Quick Response Menu

[Kajin]

Just a basic feature that I don't know if the devs are considering or not. Most online games have a quick response menu, usually tied to the "v" or "c" keys, that you can hit to have your character quickly belt out responses or demands without having to stop and type it out or rely on the in game voice program.

 

Could be used to give quick commands to NPCs or fellow survivors. "Loot this Place" or "Sweep the Area for Hostiles" or "Stay and Defend our Safe House". Maybe have some responses too like "Area is Clear" or "Hostile Spotted".

[Dragonbahn]

Nice idea! Especially for when the NPC:s get back in!

[Viceroy]

Could have saved me from so many crotch bites when I stood there typing like a tit.

 

I'd make it sound less like you are a member of the SAS though

 

+1 for the feature though, just having a josh.

[Mikhail Reign]

Yep. Awesome idea. RO2 has a nice one. 2 radial menus. One is mostly responses (Yes, No, Thanks etc etc) and and requests (We need MG/Tank/Sniper/Artillery support, etc), while the second one is more towards coordination (Request artillery coordinates, X squad attack Y objective, etc). I find myself using it even when I have my mic plugged in and I'm talking.

[Brybry]

You could do this pretty easily with a mod (OnKeyPressed Event handler) and then do a Tribes-style VGS system.

 

Well, unless you also wanted it to work with controllers. That would probably be a little harder but still doable.