Zoom out from center of screen

[leoch]

The current zoom mechanic is quite clever: it keeps the mouse pointer on the same position in the world when zooming.

This is great for zooming in, but for zooming out, it counter-intuitively means you need to move the cursor in the opposite direction to where you want to move the map.

Instead, zoom in the same way, but fix the centre of the screen when zooming out. (This is exactly what Supreme Commander does, and old-but-great-game which pioneered the zoom-from-detail-to-whole-map mechanic, and it makes map navigation really really intuitive.)

[ssilk]

I wondered all the time, what's wrong with zooming. You found it.

[Vegemeister]

That would make it less intuitive. The current mechanic preserves the viewport if you zoom in and back out again without moving the mouse.

[BenSeidel]

I agree, the current mechanic just feels strange. When I "zoom out" I don't expect to be moved. Maybe an option in the menu to allow people to select their preferred method?

[AileTheAlien]

I agree with Vegemeister - keep it as-is. 1) It preserves the view when you zoom out and back in. 2) It keeps the thing under your mouse under your mouse as your zoom in or out.