Please implement UNDO
Posted: 11 April 2024, 13:28
Seriously. Please.
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Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 06 May 2024, 13:17
I can't agree enough, I am tired of getting 4 milk, 4 wheat and no refined goods in my last turn because of this
Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 29 May 2024, 17:35
Yes!
Every game with complicated turns should have undo.
Every game with complicated turns should have undo.
Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 30 May 2024, 05:24
This is a great summary about adding an undo function on BGA written by a dev that I can't improve upon:
Kayvon wrote: ↑26 February 2024, 16:17Undo needs to be implemented individually for every game. It's not a box you check to just make it happen. Furthermore, undo is tricky to implement correctly and very bug prone. As such, it's often avoided by game developers.
Wish granted?
Official BGA policy states that undo should be avoided in games.
"As a rule of thumb, on BGA we advise you to not undo moves. Undo are painful for opponents, in real world and online. Some players may also use Undo to 'test' situations while they should just think instead. In many cases, proposing an 'Undo' means also adding an extra step, which is not good for the game interface."
See https://boardgamearena.com/doc/BGA_Undo_policy
In summary:
1) Undo isn't encouraged
2) And it's not trivial to implement
I developed Gaia Project and got a similar request. I don't want to volunteer a dozen hours to implement a feature that I don't feel is needed and may introduce tons of bugs.
Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 01 October 2024, 15:57
Yes, I totally agree that this game needs UNDO function, please-please-please, especially in solo mode I'm sure it's easy to implement
Volunteering is great; demanding is demeaning
Posted: 01 October 2024, 16:01
We're all in agreement that it would be great to have. Unfortunately, you're mistaken about it being "easy to implement," even in solo mode. In fact, solo mode has almost no bearing on the situation because undo is typically only available during a single player's turn.radical__dreamer wrote: ↑01 October 2024, 15:57 Yes, I totally agree that this game needs UNDO function, please-please-please, especially in solo mode I'm sure it's easy to implement
The question is who wants to volunteer time to implement it, fix the associated bugs, and keep it working. If you're volunteering, that's terrific! If you're asking someone else to do it for you, that's less reasonable.
Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 12 May 2026, 03:14
Another vote for undo button
Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 12 May 2026, 03:21
You maybe skipped the other posts, but it's less a matter of finding people VOTING for the feature and more an issue of finding people VOLUNTEERING to add it.
No one is voting against a new, free feature. But no one is volunteering to add it, either. Voting for someone else to do it for you isn't entirely reasonable.
Re: Please implement UNDO
Posted: 17 May 2026, 08:38
You can throw your vote away there: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=13426
My opinion as the current not-so-active maintainer: a real undo is not going to happen anytime soon for Clans of Caledonia. It's too much work for very little gain, every action must be confirmed already. But we can try to improve the player experience in other ways. For instance I'm thinking of warning players when they trigger a building bonus without being able to use it (either no gold or already a contract).
So be explicit about how you messed up and what was misleading.
An example where an undo won't help: if you click sell instead of buy and confirmed the exchange, I don't see how making a "Confirm Turn" would have made any difference, it's the same number of clicks.