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zarker909
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Designing new ships?

how to rotate the ship to place stuff underneath it

February 3, 2019 12:51:01 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Well this is embarrassing....

I've played GalCiv 2 & 3 for years, but not for sometime. I seem to have forgotten how to design new ships.

I can get to the design page ok and I've got a new engine on my mouse, but how in the heck do I rotate the ship so I can place the part at the back/underneath? I've done this a million time before but right now I'm clueless

Sorry for this really stupid question. I've checked the manual and the wiki but not getting the info I'm after.

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(I'm using the legacy 2.3.3 version of GC3)

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Gauntlet03
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Reply #1 February 3, 2019 1:45:27 PM
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I mean... on my PC you click and hold down the middle mouse button (wheel) and then move the mouse... this rotates in any direction.

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zarker909
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Reply #2 February 3, 2019 6:34:28 PM
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Damn! How did I miss that...?

Thanks Gauntlet

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Gauntlet03
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Reply #3 February 3, 2019 11:37:08 PM
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No problem. Happens to the best of us .

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Enskipp
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Reply #4 March 29, 2019 8:34:52 AM
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I am unable to get this to work. When I try to click the middle mouse button to rotate a ship in the ship designer, it highlights the part nearest the mouse pointer and tries to rotate that. Very frustrating! Any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated.

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ForesterGC
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Reply #5 March 29, 2019 10:59:56 AM
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click and hold

 

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dlapine1
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Reply #6 March 29, 2019 1:13:02 PM
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short summary:

left click and drag = move the ship

Middle click and drag = rotate the ship

left click on a part and drag to attachment = add a part (subject to mass limits)

lick click on an attached part = open the scale, rotate, translate menu for specific adjustments

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