Two needed keyboard shortcuts [feature request] 1.30

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I humbly request two additional keys to the interface that I have noticed are lacking...

 

1) I'd like some kind of button to continue a unit's queued movement orders.  Highlight Randalf the Magician, press x or something and he will continue on his merry way that was previously selected.  Unless I'm  missing it there is no way to do this currently other than ending the turn and then all your queued movements on all your troops go.  I'd prefer to order one guy, tell him to go, then highlight the next one.   Anyone else miss this?

 

2) There doesn't seem to be any way to interact with a square when you are on top of it.    For example, suppose you accidentally click on a path through a quest square and your turn ends with you standing on the square - hooray right - until you realize that you can't interact with the square until you move off of it and back onto it.  For another example, have you ever been randomly attacked by a beastie sitting on a treasure?  Once you win the battle, your movement ends and you are pulled into the spot where the beastie was.  The only way you can get at that little treasure is to wander off of the spot and then go back to the spot.   So this random attack of a beastie you probably were going to attack anyway ends up costing you a turn since you have to spend the next turn moving off into an adjacent square then moving back into the square you were just at.   Very annoying.   How about an interact button or key?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Seconded :)

Is there a way --- at either strategic or tactical --- to make the current unit "pause", let the next unit takes its turn, but not "pass" away its turn yet?  (I think you can do this by clicking to another unit maybe, but what about a key for "next unit")  Or is it a deliberate game mechanic that units are supposed to act in order only?

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Those would be nice additions :)

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

JonBrave: I've used 'Tab' to go to the next unit (only if they have movement remaining), without having to move the current unit or click anywhere. It only works in version 1,3 I think...I don't remember being able to do it in 1.2, but I could be mistaken.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

It would also be nice to have a Heroes screen where you could scroll through your Heroes to see their stats and to remind yourself that Alexan the Beetle exists and is stationed in a city and you forgot about him 10 turns ago.  Not that that has ever happened to me twice before.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

@onomastikon I noticed after I made my thread that you did also request a heroes screen.   You know what they say about great minds.   They think the same.  haha