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Author Topic: Mouse Cursor To Crosshair In Battle  (Read 908 times)

Takion Kasukedo

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Mouse Cursor To Crosshair In Battle
« on: August 05, 2019, 09:07:31 AM »

So, I've been watching a few recordings and a few videos and I can't help but notice over the ages that I've played Starsector how out-of-touch it feels when I notice the cursor isn't a crosshair (of course when i'm playing it doesn't occur to me).

So I had an idea. Alas, just an idea, but one that could work for long-term?

When you go into a battle, fleet-wise, while playing the game and controlling the ship yourself, the mouse cursor turns into a crosshair, so it adds to the feel that you are indeed controlling the guns and their direction, with a bit more precision. Likely instead of looking at a mouse cursor's tip, as it feels currently. An option to enable the classic mouse cursor would also be a good thing so people can play with the cursor instead of a crosshair if they don't feel bothered about the cursor being the crosshair.

I never thought about it until a few minutes ago.
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Re: Mouse Cursor To Crosshair In Battle
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2019, 12:49:02 PM »

Agreed 1000%, although the design of said crosshair would be tricky; the mouse-pointer isn't bad and it's general-purpose;a  crosshair that dealt with dynamics would be very nice, though.
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