Components
The "Spying-button" in Galaxymode of the open source browser game SteemNova (https://steemnova.intinte.org/) could use some suggestions for improvements which implement the tactical possibilities quickly and uncomplicatedly.
Proposal
If you click on the "Spy button", a spy probe is immediately sent to the corresponding planet. Usually this is one spy probe. But what if you want or need to send more?
You can set in the game settings how many spy probes you want to send, but this can vary from planet to planet, making this type of change impractical.
You can also send the spy probes manually via the fleet menu, but if you're looking for a worthwhile target, you can quickly spy on dozens of planets, wasting a lot of time entering them manually.
My suggestion would be a small window which opens as soon as you click the "Spy button". Here you can enter the number of spy probes and the speed.
The speed therefore, so that planets which are out of range at 100% speed can also be approached due to the increased deuterium consumption.
The window should also be activatable/deactivatable via the game settings, so that people can decide for themselves whether it makes sense for them or not, depending on their playing style.
Mockups / Examples
This is what the recommendation could look like. As soon as you click on the spy field, a new small window appears with the number of probes and the speed.
The user can now enter the number of spy probes, adjust the speed if the range is not sufficient and then send the spy probes without clicking through dozens of windows in the fleet menu.
This window may not be suitable for every player type, so you should be able to activate or deactivate it in the game options. So each player can decide for himself whether he wants to use it or not.
Benefits
- Flexible when sending different numbers of spy probes
- You save a lot of clicks if you can make the changes through the galaxy menu instead of making it through the fleet menu.
- Speed can be adjusted immediately, so you don't have to switch from the galaxy menu to the fleet menu to send your spy probes if you don't have enough storage space for deuterium.
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