Crypt Cleanser
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Joined: Monday, 9th June 2014, 13:39
UI FR: Hyperfocused Training
This change would require some modification to the toggling code, but currently pressing the skill menu item character cycles through the training states: on, focused and off. In terms of the cycling, this would require one additional keypress to turn training off for a skill. This might technically be a drawback, but it's a barely noticeable one, given the total number of keypresses already required to train skills.
The reason I would like this is that I prefer to train skills manually, but when playing species with abysmal aptitudes I have to spend more time going back and forth in the skills menu to arrive at my desired levels, when it would be more preferable to have more control over the balance of distribution so that I can "set them and forget them" for longer periods of time. I believe that this is the simplest possible means to address this. If implemented, then one can more adequately manually train skills with, say, -5 aptitude without so much tinkering with the training menu.
Example, currently (target skill: Spellcasting):
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Skill Level Train Apt Skill Level Train Apt
a + Fighting 5.0 12% -2 g * Spellcasting 9.3 25% -5
b - Short Blades 5.1 -2 h * Conjurations 8.2 25% -3
c - Unarmed Combat 5.3 0 i - Charms 0.0 -4
j - Translocations 0.6 -3
d - Throwing 0.0 -1 k - Fire Magic 9.2 -3
l - Air Magic 2.6 -4
e - Armour 0.0 -2 m * Earth Magic 6.7 25% -1
f - Dodging 5.2 -2 n - Poison Magic 2.7 -3
o + Evocations 6.6 12% -2
p - Stealth 1.1 -4
Example, desired (target skill: Spellcasting):
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Skill Level Train Apt Skill Level Train Apt
a + Fighting 5.0 10% -2 g ^ Spellcasting 9.3 40% -5
b - Short Blades 5.1 -2 h * Conjurations 8.2 20% -3
c - Unarmed Combat 5.3 0 i - Charms 0.0 -4
j - Translocations 0.6 -3
d - Throwing 0.0 -1 k - Fire Magic 9.2 -3
l - Air Magic 2.6 -4
e - Armour 0.0 -2 m * Earth Magic 6.7 20% -1
f - Dodging 5.2 -2 n - Poison Magic 2.7 -3
o + Evocations 6.6 10% -2
p - Stealth 1.1 -4
Anyway, it seems like a simple change, and I hope I'm not the only person who has ever wished for something like this.