Clean up astronaut toolbar

[Lukwan]

I propose that the astronaut's default load out for their Vacc-suit include the functionality of:

-Helmet.
-Flashlight. (I enjoy this head-lamp technology as a 21st century cyclist...this is a no-brainer)
-Power-beam. (Rarely needed and never there when you need it)
-Marker-beam. (See above. a very useful tool but seldom used)

Can anyone argue the advantages of these being meta-items that take up real-estate on the toolbar?

My preference would be for the addition of an Auxiliary slot for a couple suit-items beside the standard toolbar.

 

[Space Shaman]

So, how would these be accessed?

 

[Lukwan]

So, how would these be accessed?

I was waiting for someone else to do all the hard thinking.

-Hot-keys?
-Alt-scroll?
-Control-scroll?
-R-hand number keys?

 

[Space Shaman]

I was waiting for someone else to do all the hard thinking.

That's what Schine is doing already, and a good way to get ignored.

 

[Lone_Puppy]

Power beam needed to power factories in PVP. Useful in servers with no shops.

 

[kiddan]

That's what Schine is doing already, and a good way to get ignored.

Well, not exactly a way to get ignored. There's a lot of people on the Starmade forum that love brainstorming on threads like these. There's strength in the united mind of a group!

The player could have one slot that these are built-in to, Ctrl + Scroll would swap in-between these built-in tools (as it's used on ships but not astronauts as-of this moment) when the slot is selected via Scroll and/or a hotkey like ~ (Does that key exist on most keyboards, being right-beside 1?)

Numb keys could end-up being a bit annoying, seeing as there are quite a few keyboards that don't have them unless you use key combos.

 

[Lukwan]

You would have thought I would have known about this thread before starting a new one...since I actually had a comment in it.

Make power and heal beams part of the suit, use different beam colors

 

[Micro753]

-R-hand number keys?

Some laptops don't have a right hand number pad. One of the other options would be better.