More along the same line.
Not just the CC but the entire dock...would benefit from expanded user controls and filters. Starmade has been in development for some time and the dock has collected a vast amount of information and ideas in that time. It will only expand over time. However having tools is not the same and finding them when they are needed. So: lets have more ways to interact with the forums. (Don't get me wrong, I think the SM dock is great but there is always ways to improve.)
Here are some suggestions that would help players avoid double-posting the same ideas & find the info they seek. More importantly these changes could be invaluable to the development team in helping them gauge the popularity of suggestions and guide the setting of priorities.
1) Sorting choices for threads. At the top of the columns there could be tabs that, when clicked, will change from 'sort by date' to 'sort by number of views, # of replies or more importantly
'sort by # of positive ratings'.
2) Subcategories. Using search will generate a list of threads that use a keyword. The suggestions category would greatly benefit from the ability to display subcategories for these keywords so that you could
browse a list of "ship-building advice" threads or "turret-design" or "weapon-balance". Browsing is the key here. To use search you have know what you are looking for first, but browsing allows for a more casual perusal of a body of information. This would lend some order to a purely chronological record.
3) Find my post. A handy button to quickly find the posts that you made within a thread. (Like the 'your resources' tab of the CC). To aid in editing, checking current relevance/status of thread and general narcissism.
