Replacing and side numbers

[Loremoth]

When I want to replace an AI player with an human during a MP game, or simply want to change control (and I can't kick), I must use "control side playername". But it's hard to remember the side number of all players: why don't you add a command to display name, colour, and side number of all the player of a map?

[zookeeper]

Might be a good idea.

Anyway, the sides should be ordered in the status table, so you should be able to determine the side numbers from there.

[Loremoth]

You mean the table displayed before game starting? Yes, but it's uncomfortable to remember every time each player's side... (with my memory, it's impossible )

[im the one you think of]

No he means the status table which can be accessed by pressing Alt (+) S, or by going to the main menu and selecting status table.

[Blarumyrran]

but that isnt very helpful, if you play with fog and want to replace enemy sides.

[jb]

You can also remember the color setup for sides...as long as you don't change colors it will always be:

Red
Blue
Green
Purple
Black
Brown
Orange
White

[Loremoth]

You can also remember

as long as you don't change colors

These are the problems!

[Viliam]

IMHO it would be good if the game would contain a "log" of messages displayed during this scenario. All dialogs, etc, but without pictures, just lines of plain text. And at the beginning of the log, there would be a list of all players.

[bert1]

I often can't remember either. Some simple way to access the necessary info would be good IMHO. Villiam's idea seems fine.

[Boucman]

how about specifying the nick on the command line instead of team number ?