go nth direction

Rather than having to type out 13 instances of a direction followed by another 5 instances of the next direction, is it possible to be able to quantify how far you want to go numerically when walking, driving, or flying? so instead of 'go e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s s w...' you could type 'go e13 s3 w'?

By RedSteelButterfly at Jun 8, 2020 10:44 AM

I recall this has been suggested before. I don't remember what came of it.

By ynk at Jun 8, 2020 4:12 PM

This would be great.

'Go e s s s s e e e e e e e n' has been etched into my subconscious.

By CryptPhoenix at Jun 8, 2020 4:18 PM

I completely agree with CryptPhoenix on that.

This would be a quality of life improvement.

By Spark at Jun 8, 2020 5:08 PM

I don't think this is codedly possible? Would definitely like input from a coder.

By Cinder at Jun 8, 2020 10:57 PM

Technically feasible.

By Johnny at Jun 11, 2020 11:49 AM

Just bumping this. This is very much needed please. It is pretty common to have to type out strings of 20 plus characters followed by twenty more of a different one. This takes a lot of time, and causes significant ooc stress if you miscount during the process, which is easy to do when the direction has multiple characters in it such as 'sw'.

By RedSteelButterfly at Jun 2, 2021 8:03 AM

I've had time to think about this and I don't think it would be healthy for the games interactions.

Folks already autopilot enough with what they can remember. This would increase the number of autopiloting players and decrease RP.

Instead, lets do two things:

flying and driving by visual references ($landmark objects) - fly or drive to something you can see by describing it - fly to kashflo, drive to encampment

stop lights at intersections in the city - crossing a street against the light, you might get hit by a vehicle like happens in other places right now. Driving would be stopped at a red light like traffic in the tubes now.

By Johnny at Jun 2, 2021 8:28 AM

Further, you should be able to blockade an intersection strategically such that if the cross street is blocked off and the light is red for you, your vehicle doesn't stop. That way you can setup illegal street races.

By Johnny at Jun 2, 2021 8:30 AM

10/10 This is a great way to address these issues. Thank you for the considerations Johnny.

By RedSteelButterfly at Jun 2, 2021 8:33 AM

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-	RedProtokoll	15m
-	mercuri	1m
-	Komira	9m
a	Mench	5m	Doing a bit of everything.
-	Rillem	6m
-	zxq	1h
-	QueenZombean	10s	Singing the song that doesn't end, yes it goes...
-	SacredWest	20m
-	Hivemind	17m
-	SketchyZo	1m
-	Sivartas	4m	I make the Grinch look happy.
-	Bruhlicious	1s	Deine Mutter stinkt nach Erbrochenem und Bier.
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go nth direction Reduce keystrokes for long travel legs

go nth direction
Reduce keystrokes for long travel legs