Topic

Machine & Icon Whining

Why do we need it?

When I go to USE a machine, I can learn that it needs fuel. When I go to do any of the three Rs with my icon, I can find it needs to be tithed.

What is the point of having them perpetually bleating in an aesthetically unpleasant way? 

I use my woodworker only when I have a project. I will fuel it then. Why do I need to listen to it being low on fuel in perpetuity? GAH!

Posted 5 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I would absolutely love it if the whining would stop.  Each one actually bogs down my browser nearly as much a piggy.
    Posted 5 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've been (one of) the folks who have asked for this before, and I do wish that it would change. While I appreciate being alerted as to which icons/machines need tithing/fueling, I think that checking on all of them with a mouse-over icon like those that the fuel machines already have would be just as easy and less lag-inducing than the bubbles. The bubbles are just really annoying. I'm contemplating removing the icons from my street because I've noticed the lag is worse on streets with lots of icons (even when they're not begging).
    Posted 5 months ago by N2ZOrtolanaBlue Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Someone thought it was a good idea.  

    -- that someone needs a whack upside the head.  
    Posted 5 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would love if it could stop as well. It's very annoying.
    Posted 5 months ago by Lila Clemenceau Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, now that you mention it, it's pretty annoying. Mouse-over indicators for refuelling or tithing would be plenty.

    The "come and get your stuff" nags should stay as they are, though.
    Posted 5 months ago by Trixie Leitz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes please.
    Posted 5 months ago by iDylan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm with Trixie Leitz. Please, tell me when I've left something in a machine. Other than that, I'll know it needs refueling when I go to use it.
    Posted 5 months ago by Aliera Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Agree, when it gets on my nerves (which is almost immediately after the first whine...) I usually dis/reassemble to shut them up.
    Posted 5 months ago by WeavingTheWeb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • and there needs to be a 
    "refuel"
    button in the machine menu (the menu where you select what to make)
    If we are short on an item we get the option to make it, but being short on fuel makes you close out of it.
    Posted 5 months ago by phelps.mike Subscriber! | Permalink