

Maybe they're going to patch it with the first patch, and leave it for a mystery effect for the first 3-4 times you play with each town?

dragonn · Unread postby **dragonn** » 07 May 2006, 08:31

I think there should simply be a free camera, which would allow you to zoom in and out on units while on the battlefield, in addition to the 180 degree camera. It should be optional, so you could turn it off though...

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 07 May 2006, 09:19

dragonn wrote:I think there should simply be a free camera, which would allow you to zoom in and out on units while on the battlefield, in addition to the 180 degree camera. It should be optional, so you could turn it off though...

Well you already can do that in the demo.

dragonn · Unread postby **dragonn** » 07 May 2006, 09:39

DaemianLucifer wrote:
dragonn wrote:I think there should simply be a free camera, which would allow you to zoom in and out on units while on the battlefield, in addition to the 180 degree camera. It should be optional, so you could turn it off though...
Well you already can do that in the demo.

What zoom in and out freely or switching off the 180 degree camera option? I don't know which one you mean...

By a free camera I don't mean the one which is already in the game, but a camera that let's you focus on any place of the battlefield, not only around the central point of the battlefield.

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 07 May 2006, 09:49

dragonn wrote:By a free camera I don't mean the one which is already in the game, but a camera that let's you focus on any place of the battlefield, not only around the central point of the battlefield.

Well you can move it around,its not fixed.I think you need to press middle button to do this.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 07 May 2006, 12:09

DaemianLucifer wrote: Well you can move it around,its not fixed.I think you need to press middle button to do this.

He already knows that. He doesn't like that you can only 180 with it.

@dragonn:

If you zoom in you can then move the camera around the BF with no fixed point.

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