Any chance of Touch support?

For those of us with Touch Screens.

from Elemental Forums

Just a short thread. I've been digging into 1.3, and enjoying it immensely. Seriously, great job all 'round in my humble opinion. Anyway, I've also recently purchased a Microsoft Surface Pro, and frankly it's hard not to want to play Fallen Enchantress on it using optimised Touch controls. I was just wondering what the odds might be of getting a "Touch Mode" or something similiar for Fallen Enchantress? Thanks in advance.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Obviously touch simulates the mouse normally, so which actions have you found to be tricky / less than ideal with touch?

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Thanks for the reply, and sorry about the delay in getting back you.  Virtually anything that requires the mouse pointer or mouse wheel is basically impossible. Moving the mouse wheel to zoom, and edge scrolling is completely out of the question. Anything that requires a right click is also quite painful, as it becomes touch-and-hold, and it isn't always recognised.

The lack of gesture support, such as pinch to zoom and swipe to scroll, is a good example of what I'm meaning. The game was built around a mouse, so it's entirely understandable. However, I played Civ V's touch friendly mode, and it's night-and-day difference. I actually enjoy this more, and I guess I was just hoping it might happen one day. I understand if it doesn't, of course. Isn't exactly a major market.

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