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bug #30112: How to set the default for "Fog of War" in "Start Game" is not obvious

Submitted by:  Michiel van der Wulp <mvw>
Submitted on:  Fri 11 Jun 2010 08:27:54 AM UTC  
 
Severity: 3 - NormalItem Group: Bug
Status: FixedPrivacy: Public
Assigned to: Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <kon>Open/Closed: Closed

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Sun 20 Jun 2010 09:37:04 AM UTC, comment #5:

Fixed in trunk r9904, "Save the fog-of-war preference when starting a game".

Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <kon>
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Wed 16 Jun 2010 06:54:24 AM UTC, comment #4:

Gr8!
I fully agree.

Michiel van der Wulp <mvw>
Project Member
Tue 15 Jun 2010 09:50:43 PM UTC, comment #3:

Hi Michiel,
Because you think the current behaviour is a bug, I'm reopening this report and changing the summary accordingly. I hope it now matches your complaint.

I suspect new players may prefer disabling the fog of war so that they are more likely to see the enemy tanks before they roll in. Veterans however may enjoy the extra excitement. For this reason, I'd like to keep the preference. Updating it more often would make sense, though. We could make the Start button in the Start Game screen do that. If the user instead hits Esc to return to the main menu, we can leave the preference unchanged, I think. How does that sound to you?

Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <kon>
Project MemberIn charge of this item.
Tue 15 Jun 2010 07:34:36 AM UTC, comment #2:

Hi Kalle,
Thanks for the extensive explanation!
I was a bit confused, but now I understand much better how the two settings work and what caused my problem.

My problem is that the checkmark in the screen to start a game recently became unset by default, while in the past it was set. So I have to remember marking it all the time. I had no clue how to change this...

I find it very strange that you can only change the preference in the F9 menu while playing... is this not a bug?
So I modified ~/.boswars/preferences.lua by hand to have the correct default.

IMHO there should be no way to change the default (except by modifying ~/.boswars/preferences.lua by hand) - or alternatively boswars should always remember the last status of the flag (i.e. every change anywhere of the checkmark immediately stored in ~/.boswars/preferences.lua).

I prefer the first alternative.

Michiel van der Wulp <mvw>
Project Member
Mon 14 Jun 2010 09:03:00 PM UTC, comment #1:

I tested this in trunk r9902, and the Fog of War checkbox does work, in the sense that the game behaves differently depending on whether it is checked or not. If it is checked, then you get the gray (not solid black!) fog of war at the places that are too far away from your units, and you cannot see enemy units behind the fog of war. If it is not checked, then you can freely see all the places that you have explored, even if you no longer have any units there. The gray fog of war is not the same as the solid black that is controlled by the Reveal Map option. Please see these for more information:

Whether the Fog of War checkbox is checked or unchecked by default depends on the FogOfWar preference saved in ~/.boswars/preferences.lua. It seems there is only one way to change that preference from within Bos Wars: when you press OK in the Game Options dialog box (which you can open by pressing F9 during a game), it saves the current fog-of-war setting as your preference for later games. The fog of war can also be turned on and off in that dialog box, except during replays or network games.

The behaviour wrt the preference is somewhat quirky but I don't think there is an actual bug here. If you disagree, please explain.

Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <kon>
Project MemberIn charge of this item.
Fri 11 Jun 2010 08:27:54 AM UTC, original submission:

From IRC 2010-05-27:

05:57 mvw What is wrong with the "Fog of War" checkmark on the screen to start a new game? It is always unchecked by default, and whatever I choose, the game has the fog present.
08:58 BKing I've asked myself the same question

But I have seen no further reaction on the list.

Michiel van der Wulp <mvw>
Project Member

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Sun 20 Jun 2010 09:37:04 AM UTCkonStatusNone=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Tue 15 Jun 2010 09:50:43 PM UTCkonStatusWorks For Me=>None
      Open/ClosedClosed=>Open
      SummaryThe Fog of War checkmark does not work=>How to set the default for "Fog of War" in "Start Game" is not obvious
    Mon 14 Jun 2010 09:03:00 PM UTCkonStatusNone=>Works For Me
      Assigned toNone=>kon
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed

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