Contract Completion Funds should be visible in VAB and SPH

[mpk10]

As it stands now, you can always click on the small contract icon in the VAB or SPH, as well as many other screens. However, when I am building craft in the VAB or SPH, I would like that list of active contracts to somehow include the amount that was advanced, and the amount that will be awarded if completed. Perhaps by clicking on a "plus" sign the way certain other "Notes" to contracts currently work. It seems like it would be simple. I often forget how much certain contracts are worth and have to go back to the Mission Control building and then back to the VAB in order to economize my construction.

I can't really see a downside. Am I the only one who forgets what contracts are worth in the VAB?

Matt

[Tex]

I forget them all the time, but I don't personally see anything annoying about switching back over to the Mission Control facility to check the worthiness of a contract. Honestly, I don't think it matters much- Perhaps it's because I've never played on the hard difficulty or anything, but the advanced amount just adds right into your current amount of funds, and as for contract completion- Well, I've never heard of a situation where completing a contract didn't result in profit.

The VAB/SPH shows what you need- the objectives to complete the contracts. That's all I've needed, anyway.

[Superfluous J]

While this would be nice (and as usual there are at least 2 mods for that) it's not as necessary for my play style. I only accept contracts that I'm going to complete, and when I'm in the VAB I don't care what they pay out any more. I already made that decision.

However I think the whole "every building gets one thing" paradigm is flawed in this way. There should be a fully functional contract widget that's available to pull up at any time, and review, accept, decline, or cancel contracts. Yes, even while you're landing on Mun (though I don't suggest you try). Same goes for hiring Kerbals and futzing with strategies. VAB and SPH are unique, sure, but the rest of the screens don't need dedicated full-screen windows that take multiple clicks to get to. They need a single button in the taskbar.

Tracking station, too, with the difference that it should be a toggleable mode when you're in the map.