Startup Action Button & added features

Feature Requests
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A request for Vassal v3.7 if it happens:

Similar to getting Action Buttons at Map level, it would be super helpful to have a Startup Action Button.
Working like the StartUp GKC but with the scope of the Action Button.

One big advantage of this is that Action Buttons can generate Hotkeys directly, unlike a Startup GKC which requires logic on a piece to do anything useful.

Related to this, it could be useful to add these abilities to Startup GKC and Startup Action Buttons:-

  1. Ability to call the components from a Hotkey directly*
  2. Ability to disable via a property (= true)

*e.g. for integration with “in game” side switching, as this does not go through startup routines but might need to use the same logic.

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Just to note that Vassal v3.7 includes the ability of an SGKC to fire a hotkey (currently in beta - see News forum for latest). The new feature is outlined here.

In addition, another v3.7 change adds to Startup GKC the ability to fire when a player joins or changes side. Thanks due to @Cattlesquat for these enhancements.