biostem Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I tend to jump between many alts, (mostly to work on costumes or try different character concepts out), and my character roster has grown quite large. I thought I'd put it out there that I'd love to be able to have an "order of most recently played", "creation date", and other such sorting options, (perhaps by AT, hero/villain, alphabetically, etc). Perhaps an option to tag certain characters as "favorites", and have them bumped to the front of the list, could also or alternatively be implemented. Your thoughts & thanks for reading! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Yes pls. I have too many pages of stuffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Similar things have been asked for before and I *still* think it'd be a good idea. More sorting options (and tagging,) please! Kheldian Lore and Backstory Guide 2.0: HC edition Out to EAT : A look at Epic ATs - what is, could have been, and never was Want 20 merits? Got a couple of minutes? Mini guide to the Combat Attributes window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemystic Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 As somebody with chronic altitis, you have my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 While I am not against this suggestion, I was under the impression that the user can sort their characters manually - do you mean like a filter option? Or something server/account wide sorting? (like alphabetically or by AT?) 1 I lead weekly Indom Badge Runs / A newer giant monster guide by Glacier Peak / A tour of Pocket D easter eggs! / Arena All-Star Accolade Guide! Best Post Ever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Glacier Peak said: While I am not against this suggestion, I was under the impression that the user can sort their characters manually - do you mean like a filter option? Or something server/account wide sorting? (like alphabetically or by AT?) From the description, expanded filters for the character list, it sounds like. 1 Kheldian Lore and Backstory Guide 2.0: HC edition Out to EAT : A look at Epic ATs - what is, could have been, and never was Want 20 merits? Got a couple of minutes? Mini guide to the Combat Attributes window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Glacier Peak said: While I am not against this suggestion, I was under the impression that the user can sort their characters manually - do you mean like a filter option? Or something server/account wide sorting? (like alphabetically or by AT?) I honestly was not aware that you could manually sort your characters, so thank you for bringing that to my attention! That being said, I would still like some more sorting options. Thanks again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 You *can* manually sort (drag and drop.) You can even edit the playerslots.txt file, but that can lead to its own issues (newer characters sometimes not appearing because the file's not being updated, etc.) Plus it's not allowing some of the other options people have requested. 1 Kheldian Lore and Backstory Guide 2.0: HC edition Out to EAT : A look at Epic ATs - what is, could have been, and never was Want 20 merits? Got a couple of minutes? Mini guide to the Combat Attributes window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeraphia Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I tend to sort my characters by "spaces" between the character types and what I use them for. I have 3 supergroup characters that are used as alts to get myself into my various supergroups (I have a lot of enhancements) especially to "gear" the newbies for play. Those alts are separated by a character create space and then it proceeds to my various fire blasters (I love fire blast) and then I add another space for some of my various interesting "alts." I try not to have any characters I flat out just do not use at all, so if I don't end up playing a character for a month, then it's probably getting deleted or exiled to a low-population server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderingAries Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 There's already a thread for this and I created a Utility/App request based on that person's thread as well. Both accessible via the link below. 2 OG Server: Pinnacle <||> Current Primary Server: Torchbearer || Also found on the others if desired <||> Generally Inactive Installing CoX: Windows || MacOS || MacOS for M1 <||> Migrating Data from an Older Installation Clubs: Mid's Hero Designer || PC Builders || HC Wiki || Jerk Hackers Old Forums <||> Titan Network <||> Heroica! (by @Shenanigunner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemystic Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 @WanderingAries I think since we had four 'no power pool limit' threads in less than a week we can allow for two 'character sorting' threads in the space of a half a year 🤣 That being said, having a link to other discussions is much appreciated so we can avoid repeating things too much and bring fresh ideas forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderingAries Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Tyrannical said: @WanderingAries I think since we had four 'no power pool limit' threads in less than a week we can allow for two 'character sorting' threads in the space of a half a year 🤣 That being said, having a link to other discussions is much appreciated so we can avoid repeating things too much and bring fresh ideas forward. So long as people don't complain when I necro. 😂 1 OG Server: Pinnacle <||> Current Primary Server: Torchbearer || Also found on the others if desired <||> Generally Inactive Installing CoX: Windows || MacOS || MacOS for M1 <||> Migrating Data from an Older Installation Clubs: Mid's Hero Designer || PC Builders || HC Wiki || Jerk Hackers Old Forums <||> Titan Network <||> Heroica! (by @Shenanigunner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawbreaker Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I'd be happy with a button that puts your characters in alphabetical order Ask me about my City Of Heroes patch problem https://levelzeroems.com/search?q=City of Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemporalVileTerror Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Low impact way to get this feature with (hopefully) minimal Dev time is two part: 1: Make a slash command for "export all character details on Shard," and let the community develop some third-party sorting programs to apply orders on the playerslot.txt file. 2: Add a button to the character selection screen that refreshes the sorting based on the playerslot.txt file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderingAries Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 18 hours ago, TemporalVileTerror said: Low impact way to get this feature with (hopefully) minimal Dev time is two part: 1: Make a slash command for "export all character details on Shard," and let the community develop some third-party sorting programs to apply orders on the playerslot.txt file. 2: Add a button to the character selection screen that refreshes the sorting based on the playerslot.txt file. From a coding standpoint, I don't see #1 working at all as the slash commands (I believe) only work for the active character. #2 is the most plausible route from the team's standpoint, but IDK how the character database and the server interact. It 'should' be as 'simple' as adding the function, but who knows how spaghettified that part of the game is. OG Server: Pinnacle <||> Current Primary Server: Torchbearer || Also found on the others if desired <||> Generally Inactive Installing CoX: Windows || MacOS || MacOS for M1 <||> Migrating Data from an Older Installation Clubs: Mid's Hero Designer || PC Builders || HC Wiki || Jerk Hackers Old Forums <||> Titan Network <||> Heroica! (by @Shenanigunner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemporalVileTerror Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Indeed. There's probably a host of backend that needs to happen first to allow a player who is presently logged in to a specific character to have some capacity to also access the login server/character database simultaneously. And I have NO idea how feasible that is. That's a part of the code which I haven't even made an effort to look at yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCU7115 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I'd rather they fixed the issue where renaming a toon doesn't cause another toon to suddenly overlay onto you renamed toon. Example I have 45 toons. I renamed the toon in the 3rd slot. They toon in the 4th slot now overlays on top to now be in the 3rd slot. The renamed toon is still in the 3rd slot but you have to move the 4th toon off of the 3rd toon. I tried deleting the /playerslot and that didn't correct it. I had to transfer toons 3-45 to other servers and then transfer them all back. I used my 2nd account to save all my toons names as I did the transfers. I'd rather get this fixed seeing how on live you could move your toons from 1 page to next with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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