beyond-all-reason/Beyond-All-Reason

Shift+drag to move queues should not work when an area command is in progress

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#6651 opened on Jan 11, 2026

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Description

Description

shift+drag moves your route, even if you're trying to draw a reclaim circle (or possibly any circle). moving to a location (for example to spread out your reclaimers prior to starting reclaim of a wreck field) followed by an area reclaim is made more difficult because you have to find a center location that allows you to reclaim what you want that can't be near the move command.

and there is no way to turn off the shift+drag feature, which i never use anyway, and many people may not even know about

Expected Behaviour

you draw the circle, and not drag the routes

Actual Behaviour

it drags the route instead of making a reclaim circle

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
lua
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
familiarity with game input systemLua
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate the game's UI widget system for shift+drag handling, likely in input related files. Determine how the 'area reclaim' command is processed and why shift+drag overrides it. Look for existing flags to disable shift+drag or mechanisms to detect when a command is in progress. Files to examine might include mouse input handlers or command dispatcher modules.