It can be annoying when you wield a digger as a shield user, and have a full inventory. And even without a full inventory, you have to put on both your shield and weapon each time (it's the same amount of keystrokes really). Macros make this fairly painless, but it still feels like a lot of work just to clear some rubble.
Not that digging is a very large part of Sil, I just don't like how it takes so many keystrokes.
What if the whole wield/unwield process could be handled automatically? Let's say I have a shovel in my inventory (but not equipped), and want to clear some rubble. If I hit ctrl+dir or use the tunnel command, the game could automatically wield the shovel (if you're carrying multiple diggers, just pick the best one), dig, then re-equip my weapon and shield. The turn-count would be the same as if I did all of this manually. But, it would mean that clearing rubble would only be a single command rather than seven (I counted). Also, you'd still be able to weild the digger normally and use it that way, which would be a good choice if you're going to dig multiple squares.
This system should also be smart enough, so if I drop my shield when digging, it automatically re-wields it off the floor.
Not that digging is a very large part of Sil, I just don't like how it takes so many keystrokes.
What if the whole wield/unwield process could be handled automatically? Let's say I have a shovel in my inventory (but not equipped), and want to clear some rubble. If I hit ctrl+dir or use the tunnel command, the game could automatically wield the shovel (if you're carrying multiple diggers, just pick the best one), dig, then re-equip my weapon and shield. The turn-count would be the same as if I did all of this manually. But, it would mean that clearing rubble would only be a single command rather than seven (I counted). Also, you'd still be able to weild the digger normally and use it that way, which would be a good choice if you're going to dig multiple squares.
This system should also be smart enough, so if I drop my shield when digging, it automatically re-wields it off the floor.
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