loadouts in MP drop-down menu

[SDsc0rch]

hello

 

 

i just read the other thread about loadouts

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=140532

 

and that reminded me..

 

 

 

in multiplayer when i land to refuel and re-arm, i press L-ALT ' and i am presented with an interface with a dropdown list where i can choose my loadout

 

i've created several custom loadouts in the SP/MissionEditor - they appear in this dropdown list, but in a seemingly random order

 

in the ME loadout screen, they appear in alphabetical order - therefore, i have gone in and named them purposely so they appear in the order i prefer

 

but in this MP dropdown list, they don't appear in any recognizable order

 

i wonder if the devs would take a look at this and maybe have this dropdown list also appear in alphabetical order - ?

 

i have no idea how difficult this task would be as i'm not a programmer - but i sure would appreciate it and i'm sure other people would probably also find this helpful

 

 

 

 

 

while i'm on the subject, i have a couple more observations about this interface that i think may improve DCS/MP...

 

1) i think it would be cool and a great time-saver/effort-reducer if we could press a single button on that loadout screen that says basically "whatever i selected last time, that's what i want this time" (obviously, we've got to find a one- or two-word description for this) ----- so in one single click you can tell the ground crew "just do what you did last time"

 

[ edit --- here's an idea.. how about SHIFT+L-ALT ' ---- which would automatically reload your previous loadout in one fell swoop - completely avoiding that interface altogether (or similar macro obviously, if that key-combo has been taken) ---- what do you think??]

 

 

and..

 

 

2) finally, (and i couldn't possibly be the only one to be bitten by this): chaff, flare, and (especially!) fuel level sliders ----- in the MP refuel/re-arm interface they start out at the *current* levels (ie.. AFTER you've just flown a mission and therefore DEPLETED) ----- the problem is this: if you aren't aware of those slider positions or if you forget to return these sliders to their 100% positions, those items do not get replenished ----- ahhhhhhh! soooo frustrating! please please please fix this - make it so that fuel and chaff and flare levels are set to default levels (ie: fuel @ 100% and ch/fl @ 50% each) ----- i mean, if we want less fuel, or another proportion between ch and fl, we can still do it, but the starting condition of the refuel/re-arm interface should (try) to be idiot proof (ie.. ME proof!lol)

 

 

 

 

 

thank you very much for your consideration

Edited March 11, 2015 by SDsc0rch

[Fakum]

I too have the same point to make about the loadout drop down menu,,, thanks for bringing it up!