beyond-all-reason/Beyond-All-Reason

Legacy keys vs Grid keys, small inconsistency, missing keys

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#3492 opened on Jul 28, 2024

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Description

Description

I've started with legacy keys and I wanted to switch to grid hotkeys, but there are missing features if I use one or another.

In legacy mode, missing some keys:

  • there is no camera save (CTRL F1-F4)
  • no split army like in grid keys (CTRL+Q)
  • there is no resurrect key (grid CTRL+W)

The problem is gird keys are lack some features as well:

  • track unit (legacy T key) (this is what I miss the most) maybe ALT+t would be a good alternative, or maybe ALT+t for toggle, so T can be used to track and ALT+t could be the toggle.
  • can't remove from auto-group. Probably because of the Hungarian keyboard layout. Maybe this could be done with a dedicated UI button, or something not so special key, like ALT+G
  • can't use fight or attack command from any lab if there is a unit in the F place. If I hover over the fight button in the UI, it says "F". for fight, maybe Ctrl+F would be a solution.
  • not so big deal, but sometimes for example radar and naval radar hotkeys (and build buttons as well) aren't necessary, because its placement will decide what would you like to place, but it steals a place and a hotkey.
  • In game top right "Keys" menu, both in legacy and grid keys has the description "FUN" for ALT+F4, which is fun for the old dogs like myself, but not for new players who press it in an online lobby. It should be "Abandon game / force quit game." or something similar.

Keep up the good work, I love this game <3

Expected Behaviour

Same functions available in both mode.

Actual Behaviour

Slight differences.

Reproduction steps

Start a game and try to use these keys in both mode.

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with BYAR hotkey systemBasic Lua scriptingTesting in game
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75
Research direction
Examine the game's key binding configuration files, likely in Lua, to understand the current implementation of legacy and grid hotkeys. Identify where missing keys (CTRL+F1 F4, CTRL+Q, etc.) are defined. For grid keys, check the UI code for the 'track unit' command and consider implementing ALT+t as suggested. Review the Hungarian keyboard layout issue for auto group removal. Test changes in game and ensure consistency between modes.