I just had an idea for a ship configuration utility, and wondered if it was anything like what Guild had in mind.

http://homepage.mac.com/ctishman/mockup.jpg

If only we had something like this... very cool...

You got that from the mech configuration screen in MechWarrior 4, didn't you...

Mmmm... *drools*
/me likes...

Actually, I've never played Mechwarrior 4. The closest thing I recall is an old Mac space-strategy game (1997-98 or something) with a similar layout for building ships.

Oh. All the MechWarrior games (from 2 on, probably in 1 too) use that interface. The example you have looks JUST like the one in MW4

Hehe, yeah, I made the same suggestion a while back. It would be a graphical indicator (of your currently selected ship) as to where your weapons can be placed, what type of weapon can be placed there, how many weapon ports a particular ship has, whether a particular weapon port is filled or empty, etc. I'm glad someone took the time to make a mockup of it. Coolness.

/me hugs ctishman

That's umm.. exactly what our configuration system is supposed to be (I made very similar mockups a long time ago). Except without drag and drop, as that was deemed problematic in some ways (overriding existing selections, various logic issues). Anyway, Ray implemented it very simply without the ship graphics or anything. At some point we'll go back and fix all of that. The entire in-station menu system is going to get ripped apart and redone, it's just "functional" for the moment.

/me proudly pins a "GUI psychic" pin on his shirt.

/me starts updating his resume

Our current system feels like CBT (Classic Battle Tech)

The proposed one feels like MechWarrior4 (particularly with the hardpoints idea)

However, wouldn't a CBT style utility have its own special place (particularly if you have CBT grade custumization options)

What do the CBT vets have to say? (if any are even here)

Sw33t! So... When can we expect it to show up in the game?