Hey,
just wanted to say i really like the setting, tone and what's already been built of this game. it's fun, it's engaging, and sandboxy enough to have plenty of creativity/freedom/fun.
i'd like to talk a bit about the UI and the addition of repeat actions from 0.1 to 0.2 though.
here i'm trying to repair a bot part on the bot. once i click, the flavor text for the repair comes up, and then bot part becomes this:
the thing is, i could also continue repairing just the same from the previous bottom screen. now i'm just 1 layer deeper into the menu, and it's more clicks/whatever you bound "back" to return to the bot part selection or another menu. Precisely two instead of 1, but it adds up very quickly with how much tinkering this game has us do.
This is currently a "problem" everywhere you implemented the repeat action, i'm sorry Radnor. tinker, train, workshop tinker, hack (stabilize, and 1 layer deeper to remove quirks), scavenge, relax at robo/6... I get that transitionning the menu confirms clearly to the player that his click was successful, but my computer mouse is going to have a stroke with how much clicking it adds in the long run.
The addition of that "repeat action" menu layer is both obsolete and obnoxious imo, although the base intent was nice. it's not needed to notify the player his click had the desired effect, as the text is already changing in the top part, and your AP decreasing in the left part.
My suggestion is : make it so the bottom screen stays like the 1st screenshot when you do a repeatable action. I can click the same button to repeat it, there's no need for 1 more menu layer, and i also don't have to click "back" one more time.
Another thing i would like, is the ability to switch from one bot to another when already tinkering/training/hacking. Returning to home menu, selecting the new bot, choosing the interact button then going through the tree again is another source of clicking fatigue.
Is it possible to "refresh" the main parts of the screen when picking a new bot in the bottom right? that would be a life-saver.
Can't wait to see what's in store for next update.