Request: GUI: Grouping / selection hotkey (1 2 3 ... 9) for dedicated ships/objects in map

[Perahoky]

Hello,

it whould be fancy interface feature, if i could assign the numbers 1 ... 9 to my ships / stations / fleets / objects in map mode.

Functional details:

- open map
- select a ships, fleet, station, any object
- press (SHIFT / CTRL / ALT) + 1 ... 9 to assign a group to the selected object(s)

- In map: press group hotkey 1 ... 9 to selected defined object(s)
- in map: double press hotkjey to selected and scroll to defined object(s)
- optional: outside map: special hotkey (STRG + UMSCHALT + ALT? + 1 ... 9) from outside map, opens the map, selects the object(s), double press to scroll and select.
- optional: the assigned / assignable numbers should be displayed in the top center in the map, right below the menu categories (or somwehere else). Click a assigned number does the above, clicking a not assigned numbers assigns a objects as descriebd above.
- optional: by default, numbers 1-9 are assigned to weapon groups. Please consider to replace this assignment or make it changeable. you dont change the weapon groups this often, especially since the weapons slots aren't this much since XR/X4. i never did.

In almost every game, this is a standard feature (Homeworld, AOE, Earth, C&C, ...).

Use cases
- i want to let attack my fleet another defined enemy quickly
- i want to send my fleet to a special position quickly
- i want to control my freighter to buy/sell/dock/mine/place quickly
- i want to select a station and do something (teleport, build etc) quickly
- i want t osee a special position quickly
- a freighter got attacked and i want to react
- i want to select me and own ship (defined 1) quickly
- i want to select my manual controlled trader and let him do something very quick
- doing something somewhere on somewith some-quick.

Thank you and keep on good work

Sincerely,

Pera

[Rei Ayanami]

Basically you mean RTS (real time strategy) game-like object grouping, group selecting, group viewing and giving groups orders?

Absolutely yes, please!

[bit.hauler]

This is a very good idea. I would add that when hovering over the numbers at the top of the map screen would show a brief info pop-up giving it's identity of what is assigned to that number (number of ships/stations or ship/station name if only one). Numbers assigned are shaded in, numbers not yet assigned are not shaded.

Ship it!!

[Perahoky]

Hello,

thank your for your answer's.

I think thats not a feature thats only related to RTS games, but to almost every genre where you can control something, even tactic shooters.

I think it just makes sense to have more and faster control of your units in the universe - in reality, my phone has number shortcuts for my friends or emergency, too.

Greeetings,
pera