Change the S keyboard shortcut to "temporary hold position"

[Zarel]

I want a button to stop my units. Sometimes, when they're moving, I just want them to stop. Maybe I want them to start auto-repairing themselves. Maybe if they take one step closer, they'll be in range of enemy structures, and I don't want that.

Well, there's one button: "S", that nearly does what I want. The problem is, "S" is the button for "Hold Position". It stops my units, but it also puts them in Hold Position mode. This, unfortunately, doesn't actually make trucks or repair turrets hold their positions (I'm planning on fixing this, of course), but it does stop other units dead in their tracks. The problem is, now my units are in Hold Position. One thing this means is that it won't fire on other units (a pretty nasty bug fixed by patch 413). Another thing this means is that they won't move around to engage enemies like they usually do.

Now, this wouldn't be a problem if there were an equivalent keyboard shortcut to put them back into Guard Position mode, but, unfortunately, there isn't. So I propose a better solution: Make "S" instead put the units on a "temporary" Hold Position, so giving it any other order (such as moving it) will put it back into Guard Position. This way, you can stop your units with "S", and then start them again easily.

Thoughts?

[Violin]

I can't agree more!

[stiv]

It sounds like your 2nd paragraph ( the bug fix and planned work ) pretty much contradict your reasons for doing this.

Another thing this means is that they won't move around to engage enemies like they usually do.

Isn't the whole point to get them to stop moving around?

[Zarel]

Isn't the whole point to get them to stop moving around?

Ehh. I had a feeling when I wrote that that it was phrased badly.

Basically, I want to get them to stop moving around when I press S, but I want them to start moving around again after I start moving them around again.

In other words:

Droids moving around. I press S. Droids hold position. I move them elsewhere. I want droids to be in guard position again.

[whippersnapper]

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Well, there's one button: "S", that nearly does what I want. The problem is, "S" is the button for "Hold Position". It stops my units, but it also puts them in Hold Position mode. This, unfortunately, doesn't actually make trucks or repair turrets hold their positions (I'm planning on fixing this, of course), but it does stop other units dead in their tracks. The problem is, now my units are in Hold Position. One thing this means is that it won't fire on other units (a pretty nasty bug fixed by patch 413). Another thing this means is that they won't move around to engage enemies like they usually do.

This would definitely be helpful.

It's always been annoying but it has recently driven me crazy playing BP's "Hard Core Campaign" where combat group control
has to be very tight and fast if your gonna have a chance.

Regards, whipper.