CMI Command Improvement Mod

[gliptal 25]

Can't wait. :D

Yay!

[Windwalking 18]

yes indeed.

Im working on some Ideas (trial and error:) )

Sakura chan with hist Keys Mod and Windwalking with his WWAI Menu Mod, inspired me alot to get me back to work after a long Break.

My goals are to realy overhaul BIs Existing Command Menu,

By cleaning it up and reorganising the Menu entries to a much more logical way.

Also an Idea ist to use Icon instead of words (just to keeo it frech and new).

Also I want to create an a user/function key like in the "Keys" Mod, so you can give quick commands (like "supressive fire" or "antitank soldier attack this tank") to your team without to have open up the menu or need to select the soldiers before.

Thanks to Windwalking houseclearing is oround the corner and i will implement something like this.

I will also Improve the Unit interaction system, so that every Unit has Menu entries depending on there class. So MG has other entries than Medic.

I hope I can post up some Pics or Videos in the next few days/weeks :)

That's really good to hear. If you want a better integration between our two mods I would be happy to work with u.

[gizz46 28]

@windwalking

yeah defenetly, this sounds awesome.

i opened your pbo and had a look into it and i liked what I saw : -).

very usefull stuff.

When I have enough representive stuff together. I will definitly PM you my stuff and we can work on this together (If you want to).

I

[Windwalking 18]

@windwalking

yeah defenetly, this sounds awesome.

i opened your pbo and had a look into it and i liked what I saw : -).

very usefull stuff.

When I have enough representive stuff together. I will definitly PM you my stuff and we can work on this together (If you want to).

I

Great then. Will be looking forward to that. If you can integrate my commands in your menus in an ordered fashion that would be great for the community. I never liked the command menu organization BIS has.

[ru55lee 2]

Great then. Will be looking forward to that. If you can integrate my commands in your menus in an ordered fashion that would be great for the community. I never liked the command menu organization BIS has.

Just what I like to see :D

[tortuosit 486]

I'm on the dev branch and get errors lately, had to turn it off... After the first of my team mates dies, I see script errors which are about division by zero while on action mouse over.

[gizz46 28]

@tortousit

ok thanks for the info:); Im Wokring at a complete new version of this Mod at the moment, with a new concepts and scripts.

so there will no updates for this one :( . Will send some pictures or videos (hopefully) soon.

But thanks so far, for using this mod.

if you like it, the new version will be awesome:cool:.

[bad benson 1733]

i really hope you'll drop the list layout and go for something more visual wthat expands so you can always see the main menu, if that makes any sense. no need to copy BI's bad list "design" ;)

[tortuosit 486]

gizz46, good news, I'm open for awesomeness :D . @BBenson oh yes. Also I'm wishing for something more user definable, i.e. that I can see my favourite commands more on top and not buried somewhere deep within menus...

[Nikoteen 24]

Awesome mod, can't wait ! :)

[gizz46 28]

HI folks,

It has been a long while, but here comes the first update on my mod.

So even after the Beta, BIS did not improve their Command System.

In a Game the CommandMenu should not be the challenging part. The only challenging part, should be the Game itself.( The Game is still Awesome ;))

So I started this mod complete new from scratch (afer a while, I wasnt realy happy with my old one).

I also will rename the mod from 'Command Improvement MOD' to 'Command Overhaul Mod'.

Features:

-At first to Simplify the Command of your Squad.

-Interactive Commands. Just one Key and Your Cursor can Order your Squad to clear a Building, Attack a Soldier, Get in a Vehicle and many more.

- Combatmode Presets.

- Interactive Unit Selection. don't need to use the F1-12 Keys anymore.

-Simplefied Menu only uses the Keys from 1-4.

-Icon instead of Word, and not more than five at once. No body needs a overloaded Menu to find one comand.

-Command are logically located. So all movement related Commands are in one, Combat related in another and so on and so on.

-One Key holds two Menus. You hold down the key and toggle through the Menus with the Mousewheel. Release the Key and scroll through the Menu itself.

Mod will hopefully be released in the next few days. And will be at first only for Singleplayer.

A longterm goal is defenetly a MP use.

Here are some Pictures.

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This is still Work in Progress.

So the Icons will be Optimized and Changed.

Edited October 27, 2013 by gizz46

[bad benson 1733]

looks very interesting. could you make a video though? i think it's a much better method to show how the UI behaves. doesn't need to be fancy with commentary. just a few seconds showing how you use your system. can't wait for more!

[gizz46 28]

@Bad Benson

I will upload a video soon.

Most part of the UI is the regular CommandMenu.I just used Icons instead of words and set the backroundcolor to transparent :cool:

[kremator 1065]

Looks very interesting indeed !

[gizz46 28]

Hi folks,

it has been a while but finally my mod is ready.

I hope I'm able to offer you a more easier and accessable Command Menu as the clunky BI's ones.

features:

- easy and and streamlined menues

- logical allignment

- quick keys/quick commands

- icons instead of words

My main scope with this mod is the SP. so I not tested it in MP don't no if it works. multiplayer compability is a later goal.

I dindt noticed any bug so far but please inform me if you found one.

requires CBA

DOWNLOADLINK :

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5f87madh8ru6xqv/%40COM_MOD.zip

Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtE7c6YQsNQ&feature=youtu.be

recomended Keybnding:

prevAction = mousewheel Up

nextAction = mousewheel down

Back = leftmousebutton

select all Units = Tab

User11 = Capslock

Keybindings

*to scroll inside the menu release Key.

Hold* Key 1 + mousewheel Up = Unit selection Menu.

Hold* Key 1 + mousewheel Down = Teamcolor selection Menu.

Hold* Key 2 + mousewheel Up = Rules of engagement.

Hold* Key 2 + mousewheel Down = Combatmodes.

Hold* Key 3 + mousewheel Up = Interaction (Communication,Radio,Support)

Hold* Key 3 + mousewheel Down = Stances

Hold* Key 4 + mousewheel Up = Movement (Flanking)

Hold* Key 4 + mousewheel Down = Formations

Key 5 = Backup menu (if you more confortable with the old menu style)

Key 6 Hint for keybinding

quick keys/quick commands:

Hold User11 + 1 = combatpreset aware.

Hold User11 + 2 = combatpreset danger.

Hold User11 + 3 = combatpreset stealth.

Hold User11 + crouch/standUp = lets all units (or selected units) go crouch.

Hold User11 + prone/standUp = lets all units (or selected units) go prone.

Hold User11 + Combatpace Toggle = lets all units (or selected units) go auto.

Hold User11 + Light On/Off = lets all units (with IR) enable their IR.

Hold User11 + Compass = opens Watchdirectionsmenu.

Hold User11 + GetOver = unstuck unit.

If units are selected and coursortaget is at a building, an Icon will apear, if pressing user11 selected units will clear/ take position in that building.

---------- Post added at 15:27 ---------- Previous post was at 15:26 ----------

quick update !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Important renewed the download link

previous version was a false upload.

So please update this new version than it works.

put the wrong config in the pbo. Sorry

Edited November 5, 2013 by gizz46

[gliptal 25]

Oh this looks great, must test it with Sakura's keys!

Yay!

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Thanks for sending us the new, reworked version :cool:

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[gizz46 28]

@Gliptal

yeah I also play it with sakura's Key mod. but when Im using it, the Menu is not centered any more.:( :confused:

does this happens also with you??

[gliptal 25]

@Gliptal

yeah I also play it with sakura's Key mod. but when Im using it, the Menu is not centered any more.:( :confused:

does this happens also with you??

I'll let you know.

Are you referring to your menu or his? Have you tried contacting him about the issue?

Yay!

[gizz46 28]

@gliptal

not yet,

when i use sakuras mod the menu generaly is of centered. dont know why this happe

Edited November 5, 2013 by gizz46

[Nikoteen 24]

Awesome ! thank you very much :)

To bring some thoughts to this already great interface, I would really like to tweak the preset 1-2-3, there is no userconfig file.

And... is it possible to hide the helper picture at top left ? at some point, you don't need it anymore and it takes place on HUD for nothing...

[sakura_chan 9]

pretty sure the non-centered menu is my fault, I left some unnecessary definitions in the menu class, specifically the x,y co-ordinates for the menu. I posted a fixed version.

Edited November 6, 2013 by Sakura_Chan

[gizz46 28]

@ Sakura_Chan

thanks for fixing this. tested it and now everything works how it should.Your mod is realy awesome

@Niko Teen

with presets you mean the combat presets right?

thought about this too, while I was building this mod. But this had a lower priority at that time, so it didn't get in this version.

i could bind them to userkeys also, so you can change them ingame the way you want.

I think I put it in the next update.

I will defenetly change the working of the Helping picture. My thoughts on this was just, that everybody has more help at the beginning and know all the time which menues are on which Keys.

[Nikoteen 24]

@ Sakura_Chan

thanks for fixing this. tested it and now everything works how it should.Your mod is realy awesome

@Niko Teen

with presets you mean the combat presets right?

thought about this too, while I was building this mod. But this had a lower priority at that time, so it didn't get in this version.

i could bind them to userkeys also, so you can change them ingame the way you want.

I think I put it in the next update.

I will defenetly change the working of the Helping picture. My thoughts on this was just, that everybody has more help at the beginning and know all the time which menues are on which Keys.

I tested it more last night, and your mod is amazing once you get used to it !

I especially like the building assault feature, so simple to execute. The soldiers now get through building instead of flanking around in city, really impressive.

In your previous mod version, you did set up a pre defined colored fireteams for squad, that was very convenient.

I think it's gone now, could you make it back ? please :)

[gizz46 28]

@NikoTeen

thanks for your feedback, yeah have this script for teamcolor somewhere on my harddisk. will add this in the next update.

a long term goal (not a promise ;)) is to bind teamcolor to unit type, as example ,sniper and spotter are team red, MG is team blue and so on and so on have to see how this works.

for the houseclearing you have mainly to thank Windwalking. I just modified and integrated it to my needs