EcoEEco
Dec 29

Gray out key / mouse button hints during animations

Sometimes, you need to wait for an animation to finish before you can perform an action, e.g. picking up a log. Currently, you need to watch the hand animation to find out when it is possible to press the button again. You also need to learn that you need to wait. I think showing the a hint like "press E to pick up" while this is not possible also subconsciously reduces trust into these hint. I think it would be good to indicate that you need to wait in the UI itself. A simple way would be to make the hints translucent while they are unavailable. An alternative way could be a little progress bar like used in Minecraft during attacks (see attached image).
PendingPending
Jan 11, 2024

Hello Jan, you should not actually need to wait, as you can cancel animations by continuing your work?

Jan 11, 2024

Dennis Scholz: there is a specific time you need to wait between pressing E to pick up e.g. logs or crops. Otherwise, the second E press does nothing. Is this working as intended? I'm not aware of a way to speed this up, is there?