Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Feedback relating to the other areas of Arelith, also includes old topics.


Moderators: Active Admins, Forum Moderators, Active DMs

Post Reply
Gouge Away
Posts: 425
Joined: Fri May 24, 2019 4:38 am

Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Gouge Away »

One of the banes of my Arelith existence is when I accidentally "take object" on a fixture when trying to "use object." Happens mostly during laggy times and always involves ten minutes of having to reposition the thing I took juuust right again.

What if there was a y/n confirmation after hitting "take object" to make it more difficult to choose it by accident?
Archnon
Posts: 855
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:05 am

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Archnon »

Yes!!! I just said this yesterday on the discord. It is an accident and I feel terrible every time because I know someone invested so much the in placing it. And I see so many fixtures others have accidentally picked up that I then painstakingly move back. Either make it not option 1 or give a confirm dialogue please!
Good Character
Posts: 936
Joined: Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:37 pm

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Good Character »

It would be fantastic if it required you to actually type something out similar to when you -delete_character.

1. Click it the usual way.
2. "Do you want to pick up this fixture? If so, type Yes in the chat then click confirm."
3. Fixture gets picked up.

Tedious for the few who like to redecorate often, but the pros far outweighs that con.
Archnon
Posts: 855
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:05 am

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Archnon »

Or disable the menu item entirely. We have -pickup as a command already.
Itikar
Posts: 511
Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:36 pm

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Itikar »

Pickup for fixtures that are very close to each other is not as handy.

A confirmation prompt is probably the best solution imho.
KeldonDonovans
Posts: 117
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:03 am

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by KeldonDonovans »

Itikar wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:44 pm Pickup for fixtures that are very close to each other is not as handy.

A confirmation prompt is probably the best solution imho.
What if -pickup was slightly modified so that it only works on an object you are interacting with? Or perhaps it affects the next thing you click? Seems the groundwork for a work around to the dialogue option is already there. Heck, the dialogue option could remain, and just set a flag on the fixture so that the next use of "-pickup" targets it, and have the flag reset on tick or something.
User avatar
LichBait
Posts: 433
Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:50 pm
Location: US EST Timezone

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by LichBait »

The -pickup command is most useful for gathering things you can't reach to interact with, such as if you accidentally place a painting inside a wall, or something similar. That'd be a drawback of that suggestion.

Current
Ayiesha Dahyarif
Ilphaeryl Xun'viir

Itikar
Posts: 511
Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:36 pm

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Itikar »

KeldonDonovans wrote: Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:41 am What if -pickup was slightly modified so that it only works on an object you are interacting with? Or perhaps it affects the next thing you click? Seems the groundwork for a work around to the dialogue option is already there. Heck, the dialogue option could remain, and just set a flag on the fixture so that the next use of "-pickup" targets it, and have the flag reset on tick or something.
That's actually a nice idea.
Archnon
Posts: 855
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:05 am

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Archnon »

Did you lot of devs just sneakily switch "Use object" and "Take object" on the menu or have I gone mad?
User avatar
Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia
Posts: 1095
Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:11 am

Re: Too easy to accidentally "Take Object"?

Post by Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia »

Archnon wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:57 pm Did you lot of devs just sneakily switch "Use object" and "Take object" on the menu or have I gone mad?
You're going mad I guess.

Done.

Post Reply