SpaiR / StrongDMM

Robust map editor for BYOND
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Feature Request: Preview for things being placed #307

Open LaCumbiaDelCoronavirus opened 3 months ago

LaCumbiaDelCoronavirus commented 3 months ago

Problem to be solved

You can't see how an object would look like on a tile until you actually place it down. Imagining how it would look like on the tile from the prefab image or similar isn't really optimal.

Sugest a solution

I suggest something like a (preferably transparent) preview for how an object would look like on a tile that you're hovering over. If this does get implemented, I recommend making the white tile highlight more transparent for better visibility.

Here's a mockup I edited in of the aforementioned preview (this is just to get an idea of what I mean, not how it should be exactly done):

SS14 does something similar to what i'm suggesting and in my opinion does it perfectly: