Buying and examining items in shops is awkward

ekolis · May 4, 2021, 01:03

I can select an item using the arrow keys, but then when I press g to buy one or x to examine one... the game asks me which one I want to buy/examine?! What's the point of allowing me to select items with the arrow keys if that selection is completely ignored? I guess some folks prefer the old style of pressing g or x first, so maybe there could be an option that toggles between that method and the method of selecting an item with the arrow keys?

Pete Mack · May 4, 2021, 02:42

This was a compromise among those who wanted the old action-object mechanism, and those who wanted object-action.
If you prefer the latter, just hit <return> after picking an action.

ekolis · May 4, 2021, 20:11

Oh, cool, thanks! Didn't realize I could do that!

May 4, 2021, 01:03	#1
ekolis Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Age: 40 Posts: 919	Buying and examining items in shops is awkward I can select an item using the arrow keys, but then when I press g to buy one or x to examine one... the game asks me which one I want to buy/examine?! What's the point of allowing me to select items with the arrow keys if that selection is completely ignored? I guess some folks prefer the old style of pressing g or x first, so maybe there could be an option that toggles between that method and the method of selecting an item with the arrow keys? __________________ You read the scroll labeled NOBIMUS UPSCOTI... You are surrounded by a stasis field! The tengu tries to teleport, but fails!

May 4, 2021, 20:11	#3
ekolis Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Age: 40 Posts: 919	Oh, cool, thanks! Didn't realize I could do that! __________________ You read the scroll labeled NOBIMUS UPSCOTI... You are surrounded by a stasis field! The tengu tries to teleport, but fails!

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Pete Mack Prophet Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 6,858 Donated: $40	This was a compromise among those who wanted the old action-object mechanism, and those who wanted object-action. If you prefer the latter, just hit <return> after picking an action.

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