A Undo/Redo button and a "Pick up All" Confirmation Popup for Base Editing

[aquawind]

I always have this problem of touching the "Pickup all" button on the lower right corner of the Edit Base screen accidentally and am forced to redo it from where I last saved it(which usually means to redo the editing from the state my base was in before editing). I am sure someone would say it could be solved simply by constantly saving it. However, it's impossible to do that after every modification I make, and if that base is the only current active base, the system wouldn't allow it to be saved till it's completed. Moreover, bezels of smart phones nowadays are aiming to get thiner and thiner, which also means it would be more prone to touching the screen accidentally.

To counter this unavoidable issue, I suggest that a "Undo/Redo" option should be implemented, so that player can undo the "Pickup all" effect of clearing everything if accidentally touched it. Better still, if there's a popup window that comes up, like the popup window that comes up when trying to attack in multiplayer mode when on Peace Treaty, to confirm whether the person editing the base really want to "pickup all" and do a redesign of their base from scratch.

 

[Brand Marrow]

Great suggestion! Accidental erasure is really annoying.

 

[Mythic]

Just save it periodically, like any important document you work on. You are allowed to save incomplete layouts. However, I agree an undo button would be handy.

 

[aquawind]

It's not too feasible, nor allowed if the base layout that's being modified is the only readily activatable base available, to periodically save it too often if uncompleted. I do save it periodically(ie every time i finish a region) when that's such option, ie doing a new base layout from scratch, but it's impossible save it in frequency of every few buildings I placed, because it's not time efficient and too distracting doing that. Also, since you mentioned, I think most, if not all, modern office apps/softwares(ie word processor, spreadsheet, etc) have the option to Redo/Undo recent modifications, which makes it hard for me to understand the reason for devs leaving this function out in the Base Layout Editor.

 

[Shazap]

Would like to add a "me too!" on this. I have lost a lot of time on at least a dozen such erasures in the past year. When adjust layout on the eyePad, it is so easy to graze the lower right corner with your palm, even when being conscientiously careful. Either a confirm box or an undo option would really help!