[QoL] [Optional] Clock

[Kapo 847]

It would be nice if you would add an optional clock somewhere. I know that tabbing out of the game is a possibility, but when I'm on my Craptop its kind of a gamble. Besides, clocks in games are a necessary tool to control gaming habits - Battleforge shouldnt be clockless like a casino 😉

[Ladadoos 1083]

I wonder, do other games have in-game clocks? If so, which?
 

[Kapo 847]

3 minutes ago, Ladadoos said:

I wonder, do other games have in-game clocks? If so, which?
 

some have, some dont. thats why I would make this one optional, maybe default-off.

thinking further on it you could disable/enable it in the Forge and Ingame seperatly maybe?

[Kubik 309]

World of Warcraft did have last time I play it, Wurm have, Path of Exile have, and I am sure there are other games as well.

[Kapo 847]

What I am thinking, a white font small digital 12:34 wont hurt in that spot

[Ladadoos 1083]

If that spot is empty for all resolutions, then it should not be difficult to add the current time there. But I am not sure if it is empty, so that would have to be checked.

[LEBOVIN 279]

1 hour ago, Ladadoos said:

If that spot is empty for all resolutions, then it should not be difficult to add the current time there. But I am not sure if it is empty, so that would have to be checked.

Nope it is not 

[Ladadoos 1083]

Thanks for checking: I suppose a different spot will have to be found then.

[wanky 140]

maybe on the top right, right next to the energy display (left of it, between quest display and the options buttons when ingame, in the frog just right next to the map) could be a free spot for all resolutions. 
Whether this is a common feature nowadays I can not answer. Since I play with 2 screens, and at the same time clock wearer, I never pay attention to it, because I am surrounded by clocks at gewonten places. So I don't know if you can set this in the settings somewhere.

As a little food for thought, is it possible to improve this extremely slow and halting minimizing/maximizing of the game? 
In other games (eg Dota2) I can have the game open on the monitor, and it without minimizing on monitor 2 briefly click something in the browser (eg youtube) and then click directly further in the game without any delay.
Can make an example video on request, would then simply be filmed with the cell phone 🙂
 

 

/wanky

[Kubik 309]

3 hours ago, wanky said:

As a little food for thought, is it possible to improve this extremely slow and halting minimizing/maximizing of the game? 
In other games (eg Dota2) I can have the game open on the monitor, and it without minimizing on monitor 2 briefly click something in the browser (eg youtube) and then click directly further in the game without any delay.
Can make an example video on request, would then simply be filmed with the cell phone 🙂

that should probably go to a separate thread. but I mainly use only one monitor, and I use exactly this so I can click in multiple windows and have no issue with it, and I never heard about this issue before. I know there is issue, that the window can not be moved when the game is loading (or waiting for a packet) which is annoying, but that can not be solved without complete rewrite of the game.

[wanky 140]

it's not a big issue tabbing out usually just takes about 5 seconds instead of the usual 0.5 seconds. If the whole game would have to be rewritten for this I see that the effort is not worth it

 

[Kubik 309]

no I mean I can not reproduce you issue, for me tabbing out is instant.

I have different issue that when starting game, or waiting for packet it does not respond at all.

[MarcoMaar 25]

If chat has timestamps (which is another feature request) would we still need/want a separate clock?

[Kapo 847]

On 8/28/2021 at 12:30 PM, MarcoMaar said:

If chat has timestamps (which is another feature request) would we still need/want a separate clock?

Honest answer: If we all would live in wonderland with endless ressources, I would say a clock would be more convienient and nicer-looking then timestamps. But I'm perfectly happy to enable timestamps and have the information in the screen, no matter where 😃