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Group moving of objects

Discussion in 'Feature Requests' started by Ken L, Jan 3, 2016.

  1. Ken L

    Ken L Member

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    Currently I'm unable to group move objects be they creatures or tiles (drawings are un-movable so let's not discuss them).

    For Mage Hand, will this possibly change? This is more intended for placement of assets as opposed to something combat related.

    Usecase 1: The players triggered some event that effectively moves the encounter that should occur at the occult shrine, to the main antechamber. I could individually drag each and every creature there, but preferably, if I could drag select them, and move them all at once that would save time.

    Usecase 2: A shifting dungeon where pieces of it move pending on a configuration of switches where entire selections may need to be moved around. Also multiple vehicles, perhaps a wagon train combat vs mounted riders to group move squads of riders.

    Possible implementations involve Ctrl+click for group selecting as well as drag select. Both have their advantages though for creatures the preferred natural behavior would be drag select. For group tile movements ctrl+click would be more advantageous to reduce false positives in the selection group.

    This is something that I suspect would only be considered for mage hand given the development efforts.
     
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  3. Ken L

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    Sticky tiles are good for vehicles, but say a rider is mounted on a horse sticky tile, now I wish to move a group of 5 riders and their mounts.

    For the case of moving multiple creatures for placement, unless I'm moving the entire occult shrine from use-case 1, it won't help. I could make a magic carpet like tile to do this but then I'd have to move all tokens to the tile, then move it which means I'd have to individually move them to the 'carpet' which doubles the actions needed.

    The current method 1 by 1 is fine, but group moving of things with or without snap would be welcome if possible. These movements don't occur often, but when they're needed (moving armies across a battle field, for warhammer 40k), it becomes greatly desired.
     
  4. edwardcd

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    You can always Shift+Click to add creatures to the selection (or rectangle select), then Shift+Click-Drag to move the entire group across the map.
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  5. Ken L

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    Holy hidden features!

    Perfect! haha, thanks!
     

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