[✓][SUG][PL] Insert Mode: Same-Lemming-Overwrite

[WillLem]

OK, I'm going ahead and marking this one as resolved for now. The feature is present in CE 1.1; we can make tweaks depending on user feedback, and of course Simon is welcome to suggest further refinements if necessary.

[Simon]

You've released CE 1.1 with this in time for Level of the Year 2025, thanks! This June 2026, I'll solve on livestream with CE 1.1 and will report here.

-- Simon

[Simon]

Here is the promised feedback after solving harder levels for a few days with CE 1.1.1.

The new behavior is: In insert mode, when you want to assign, you first implicitly delete the future of the assignee, then assign. You're prevented from assigning over a different lemming's same-physics-update assignment.

In CE 1.1.1, you must first enable this behavior in the options menu. I.e., the default is: In insert mode, you preserve same-lemming future, and you're prevented from assigning over an existing assignment (same or different lemming) on the same physics update.

I have no feeling which of the two behaviors should be default. I assume that WillLem prefers to play with the total blocking behavior and Armani wants to play with the implicit cutting of same-lemming future. But nobody spoke during the few weeks of "Your silence = I will probably mostly go ahead and follow Simon's advice". Is WillLem really the only one to prefer the total block against same-physics-update assignments even of same lemming?

I've found zero bugs with how the new assigning behavior affects replay content. Thank you!

The "Cut 2 tasks" feature works well and I believe it's going to absorb a lot of subconcious concern.

I've found one bug with the "Cut 2 tasks" display in the bottom left hand corner: When you view a physics update with a freshly assigned lemming, you see, during this single physics update only, that lemming's information instead of what I expect, i.e., instead of the number of to-be-cut assignments, and that information is printed in purple like the number of to-be-cut assignments would be. Video of this "Cut 2 tasks" display bug -- a benign bug, purely a visual oddity. Continued in separate topic: 'Cut tasks' not displayed for 1 frame in Insert Mode.

I didn't have yet to work around garbage nukes that remain in the replay after an inserted assignment. No strong feeling either way.

Several times, I wanted to cut during insert mode by air click. Neither option allows cutting by air click. I had to exit insert mode and cut.

I conjecture that ultimate truth will be found in merging regular replay mode with insert mode. But that will be a separate topic for the future. This topic here (Insert Mode: Same-Lemming-Overwrite) is about making insert mode better without touching regular replay mode.

-- Simon

[WillLem]

I've found one bug with the "Cut 2 tasks" display in the bottom left hand corner

Started this topic for this bug, thanks for reporting.

Several times, I wanted to cut during insert mode by air click. Neither option allows cutting by air click. I had to exit insert mode and cut.

I conjecture that ultimate truth will be found in merging regular replay mode with insert mode.

You're probably right, but let's start a new topic for this.