Selection tools - additional options

JayJayMorgan

JayJayMorgan
I have an idea that could help many players when it comes to building things, that being : additional options for selection tools.
Let me explain on the example of my very recent struggle. I was building a big critter house with a green roof. I used mulch and flowers for said roof, only to realize that it was sunk too low and poked through the roof of the building. I had to manually select all the flowers and mulch patches to move them up, which was a difficult task, to say the least (there were over 400 elements to select, not to mention the times I accidentally selected other things and had to start from scratch).
My idea is that the selection tool should have the ability to unselect an item, by simply clicking it again. Also, what if we could specify which category of items we wanted to select? Like, I could choose the 'nature' type and simply select all nature elements, ignoring the construction, facility and habitat items.
 

TheNamesJonas

TheNamesJonas
JayJayMorgan said:
I have an idea that could help many players when it comes to building things, that being : additional options for selection tools.
Let me explain on the example of my very recent struggle. I was building a big critter house with a green roof. I used mulch and flowers for said roof, only to realize that it was sunk too low and poked through the roof of the building. I had to manually select all the flowers and mulch patches to move them up, which was a difficult task, to say the least (there were over 400 elements to select, not to mention the times I accidentally selected other things and had to start from scratch).
My idea is that the selection tool should have the ability to unselect an item, by simply clicking it again. Also, what if we could specify which category of items we wanted to select? Like, I could choose the 'nature' type and simply select all nature elements, ignoring the construction, facility and habitat items.
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I'm pretty sure holding down control (or some other button) while in a group will deselect the item you clicked on
 

PlanetJameson

PlanetJameson
JayJayMorgan said:
My idea is that the selection tool should have the ability to unselect an item, by simply clicking it again.
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This feature definitely exists on console so I’d imagine it also exists on PC. You simply have to toggle between the plus sign and the minus sign in the multi select tool.
 

TheYeti

TheYeti
JayJayMorgan said:
I have an idea that could help many players when it comes to building things, that being : additional options for selection tools.
Let me explain on the example of my very recent struggle. I was building a big critter house with a green roof. I used mulch and flowers for said roof, only to realize that it was sunk too low and poked through the roof of the building. I had to manually select all the flowers and mulch patches to move them up, which was a difficult task, to say the least (there were over 400 elements to select, not to mention the times I accidentally selected other things and had to start from scratch).
My idea is that the selection tool should have the ability to unselect an item, by simply clicking it again. Also, what if we could specify which category of items we wanted to select? Like, I could choose the 'nature' type and simply select all nature elements, ignoring the construction, facility and habitat items.
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You can already unselect an item by clicking on it. However, it's still complicated to select things that are hidden behind items. I suggest we should have a tool that works similar for the 'select all pieces of the same colour tool' but with more freedom.

Instead of selecting all items of the same colour, you can select all items of the same type. Instead of just being able to recolour them, you should also be able to move them separately or separate them from your group.

In addition, I think it would be cool to have a tool where you can select multiple items within a group and rotate them around their own axis (instead of rotating them around the common axis). This could be very useful when you're making some rock or log walls and you want to turn a few around for more diversity.
 
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