Click units on the OOB does not always work

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Click units on the OOB does not always work

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Often I will click on a unit or commander in the OOB list, and the screen will move, but the unit does not get highlighted, and the picture of the commander/unit does not change. I have to click to a subordinate unit, then back to the commander before the commander will actually highlight and show his name picture in the infomation pane in the bottom left.

It seems to happen most often when clicking on commanders, and clicking from one commander to another will not always highlight the newly clicked commander or change their info in the bottom left. Clicking between subordinate units underneath a commander seems to almost always highlight and change correctly.

For example, in the starter scenario, I click on Hancock in the OOB, and his unit highlights on the map and it shows Hancock's picture and name in information panel. Then, I click on Kusserow, but Kusserow's unit does not get highlighted on the map, and it still shows Hancock's information in the panel. I then click on Staff and escort for Kusserow, then back on Kusserow before Kusserow's unit actually highlights and his name and picture appear in the information panel.

I hope I am making some kind of sense. It's really an annoying bug.
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RE: Click units on the OOB does not always work

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ORIGINAL: jglazier

Often I will click on a unit or commander in the OOB list, and the screen will move, but the unit does not get highlighted, and the picture of the commander/unit does not change. I have to click to a subordinate unit, then back to the commander before the commander will actually highlight and show his name picture in the infomation pane in the bottom left.

It seems to happen most often when clicking on commanders, and clicking from one commander to another will not always highlight the newly clicked commander or change their info in the bottom left. Clicking between subordinate units underneath a commander seems to almost always highlight and change correctly.

For example, in the starter scenario, I click on Hancock in the OOB, and his unit highlights on the map and it shows Hancock's picture and name in information panel. Then, I click on Kusserow, but Kusserow's unit does not get highlighted on the map, and it still shows Hancock's information in the panel. I then click on Staff and escort for Kusserow, then back on Kusserow before Kusserow's unit actually highlights and his name and picture appear in the information panel.

I hope I am making some kind of sense. It's really an annoying bug.

I'll give this a shot, but one of the devs will probably post a more definitive answer (which may or may not bear any resemblance to my answer).

I think when you click on the Div Commanders NAME in the OOB, it moves the map to center on the Commander location. BUT actually, the Div. Commander doesn't have his own unit(counter). He is part of the Staff and Escort unit. So you don't really select him until you click on the Staff and Escort line. But I've noticed it's pretty hard to precisely get to the line you want, at least on my system.

Just my guess.

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RE: Click units on the OOB does not always work

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That is a good possibility, Rick. I would still like to hear from one of the devs.

I also agree with you that the text is so close together in the OOB, that it's hard to click on the line you want. If the developers could add carriage returns or half a carriage return between each line, it would be beneficial here.
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RE: Click units on the OOB does not always work

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I'll have to check the code to see what the behavior for clicking on higher echelon commanders is supposed to be. The size of the text in the OOB seems to be a matter of taste -- it used to be bigger, but we had so many complaints that we made it smaller. [:)] It might be something we could change with resolution though.
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RE: Click units on the OOB does not always work

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ORIGINAL: ericbabe

I'll have to check the code to see what the behavior for clicking on higher echelon commanders is supposed to be. The size of the text in the OOB seems to be a matter of taste -- it used to be bigger, but we had so many complaints that we made it smaller. [:)] It might be something we could change with resolution though.

If it's possible to increase the line spacing slightly, that might help. though others might prefer larger text.

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RE: Click units on the OOB does not always work

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Agreed. I don't mind the size of the text at all. The lack of line spacing is the problem for me, too. I have the same problem with the firefight resolution text. It all jumbles together kind of sloppily, with no extra line spacing to make it easier to read.
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