In addition to the main features of our next update, 0.10, we are planning to make some minor adjustments. We would like to take a closer look at one of these in this first Dev Diary for the Soldiers Update.
Now that we are about halfway through our Early Access phase, we are starting to polish existing systems. We are starting with the project view, which we have revised with the aim of making it more user-friendly and intuitive, as well as expanding it for future features.
Slots
Soldier-specific slots: In 0.10, we are introducing slots that can only be assigned to specific soldiers.
Free slots: The empty, free slots have been marked with a ? to make it clearer that any soldier can be added there.
Unlimited slots: Projects without a fixed number of slots now display a + next to the existing slots if there are soldiers available to be assigned there.
Each slot now has a tooltip when hovering over it. A single click on a slot or the + now opens the project info window on the right-hand side. A double click on a soldier-specific slot directly assigns the corresponding soldier to the project. A double click on ? or + automatically moves a valid, random soldier to the project (perfect for letting chance decide who has to do latrine duty).
Portraits
While we're on the subject of clicking: Double-clicking on a soldier portrait will take you directly to the dialogue with that soldier, if possible. Right-clicking removes that soldier from the project and assigns them to the fallback project (e.g. Rest, Take cover).
Drag & drop
When dragging portraits, it is now clearer which slot they are assigned to and what their old project was. If you drag the portrait into the empty space, the soldier is reassigned to their old project. The tooltip for relevant attributes when dragging has also been moved closer to the project so that it will hopefully not be overlooked as often.