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1. [Modding] UI.Metrics and more UIElement methods + allowing pcall (and/or xpcall)

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   This is a feature request for the Modding API.
   I'm currently making a Mod library (not a mod itself) which will help other Warzone Mod Makers to easily add colorful Text to their UI without having to mess with HorizontalLayoutGroups and Labels. It's realized by using the AddStringToUI function provided by the library, for example:
   
AddStringToUI(rootParent, "Hello!<red>This Text is red<blue>This Text is blue", 500);


   • The rootParent (can also be a HorizontalLayoutGroup, VerticalLayoutGroup, EmptyObject or even a Button) is the parent to which the generated elements should be inheriting from.
   • The string is an html inspired string with colortags and such ( hexadecimal color codes are also possible) from which the UI elements will be generated from
   • The 500 is the max length of the line before a new line will automatically inserted

   For more information check out https://github.com/Laurinchen/TextWriterLib

   The current problem is that the data for sizing and such has been taken from the Warzone website and only from the Warzone website, this means that UI elements created by this library will most likely only be correctly displayed on the Website. This is an obvious cross-compatibility issue, which cannot be easily fixed by the library itself in Warzones Modding API current state. I'm therefore suggesting following (client only) UI APIs:

   • UI.Metrics.GetTextWidth(text): Takes a string as the argument and returns the width of text in pixels as a number. Depends on the client type (website, standaloneclient, ...) and the current font used. Suggested Resources:
     • https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Font.GetCharacterInfo.html
     • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/118241/calculate-text-width-with-javascript/21015393#21015393
   • UI.Metrics.HorizontalGapSize: Constant number, the gap Size between 2 Elements in a HorizontalLayoutGroup. Will depend on the the client type (website, standaloneclient, ...) the game is being played on
   • UI.Metrics.VerticalGapSize: Constant number, the gap size between 2 Elements in a VerticalLayoutGroup. Will depend on the the client type the game is being played on
   • UI.Metrics.ExtraSpacePerChildLevel: Constant number. Every child of a parent gets moved left further (left: CSS-property) depending how deep down it is the ancestor tree. This constant reflects that

   Definition of a [UIElement]:
   Everything that can have a size, which can for example be set via [UIElement].SetPreferredWidth, for example a HorizontalLayoutGroup or Label.
   API suggestions:

   • [UIElement].GetCurrentWidth(): Returns a number of how much width the element currently uses in pixels
   • [UIElement].GetAvailableWidth(): Returns a number of the max width the element can expand into in pixels
   • [UIElement].GetAvailableWidthLeft(): Returns a number of how much space there's left it still can expand into in pixels. Basically GetAvailableWidth() - GetCurrentWidth()
   • [UIElement].GetCurrentHeight(): Returns a number of how much height the element currently uses in pixels
   • [UIElement].GetAvailableHeight(): Returns a number of the max height the element can expand into in pixels
   • [UIElement].GetAvailableHeightLeft(): Returns a number of how much space there's left it still can expand into in pixels. Basically GetAvailableHeight() - GetCurrentHeight()
   • [UIElement].GetAncestorCount(): Returns the ancestor count of the UI Element. For example, the method called on a Label directly inheriting from rootParent should return 1.
   • If any of the above cannot be calculated for whatever reason, it should return -1

   Definition of dialogRootParent:
   the rootParent passed to the callback of ClientGame.CreateDialog(callback).

   • GetDialogHeight(dialogRootParent): Returns the height of the created menu created by calling ClientGame.CreateDialog(...)
   • GetDialogWidth(dialogRootParent): Returns the width of the created menu created by calling ClientGame.CreateDialog(...)
   • Above could also be parameters of the callback passed to ClientGame.CreateDialog(callback)

   Aditionally, I think, following function(s) should be enabled:

   • pcall
   • xpcall

   Reasoning: pcall (and xpcall) are core parts of the exception system of Lua and allow for simple error recovery. This is generally useful for general modding and programming, but it is also useful for this library: If the parsing fails, it could instead

   • return an error

   or

   • add the error to the UI to inform the user of what happened

   This is especially useful if

   • a mod developer wants to let players have access to the functionality of this library, for example for a custom group chat with color support
   • the text parameter is highly dynamically generated and the mod author didn't do formal verification of his code

   Another reason is that http://lua-users.org/wiki/SandBoxes calls pcall and xpcall safe, so there shouldn't be much to worry about except if

   • Fizzer changed pcall (and xpcall) in an important way
   • Fizzer knows about security vulnerabilities with pcall (and xpcall)
   • Fizzer changed the underlying exception system in such a way that pcall (and xpcall) don't work as expected anymore

   I hope to gain Feedback by Fizzer and other Mod makers about these ideas. Thank you for reading

   Tracking Issue of this Uservoice thread: https://github.com/Laurinchen/TextWriterLib/issues/1

   Hello
   This is a feature request for the Modding API.
   I'm currently making a Mod library (not a mod itself) which will help other Warzone Mod Makers to easily add colorful Text to their UI without having to mess with HorizontalLayoutGroups and Labels. It's realized by using the AddStringToUI function provided by the library, for example:
   
AddStringToUI(rootParent, "Hello!<red>This Text is red<blue>This Text is blue", 500);


   • The rootParent (can also be a HorizontalLayoutGroup, VerticalLayoutGroup, EmptyObject or even a Button) is the parent to which the generated elements should be inheriting from.
   • The string is an html inspired string with colortags and… more
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2. Entire bonus territory pick option.

   I like the idea of countries being used as a whole from the start, this is hard to organise and make fair with the current system. If possible this could allow for interesting country to country battles. Of course there may be problems with uneven sized bonuses.

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3. Permanentely double/triple bonus card

   By using this card you could permanentely double/triple the amount of armies you get from bonus you select. For egzample after using this card Scandinavia instead of 3 armies/turn, would give you 6/9 armies respectively.This could simulate capital of your empire or generaly base building.It would add additional strategical aspect to Warlight : do I use this card on my safe but low earning Scandinavia or on Canada which happens to be my frontier?

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4. Order Intercept

   A new card could be Order Intercept. This if possible would give a sub-turn to the player who played the card after all teams have submitted order. Once reviewing the orders of the team they intercepted, they could modify their own orders. Variables for this would be how long that player has to review and/or modify their own orders. If they do not in the time allowed, the game moves forward skipping the Intercept.

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5. 'Custom player scenarios' section.

   A place where players can submit their custom scenarios for other players to enjoy.

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6. Practice games could have "P" image, and ranked "R", with different colour, so everyboddy knows it:)
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7. A direct Bugs/Help and Support Contact tab, sub-heading, or button

   I would like to see a Direct Bugs/Help and Support Contact tab, sub-heading, or button on Warlight.net to contact Fizzer directly from the site, instead of having to find the e-mail on Warlight.net and going through your own e-mail account and sending the mail, or instead of going through the "Forums" section, and posting all that information. If that was on Warlight.net, you would have to provide a relevant link to the problem, your username, your e-mail, a description, and other things that might be vital to help Fizzer help you. I hope someone votes for this!

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8. Team Names

   Fizzer should let us name teams in team battles.It will be so better than team a and b and so on.

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9. "Preview Orders" button in Confirmation Phase

   When switching to the Confirmation Phase, WL shows all of your deployments, attacks, transfers and cards played on top of each other. I think it would be great if it were possible to step through your orders to check they'll happen in the right sequence.
   I'm thinking it would work nicely if, below the "Start Over" and "Commit" buttons there'd be extra buttons "Preview Turn", "<<" and ">>" (similar to the Watch Turn Phase).
   It would be okay if the attack arrows just show up one after the other in the sequence in which they'll happen. If it would also show the (estimated) number of armies a given percentage would work out to (based on armies which have previously left the territory) that'd be fantastic.

   When switching to the Confirmation Phase, WL shows all of your deployments, attacks, transfers and cards played on top of each other. I think it would be great if it were possible to step through your orders to check they'll happen in the right sequence.
   I'm thinking it would work nicely if, below the "Start Over" and "Commit" buttons there'd be extra buttons "Preview Turn", "<<" and ">>" (similar to the Watch Turn Phase).
   It would be okay if the attack arrows just show up one after the other in the sequence in which they'll happen. If it would also… more

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10. Do you have a game that you add armies at the end of your move?

    Rearm AFTER move? Before is not strategy... Just find the weakests piont and attack that. Great game format. Only strategy is keep wearing down oppenents untill someone #$%@'s up. Arm after move....STRATEGY! Turns a 2 hour game to a 12 hour game till you mess up. No fun getting beat down... And up...And down...ECT... NEW FRENCH RULES! Add armies after turn. Not before. Great format for game. Stupid rules...Strategy?

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11. true-war

    I have a new mode like multi-day and real-time, its called "true-war", in this mode you will have no teams but rather at first it will start out as an FFA then you can invite people to your alliance, if the player does accept then you can help each or by sending troops also you have to buy cards to use them by in game money, you get money by giving tax to the territory you control like in the map "earth" if you control the middle east and you can establish tax if the tax is too high then you won't be able to make the tax order, you have to place your capital in any territory you control for example if you control Saudi Arabia in the same map then you can make it the capital but if your opponent took the territory then all of your territory and of course you lose the game
    and you can move your capital only in 3 turns

    P.S you can change it a bit if you like

    I have a new mode like multi-day and real-time, its called "true-war", in this mode you will have no teams but rather at first it will start out as an FFA then you can invite people to your alliance, if the player does accept then you can help each or by sending troops also you have to buy cards to use them by in game money, you get money by giving tax to the territory you control like in the map "earth" if you control the middle east and you can establish tax if the tax is too high then… more

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12. Tournament Host Powers

    I know there's a lot of ideas out there that make up parts of this entire idea, but I believe this is a coherent grouping of them, with added ideas tacked on.

    Reason for this idea: The Game Host has shown improvements and added powers, but the Tournament Host has not, and this stagnation of improvements have made tournament hosting quite difficult.

    Powers of the Tournament Host to be given through settings and allowed for the player to check:

    1. To boot players, even if not deemed inactive by the settings themselves. (Disorderly conduct, dishonorable plays, etc.)

    2. To decline players who accepted the invite (A blacklisted player got in by being invited by another player in the tournament, cases like that.)

    3. To allow "broadcasts" to be sent to the chats of the individual games (perhaps only for smaller tournaments)

    4. To control the bracket. (Default to not showing victors until Host allows it.)

    5. To "pull the plug" and delete the entire tournament while its ongoing.

    I know there's a lot of ideas out there that make up parts of this entire idea, but I believe this is a coherent grouping of them, with added ideas tacked on.

    Reason for this idea: The Game Host has shown improvements and added powers, but the Tournament Host has not, and this stagnation of improvements have made tournament hosting quite difficult.

    Powers of the Tournament Host to be given through settings and allowed for the player to check:

    1. To boot players, even if not deemed inactive by the settings themselves. (Disorderly conduct, dishonorable plays, etc.)

    2. To decline players who… more

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13. "Save as Default" button for tournament filter

    just like for your games you can save wish filter is default I would like to see this for tournaments as well!

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14. move player to bottom of team names when they surrender or are booted.

    in multi-player games (especially 10-12 per team) it would be nice when a player surrenders or is booted for them to be moved to bottom of team list. this often happens when, during game play, a person leaves the multi game screen for any reason and then returns. would be nice if it was automatic, however.

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15. reference for private notes

    i would like to see a reference in the nick name (a little symbol in subscript or something like that), when i made some private notes for this player ( playing abilities or behaviors ) to remind me that i have allready played against him and tried to analyse his habbits ...

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16. More Friendlist Bulk Remove Tools

    The only way to currently bulk remove people off your friendslist is based off how long since they last made a move.
    I would like to see more added, which can be described as any open seat prerequisites, as the bulk remove tool is the best use I can have for attempting to not clog up a large tournament I create.
    I'd also like to not have the masses of people joining that don't actually meet the prerequisites but since I bulk invite my entire friendlist, these can't be stopped getting through unless I manually go through my entire friendlist.

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17. 'Flagging'/bumping threads in Forums

    In forums (especially clan forums), a 'flag ability' for managers so that they can 'flag' threads (like in hotmail) to keep them at the top. So for example, a new player joins the clan, they can find the introduction at the top. This would also help forums, since you could make a post about rules, etc. and 'flag' it to keep it at the top.

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18. Warlight stats on homepage

    It would be neat to be able to see how many people are currently active in WL and like how many active games are currently playing, and also like maybe show some other neat stats like total games played, territories conquered, etc. Would be a neat way for people that are just discovering WL to see just how active the game is, and, stats are just fun anyways.

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19. Allow allies to pass through your territories

    Basically allow teammates to pass through your territories without their soldiers becoming yours or having to attack you to cross to certain areas. Like any regular risk. When you are playing with teammates you are allow to help him and move around him where you still have control of your armies and he still controls the territory. Also

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20. Warning for players who are booted frequently.

    There is too much players who spoil a lot of games being booted. For being booted the penalty should be more serious than poor statistics. My proposals.
    - for 3rd boot durning the day. 1 day penalty - cannot join any game within 24 hours.
    - for 3rd 24 hours penalty 72 hours penalty.
    - if someone has boot rate higher than 20 % he cannot join another game if the game where he was booted is still not finished. He cannot join to 2 pararell games.
    - waring disclaimed after all login after boot.

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