100% Snap-Based Grids

[Revenge]

The current ai system could be greatly improved, both in speed and organization by use of a snap-to-grid layout. This would allow: faster loading times for ai, smoother organization and editing, and a more sensible design.

Instead of Degree Angle lines, the lines would branch off of a horizontal line, similar to a tournament bracket: https://i.stack.imgur.com/i9NBh.png . It would also fix the current overlap problem (where nodes at the top left aren't necessarily evaluated before higher height nodes on the right).

Example of overlap issue:

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[mcompany]

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=997
Can people make up their mind??????

[Kanishka]

OP, +1

I never liked the whole angle check thing in the first place :/

[sollniss]

Angle check is the most obvious and correct way to do it. Anything else is unintuitive bullshittery. If you place your nodes so lazy that the angles are wrong, that's a problem with you, not the game.

Also your tournamend-like grid would take much more the space, so no.

[TheKidPunisher]

It is rare but i tottally agree with sollniss here.

[pier4r]

angle check is more intuitive. We had reports about "but the angle!" several times in months.

For order: use connectors.

[Revenge]

angle check is more intuitive. We had reports about "but the angle!" several times in months.

For order: use connectors.

Okay, but even if you kept angle check exactly the way it is, and used connectors for order, nodes should still snap to certain positions. It would make editing so much faster.

[Revenge]

Actually, I'm going to remake topic.

[mcompany]

Me personally, I like left-to-right more. I feel like that was a bit easier for me to design around

[Kanishka]

Me personally, I like left-to-right more. I feel like that was a bit easier for me to design around

I'm with this guy.

[Revenge]

Me personally, I like left-to-right more. I feel like that was a bit easier for me to design around

I think both options have their flaws. My problem isn't with the order of how they are done, but with the lines. They shouldn't be angled lines, they should be completely horizontal then dip down when it reaches the node.
(Keep in mind you could still set each individual node to whatever height you want, it just would be like the letter "L" for the connecting lines.)
|------------------------------------|
_____
|Node|

[LuBeNo]

...but with the lines. They shouldn't be angled lines, they should be completely horizontal then dip down when it reaches the node.
(Keep in mind you could still set each individual node to whatever height you want, it just would be like the letter "L" for the connecting lines.)

Like this?

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| root node |
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      └──────┬──────────┐
          --------   --------
          | node |   | node |
          --------   --------


I'm against it, links would overlap. IMO not a good idea.

[Revenge]

...but with the lines. They shouldn't be angled lines, they should be completely horizontal then dip down when it reaches the node.
(Keep in mind you could still set each individual node to whatever height you want, it just would be like the letter "L" for the connecting lines.)

Like this?

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| root node |
-------------
      └──────┬──────────┐
          --------   --------
          | node |   | node |
          --------   --------


I'm against it, links would overlap. IMO not a good idea.

Yeah exactly like that! :O

[G.M. [rogueleader]]

Me personally, I like left-to-right more. I feel like that was a bit easier for me to design around

Same.

[Kanishka]

Me personally, I like left-to-right more. I feel like that was a bit easier for me to design around

Same.

Same.

[LuBeNo]

I think the angle approach is better, especially when stacking nodes above each other.

[Revenge]

I think the angle approach is better, especially when stacking nodes above each other.

It should still snap to a position. It would make things so much faster.

[LuBeNo]

It should still snap to a position. It would make things so much faster.

Am I missing something? Node snapping is implemented.

[GFX47]

It should still snap to a position. It would make things so much faster.

Am I missing something? Node snapping is implemented.

Same here.

[Revenge]

It should still snap to a position. It would make things so much faster.

Am I missing something? Node snapping is implemented.

Same here.

It's only partially implemented. It doesn't always snap, and is inconsistent when managing an ai quickly.