More server side autodrink slots

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Re: More server side autodrink slots

Postby ricky » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:07 am

there is a non trivial number of noobs I've had to teach how to exit vehicles. there is a non-trivial number of noobs i've had to teach that objects on the minimap are clickable.

knowing how the world works (mechanics) is up to user experience and trial and error

how to interact with the world is a cornerstone of learning how the world works.

Mechanics don't have to be intuitive, Controls must either be intuitive or explicitly stated.
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Re: More server side autodrink slots

Postby DPblH » Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:37 am

shubla wrote:
loftar wrote:Alt+0-9 chooses one of ten hotkey bars in the default client.

And how should one know that!


This was even in vanilla client of legacy. Dunno how did u miss this being a custom client maker.
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Re: More server side autodrink slots

Postby shubla » Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:37 pm

DPblH wrote:
shubla wrote:
loftar wrote:Alt+0-9 chooses one of ten hotkey bars in the default client.

And how should one know that!


This was even in vanilla client of legacy. Dunno how did u miss this being a custom client maker.

Why in the earth would anyone click some random combination of buttons, ever?
And we must think of people who dont read the
or mess with the client code.

Devs should add some small manual for client controls.
It doesn't have to be much. Just all the basic modifier combinations listed. That can be viewed on the client.
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Re: More server side autodrink slots

Postby MagicManICT » Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:54 pm

shubla wrote:Why in the earth would anyone click some random combination of buttons, ever?

I always had an easier time learning hotkeys this way. But then, I come old-school computing where everything was hotkeys and there were no menus to wade through to do things. And then there were productivity apps... Learning Lotus for DOS was a huge pain in the ass, and was a lot of just making random spreadsheets and playing with various functions and key combos to figure out what I needed to be able to do. Otherwise, the keyboard reference took as much time to look anything up. I realize this makes me an oddity and a bit of a dinosaur in computers, but when in doubt, just start hitting random keys... no, don't just start button mashing. Do it in a methodical method so you don't forget what you did.

@jorbtar: a scroll indicator of some sort next to the hotkey bar would be a great indicator that there is more than one hotbar that can be accessed. As is, no indicator doesn't give a clue to there being more.
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Re: More server side autodrink slots

Postby eliminoid » Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:57 am

loftar wrote:
shubla wrote:The default client has only 9 hotkeys (1-9 numbers).

Alt+0-9 chooses one of ten hotkey bars in the default client.

...I created my first account exactly 8 years ago and i only found about it now
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