Units Randomly Switching Directions
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Units Randomly Switching Directions
I updated to .999 beta and noticed a strange bug. Units are not always staying in their correct orientation: Axis facing right and Allies pointing left. Sometimes my units are just facing the wrong way for some reason. Also, occasionally I'll attack an enemy unit with artillery and it faces towards me (since I'm attacking from the right), but then stays that way after the attack is over. So far, it seems to be random, but I'll see once I have witnessed more instances of the strange behavior.
In 0.999 units change facing according to what they are doing. E. g. you attack enemy to the left from you - unit turns left. You move unit to the left - it turns left. After unit's turn is finished, it keeps its last orientation. We think that this behavior is more natural when combined with sliding movement and combat animations, and also, this helps a lot in scenarios like Germany, where allies attack from two sides, and one of the groups is always "backwards".
Any opinions on this change are very much welcome.
Any opinions on this change are very much welcome.
Here are two examples. First one, planes are randomly pointing in different directions. They didn't attack any air units, only land ones. The other one, an infantry is pointing the wrong way and hasn't moved or attacked, yet. I don't think this outcome was the intention. Just kind of disorienting at first. On the second picture, I thought an enemy infiltrated my rear line. I guess it looks the most peculiar (like in the first photo) when a large group takes part in an attack and your units are pointed in both directions.
Different directions
This does feel strange at first. I'll play a while longer to see how it grows on me before passing judgement.
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