Dev Lab - lack of selection indicators

snepp · 03-10-2026, 05:47 PM

Per the title, when adding players to the dev lab there's nothing indicating that a players has been added, their little green selection "+" happily remains green. And when you do re-select a player that you've already added, there's still nothing that suggests they're already in the lab, until you try to select a program again and get a "no go" message box.

This means you either need to rely on memory of who you've already added (bad for lots of us), or keep blindly clicking down your player list to grab one you haven't already added, or continually bounce back and forth between the full list and players you're clicking on (lots of unnecessary extra mouse movement and clicking).

Something as small as having the green selection circle be a different color once they've been added would do wonders for usability. Whatever it may be, there needs to be some kind of visual indication that a player is actively in the lab.

liberty-ca · 03-10-2026, 09:07 PM

The feature you are talking about was present in OOTP 25, but disappeared in OOTP 26. My biggest grief with the game.

snepp · 03-11-2026, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by liberty-ca

The feature you are talking about was present in OOTP 25, but disappeared in OOTP 26. My biggest grief with the game.

I couldn't imagine wanting to play with a much larger dev lab, that would be a nightmare.

Maybe I'll make it my pet project to harp on after every update.

03-10-2026, 05:47 PM	#1
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,813	Dev Lab - lack of selection indicators Per the title, when adding players to the dev lab there's nothing indicating that a players has been added, their little green selection "+" happily remains green. And when you do re-select a player that you've already added, there's still nothing that suggests they're already in the lab, until you try to select a program again and get a "no go" message box. This means you either need to rely on memory of who you've already added (bad for lots of us), or keep blindly clicking down your player list to grab one you haven't already added, or continually bounce back and forth between the full list and players you're clicking on (lots of unnecessary extra mouse movement and clicking). Something as small as having the green selection circle be a different color once they've been added would do wonders for usability. Whatever it may be, there needs to be some kind of visual indication that a player is actively in the lab.

03-10-2026, 09:07 PM	#2
liberty-ca Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: New Westminster, BC Posts: 466	The feature you are talking about was present in OOTP 25, but disappeared in OOTP 26. My biggest grief with the game.