Targeting Device: can be more user-friendly

[WillyTheSquid]

Can't play without it, but two things:

1. It's killing me that I can only cycle forward through targets. Would love for a key that cycled backwards through previously selected targets. Maybe backspace? Could be used for both friendly and enemy targets, depending on whether you hit 'T' or 'F' before pressing 'back'.

2. A separate key for targeting wrecks/crates/friendly stations. With CSC mission wingmen/Autons in play, I need to be able to quickly gauge their remaining armor and shield levels.

Because this is how it currently works: pressing 'F' a couple of times during a CSC mission:
Ares Sandstorm wreck, Ares Sandstorm wreck, Ares Sandstorm wreck, Ferian miner wreck, abandoned cargo crate, mined ore, Ferian miner wreck, Ferian miner wreck, Ferian miner wreck, Britannia, Britannia wreck...
...then it suddenly cycles to a weapons dealer 600 light-seconds away. While I'm trying to keep track of whether my wingmen/Autons are holding up. Complete chaos. There is no reason a sufficiently advanced targeting device should be unable to distinguish between wrecks/crates and active friendlies, when my map and radar can do that very thing.

Small changes, huge increase in player control.

[alterecco]

1. It's killing me that I can only cycle forward through targets. Would love for a key that cycled backwards through previously selected targets. Maybe backspace? Could be used for both friendly and enemy targets, depending on whether you hit 'T' or 'F' before pressing 'back'.

If you open up settings.xmll you can create your own bindings for TargetPreviousEnemy and TargetPreviousFriendly

[RPC]

What you can do is install my Visible Damage mod on Xelerus. It probably won't work for this playthrough, but will work for your next playthroughs. It gives a visible gauge to see the damage on a ship (w/o using the targeting rom) which is what you need.

[WillyTheSquid]

Thanks to both of you. I had NO idea that the 'previous target cycling' was built-in.