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RFC: 804.18g "Dropped Item Snap"

When dropping like items, it would be nice if they would automatically 'snap' into a single pile.  

This can be accomplished now by standing in one spot and dropping, but if you need to drop more later on, it is a real challenge to get the next stack to match exactly, unless you picked up all the original piles first.

For example:

I have 5 stacks of 250 cherries.   If I drag and drop them within, say 50% of the width of the original stack, they would automatically just drop exactly on top of what was already there.

Glum also mentioned this might be a good way to reduce graphic lag since it could be used to draw just 1 cherry, instead of multiple stacks all offset by just a couple pixels.

For those of us/you that need the fine control for item "art", this feature should be able to be turned off and on at will.

Posted 9 months ago by Vicereine Linnæa Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Working Title:  "I'm more anal than you are."
    Posted 9 months ago by Vicereine Linnæa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've noticed that at least on my street and in my new house, this feature has now been activated!  Things snap together into one pile for me.  Which, since I was trying to make the pile look bigger and more impressive (which you might call art), was actually kind of annoying.  But I can live with it.  Makes for a tidier screen and a faster load time, after all, which I also covet!

    In fact, I noticed this well before you posted here.  Maybe it only works with certain items?  Has anybody else noticed?
    Posted 9 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hrm.  No, mine does not do that.  Just tested with cherries, herbs, planks, hooch, etc etc.

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    Posted 9 months ago by Vicereine Linnæa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *oops...
    Posted 9 months ago by OL. Der Dan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oops?
    Posted 9 months ago by Vicereine Linnæa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for this feature request.
    I frequently pick up ALL the things (of a type) and drop them while standing in the same spot to create neater stacks.
    I should probably seek counseling.
    Posted 9 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink