After creating 5 different ships in Ship Designer (BTW, how do we post screen shots from our hard drives; keeps asking for a URL):
Main Screen
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A “Klingon battlecruiser” I created shows up as a “.” In the Ships Name list in the right hand panel.
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A part I attached to the ship (above mentioned) changed orientation (stayed in same place but rotated 90 degrees) when I started a new game.
Design Mode Screen
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I LOVE the “Offset” feature!
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Often, after clicking to highlight a part and then trying to click on the Scale/Rotate/Offset screen, the screen disappears if I do not click on a tool precisely. Making this menu and associated tools larger (or the mouse target areas at least) would really help me.
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Place a “Save” option on the “Design Mode” menu (like on the “Equip” menu)?
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Selecting “Proportional Scaling” causes X/Y/Z axis to be set to same dimension. Would prefer setting X/Y/Z dimensions myself and have a “Lock Aspect Ratio” function instead.
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Just mentioning an “Undo” feature here as a reminder even though you said in the stream that this is planned.
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While manipulating a part, being able to hit <escape> to cancel immediate changes would help.
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I love the “Ship Designer Options/Show Parts from Other Styles” option. I was able to figure out the menu options after about 15 minutes trial and error.
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When I “Use Design” and make changes, I don’t seem to have the option of saving the changes without creating a new Ships/Name entry.
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Okay, I’m having trouble explaining this one. When I set one set of parts to oscillate, then attach another set of parts to a different area on the hull and set that to oscillate, the oscillation of other parts (not selected) changes too. When there are three separate oscillating areas, changing one changes both of the others. (I was trying to create a ship that “swam” like a fish with moving fins, tail, and mouth.)
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Symmetry is both a good thing and a bad thing. After I use it to create a symmetrical structure, any new parts added automatically become symmetrical. I would like the ability to turn it off for new parts added if I want to create an asymmetrical addition. (For said “Fish” ship above, after using symmetry to create the fish-like body from Altarian Model 03, I tried to add a dorsal fin (top) and it would not let me add just a single fin.) It also adds a copy of a weapon mount but not the actual weapon.
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A "Copy" feature for a part that's been modified would help (this was easy in GC2: clicking a modified part caused new parts to take modified part's characteristics).
Main Game