Do away with the more prompt
06-04-2014 03:52 PM
The Creator
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Do away with the more prompt
Many people nowadays are annoyed by having to press an extra key to skip the more prompt. We should introduce some faster way of handling the messages. Alternatives include:
- a mode in which there simply is no more prompt display - ever (basically deactivating it - although this is annoying for "story places")
- just deactivating the more prompt completely during combat (which seems to be the most tedious place to have it)
- introduce a longer vertical message area with one message per line that just scrolls endlessly and thus also has no more prompt
- something else? (suggestions welcome)
- all of the above (suggestions also welcome)
Right now I tend to completely disabling more (as a mode) when movement keys are pressed or missiles fired or spells cast or wands zapped. These areas typically signify combat situations and it probably wouldn't be too painful to not have a more prompt there (although it might be good to have a visible turn counter in order to see how much times passes if messages just auto-scroll through the display). It also might be an idea to completely disable more while monsters move (kind of an extension of the combat situation).
What do you think?