JVC Status

These are features that i am not going to implement soon. I'll try to do the stuff listed in the bug base first. If you disagree, mail me and i will upgrade the status.


Nice to have features, low priority:
1. Show warn color when move >1ly and start+dest in same warpwell
2. Exception dialog/logging system
3. Show Exceptions in a dialog/log in a file
4. Encapsulate addin calls in try/catches (runtime+NPE's)
5. Store logfile
6. Localization (support for different language files)
7. Use JavaHelp as help system
8. (Option) Invert tag/untag left-right keys
9. Remember Tow id of cloaking tow ships, so tow cloak can be remembered (keep tow mission)
10. Planet discovery turn #
11. Set warp for ship when in distance mode, and 0..9 is pressed also 'C' for cloak
12. Zoom -> 1000
13. (addin) Tempmarkers: show all layed minefields this turn
14. "Reply" button in messageviewer (The message viewer needs redesign)
15. Draw part of travelled line as red, when travelling through minefield
16. ShipModels: Show total cost/leftovers/none
17. ShipModel list: assign priority for autobuild (up/down)
18. The ship build feature re-orders ship just built
19. When loading a new game, old panel data is shown until a marker is selected (should be cleared)
20. Hit enter in open space = select closest location
21. Log end location in mass checker
22. Sleep pointer when loading or saving game/gamedb
23. load/save progressbar in statusline
24. On 'tow ship' list - paint enemy ships in red, like in the location list
25. High res mode for 'ship equipment panel (n lines instead of 1)'
26. RGA warn when RGA own & happiness
27. HYP warn (fc, fuel, dist etc.)
28. Option to 'simulate' a ship from planet to planet, and find mid stop point, if silly player (assume silly player travels directly from planet A to planet B over more than one turn)
29. Best clans: show max tax to get w/o happiness loss, or no of clans to get max supplies from bovis if more
30. When cannot build, show a tooltip why (-23 T, -12D etc.)
31. >Ship movement feels tortuous without the right-click to get into movement mode and ctrl-click to pick a waypoint (thats the 'VPA' way I usually use)
32. 'load' on neutronic to load to generate fuel
33. max 75% tax?
34. Color on taxpanel if possible to get more money
35. Show happy raise next turn
36. Auto detect size, fit into view
37. "Clear" button in status window
38. Menu placement/locations
39. planet name coloring
40. CHECKER: Check for fuel when rob
41. disable beam/tube text color+ underscore?
42. UBIK REQUEST: report generation; 'hide ships' in shiptracker, and option to 'list' them
43. NICM: object list priority bg coloring
44. methods: register/unregister markertype.
45. Show tag status in the location list
46. Option change cursor style type: + or X + inner/outer size
47. Planet 'wire' image of unscanned planets
48. ION storm images
49. (option)Trim DB size (user sets how many turns back; on my PII/400Mhz, it takes a minute to load a 60 turn game db)
50. Option: change ctrl pgup/pgdown with pgup/pgdown
51. Inverse funtionality on tag navigation keys option (left+right <-> <shift>+left+right)
52. Keymapping - all keys user definable
53. On the scoreboard: turn races on/off
54. Configurable markers (size) (partly done)
55. Don't show no player data at first game when a rst is available
56. Map-fullscreen?
57. Randomize fcode in ship+planet panel
58. Gamepropertydialog->slow on startup
59. Cleanup in games, when closing (tidy up some actionlisteners)
60. Primary/secondary build ship on base...
61. Option: when shift+enter: 1) set tag, go to next untagged in order. 2) set tag, and stay. 3) set tag, and go to next closest untagged marker (for regional handling)
62. When closing last game, open game select dialog (optional)
63. When add game, and game do not exist, ask to create
64. External tool: compare resources in rst with corresponding trn
65. When mouse moves out of map, stop drawing distance
66. New markertype: When selecting a planet/location; show waypoints from ships to the planet/waypoint (ships that has dest at that planet)
67. Order base also on (scanned) unowned planets
68. On the scoreboard: Add a column where player can add notes of other players (e.g. names/nicks)
69. Resize images
70. ScoreBoard: Show missing rst's/no turn data in darker background (on graph)
71. Feature: Show hints at startup
72. Initial uidefaults: fontsizes dependent on screenresolution
73. Remove nick name from old ships
74. Color's can be null = not painting on map
75. Reset warp after being towed
76. Autosave option (backup)
77. Maketurn/unpack option: Only maketurn/unpack for specific races (option: -r123456789ab)
78. View: remember 'last state'/'bookmarks'
79. View: option to remember zoom+position
80. feature: ask to save/not save when closing down
81. shift-mouse-zooom, follow pointer location!
82. Setting warp, show rel dx, dy
83: msg dialog: show 1..X of _visible_ messages

Website todo list:
1. webrings (vgap+vgapprog)
2. Mini - "getting started/quick start" howto/walkthrough
3. Better help for newbies, starting a new game -> Error messages about gamedata/races available
4. Seperate Project history on web page, having the 'background story' too
5. java webstart?