Need ability to have icons of for friendly, off for enemy in SEA

[Ripsnort]

Currently, we  have  been using the SEA as an historic arena, but the icons are either off or on, any way we can adjust it so that icons may be on for a certain distance for friendlies, and off for enemy?

PLEEEEEASE!!!  I'll bet my house(mortgage) that it will bring you twice  the customers you already have within 2 months of implementation!

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[Westy]

I second the request.

 I had alot of fun last night. Graphics have a long way to go for this to be more 'doable' for everyone but I was able to fly in the icon less environment very well. And enjoy it. The pucker factor is enourmous!
 The one draw back was after flying in a group of aircraft (enemy and friendly) to have to continue furballing with "unknowns" (turned out to be friendlies) because I could not tell till I got under 800 in range who they were.
 So yes. Icons for friendlies!!!!

  -Westy

[CavemanJ]

yup, icons for friendlies would be great, but a much reduced range  

[Kieren]

Cast my vote, "yes" for reduced icons.

3-5 for friends
2 for foes

No counter at all, names for friends, plane type for foes. It isn't a beginner's arena, so we can all deal with the range with experience.  

[JimBear]

But part of that pucker factor was looking behind ya and NOT knowing what was pulling in on your 6.      Maybe your right that we will need to wait until we all have GeForceIV cards and VR gogles until IDs are more life like. But me, I would be happy just to have the room set (for now) with no icons by default..... not that anyone would peek mind ya.

[Badger]

Yup....hand raised...."me too"

whooppsss..nobody sees it....  

[Hazed]

agreed less distance or friendlies only would suit me  

[LLv34_Camouflage]

Tonight in the Main Arena:

Camo: HT, any chance to get "enemy icons off" to ALT-I?
Hitech: cc camo

Yeehaa  

Camo

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[This message has been edited by LLv34_Camouflage (edited 05-17-2000).]

[snafu]

Yup,
I'll go along with this one  

Posted a similar thread in "General discussion" relating to the MA, But makes far more sense in the SAE.

Get's my Vote

TTFN
snafu

[leonid]

Just dueled Hristos w/o icons.  This has my vote - 100%!

[Voss]

I don't understand. What's the point of turning off enemy icons if you know who the friendlies are? Still need mommy to hold your hand crossing the street? TURN THEM OFF!

 

[LLv34_Camouflage]

Voss:  In HA the friendly icons should be, imho, visible only at very short ranges - to help formation flying.  

And with "enemy icons off" in ALT-I I can practise enemy-spotting in the MA.  

Camo


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"The really good pilots use their superior judgement to keep them out of situations
where they might be required to demonstrate their superior skill."

[Ripsnort]

 

Originally posted by Voss:
I don't understand. What's the point of turning off enemy icons if you know who the friendlies are? Still need mommy to hold your hand crossing the street? TURN THEM OFF!

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So we can call the "Check 6 _add player name_"  while fighting...as it is now, you cannot call anyones six, since you know not of the enemy or the friendly icon.

[Citabria]

"f4 break left you have a mig on your tail
!!!"
"F4 break left the mig is on your 6!"

no response from the f4 phantom

"F4 break left now you are going to die!"

at this point all 6 phantoms broke left in fear that the mig call was for them.

Icons are stupid if you want realism.

[daddog]

Turn them off or reduce them please!    
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