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Author Topic: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod  (Read 765 times)

BigBrainEnergy

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It's extra clutter that doesn't need to be there considering the hullmod isn't even s-modded. The s-mod bonus should only be visible in the hullmod menus or if it's actually an s-mod.
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2023, 02:17:59 AM »

I disagree, it's nice to tell at a glance what you can get in addition if you s-mod it.

Though I can see how some places in the game can be a bit cluttery, I almost think some sort of "advanced tooltips" setting could be neat.
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2023, 02:22:03 AM »

The game does already have several places where you can press f1 to access more information, maybe do the same thing here where the s-mod bonus is hidden unless you press f1.
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2023, 02:28:39 AM »

Oh god I completely forgot about that feature lol. Yeah "press F1 to show s-mod bonus" seems like a nice middle ground.
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2023, 05:34:26 PM »

Honestly, part of it is just the aesthetic of it. I don't know how to explain but if you make the little green banner for "s-mod bonus" show up on every hullmod it cheapens the feeling, as opposed to having the bonus pop-up only on the ones that actually have it. On that note, a different approach that would also make me happy is if the green banner was instead gray on normal hullmods that don't actually have the bonus.

I mean, right now missile racks only show the s-mod penalty if it's actually s-modded so in the first place I don't know why it's different for bonuses.
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2023, 08:10:34 PM »

I mean, right now missile racks only show the s-mod penalty if it's actually s-modded so in the first place I don't know why it's different for bonuses.

Really? I could have sworn it shows the "-20% fire rate" bit when viewing the base hullmod...
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2023, 12:57:51 PM »

I think showing it by default is good, makes sure you don't miss that.
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Re: S-mod bonus shouldn't be in the tooltip if it isn't an s-mod
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2023, 01:49:04 PM »

I find the giant green s-mod bonus title bar visually confusing even though I know what I'm looking at. It makes it harder to read what the hullmod does normally.
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