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Add a thought bubble when a creature does not want to do a job
I think a thought bubble for when a creature does not want to do a job would be very helpful.
It's always nice to have good indicators and it would make sense to show this directly to the user so they are not kept in the dark. Not everybody knows that they make a sound and have some specific animation.
It would also help for accessibility. For example if the user can not hear the groan.
Good shout. Making the icon would be very easy. Just a ❌ would do, and I can draw that no prob.
It's also a further distinction between creatures who refuse to do jobs (and complain when put down), vs creatures with 0 in that skill and so cannot do the skill (who just leave).
What happen if the creature is drop with Must Obey active?
Also sometime a creature is allowed to do Manufacture or Research but they can't do it cause they have 0 to Manufacture or Research, what happen in this case?
The issue probably is that a thought bubble is what the unit is thinking of doing right now, and he's not thinking about 'not doing a job', he's already thinking about what he is going to do.
The issue probably is that a thought bubble is what the unit is thinking of doing right now, and he's not thinking about 'not doing a job', he's already thinking about what he is going to do.
You could show it during the animation that would be playing. Even if the creature does not have an animation for this animation it still delays the creature.
I would also not mind if this wasn't the same as other mechanisms, and that this shows 1 or 2 seconds when the creature would already get a new thought bubble instead.