In-Game Help

PhilliesPhan · 03-22-2007, 08:29 PM

The context-sensitive help (aka - in-game help) seems to be missing a few topics and/or mislinked to the wrong topic.

I'm mostly noticing this when I'm editing the Game Settings.

For example - Using the Help button on the "Release All Players and Schedule a Draft" confirmation dialog pops the following help:

"Content... File name = help_release_draft.tpl"

or using the Help button on the suceeding "Operation complete!" dialog will pop a help topic that begins:

"You have manually retired a player. This player ...."

Obviously very minor issue, but just something I wanted to point out.
Thanks.

bp_ · 03-22-2007, 08:31 PM

thanks for posting these. Unfortunately the in-game help isn't totally complete. We had to try to get much in at the last minute as it didn't go in until the manual was finished and the manual couldn't be finished until the game was near finished (things are changing all the time). We'll work on getting these fixed. Post any others you come accross. Thx.

PhilliesPhan · 03-22-2007, 08:38 PM

I'm very, very familiar with the problem of finishing the help and the app at the same time. (chicken vs. egg)

It's one of the items that always causes headaches with the software projects I work on in my day job. But I've been very pleased with the depth of the documentation that you guys were able to provide in your intial release. You should be very proud.

03-22-2007, 08:29 PM	#1
PhilliesPhan Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 34	In-Game Help The context-sensitive help (aka - in-game help) seems to be missing a few topics and/or mislinked to the wrong topic. I'm mostly noticing this when I'm editing the Game Settings. For example - Using the Help button on the "Release All Players and Schedule a Draft" confirmation dialog pops the following help: "Content... File name = help_release_draft.tpl" or using the Help button on the suceeding "Operation complete!" dialog will pop a help topic that begins: "You have manually retired a player. This player ...." Obviously very minor issue, but just something I wanted to point out. Thanks. __________________ "They said it was the slowest pitch ever thrown in Philadelphia," McGraw said. "It took 97 years to get there."

03-22-2007, 08:31 PM	#2
bp_ Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,804	thanks for posting these. Unfortunately the in-game help isn't totally complete. We had to try to get much in at the last minute as it didn't go in until the manual was finished and the manual couldn't be finished until the game was near finished (things are changing all the time). We'll work on getting these fixed. Post any others you come accross. Thx. __________________ Commish: Over The Mound

03-22-2007, 08:38 PM	#3
PhilliesPhan Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 34	I'm very, very familiar with the problem of finishing the help and the app at the same time. (chicken vs. egg) It's one of the items that always causes headaches with the software projects I work on in my day job. But I've been very pleased with the depth of the documentation that you guys were able to provide in your intial release. You should be very proud. __________________ "They said it was the slowest pitch ever thrown in Philadelphia," McGraw said. "It took 97 years to get there."