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Offline BBP

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WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« on: July 22, 2013, 12:33:50 PM »
Would it be possible to change the color of the plane used on the map. The plane that is used to designate what base we are on and as we navigate around the map. I also find it to be to small. So a larger different colored plane on the map would be greatly appreciated. I think it would help speed things up for players. The color of the current plane is a grey/white combination. It blends in with so many things on the map, I find myself looking for it.  At times I'm looking in a spot not even near the plane.  If no one else has this problem I guess I will have to live with it because I know it takes a group effort to get a change made like this. If there is enough support for my suggestion lets please "GET ER DONE!"  :bhead  :bhead  :bhead Where is that plane again?

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Offline ImADot

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2013, 12:47:10 PM »
I would like to see the color of the player icon on the map to be adjustable, just like you can adjust the colors of other GUI items. Until then, just know that every time the clipboard is opened, your location is centered on the map. If you keep the clipboard open a lot, just close it and re-open it to get yourself centered.

I would actually like to see the player icon either smaller or be an outline. There are many times that I'm over my flashing base or in a GV near my flashing town, but cannot tell if the town stops flashing because my plane icon on the map is covering the town dot.
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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2013, 01:36:28 PM »
Never had a problem, myself. I suppose there could be options (kinda like gunsights). But, til then, if you 'lose' where you are you can always close and open the map and you'll be dead center .... then adjust using your map placement, bearing in mind where you moved it.  :)
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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2013, 02:09:53 PM »
See what I mean. Unnecessary steps that waste time and slow players down.  A colored, or outlined plane would solve the problem Pronto, right KimoSabe?

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2013, 02:16:19 PM »
bifocals...

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2013, 02:17:54 PM »
Quote from: BBP on July 22, 2013, 02:09:53 PM
See what I mean. Unnecessary steps that waste time and slow players down.  A colored, or outlined plane would solve the problem Pronto, right KimoSabe?

 :rofl

I don't have your problem, sorry. Not seeing how such could take so much of my time or slow me down even if I did lose the plane icon. I don't imagine I would open the map in the middle of an engagement, but if I did, my plane icon would be in the middle. Unless I move it from the middle, it'll still be there. If I move it from the middle and I leave my map open, for some reason, it'll be wherever I moved it. Twas only a suggestion for those that share your .... problem (even then, it's not a case of re-chiseling the map out of stone) .... amigo.  :)
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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2013, 02:20:17 PM »
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Offline EskimoJoe

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2013, 03:52:27 PM »
How about a transparency slider from, say, 20% to 100% opacity?
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Offline BBP

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2013, 04:23:19 PM »
That would work! You open the map small enough to fly with it. Run the magnification out to full and the plane at best is the size of an ant. And a grey ant on a grey map. Works real well NOT!!!


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Offline Easyscor

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2013, 04:24:26 PM »
My wish would be a key mapping to toggle the player's plane icon on and off.
By default, the key function wouldn't be enabled/mapped.

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Oh, and BBP, flashing the little plane would make it much easier to spot.
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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2013, 04:27:35 PM »
Quote from: BBP on July 22, 2013, 04:23:19 PM
That would work! You open the map small enough to fly with it. Run the magnification out to full and the plane at best is the size of an ant. And a grey ant on a grey map. Works real well NOT!!!


KIMO

Don't fly with you map open. (And don't map with your fly open.)



Seriously, what are you really requesting now, map transparency? Erg. :)
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Offline aztec

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2013, 04:48:13 PM »
Close the map and reopen...your icon will be dead center, look at dead center of your map.
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Offline BBP

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2013, 06:01:18 PM »
I know that! Everyone knows that!  If you fighting on a corner or off center position it won't reopen where you were. Now you have to go find your position of where you where fighting.
And that's not my point or issue. Even if it's in the middle of the map after closing and opening, ITS STILL HARD TO SEE!  Its very often BLENDS into the color of the map. This is such a little issue. Thanks for the support guys.

KIMO. :cry
« Last Edit: July 22, 2013, 06:05:16 PM by BBP »
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Offline Arlo

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2013, 06:04:52 PM »
Quote from: BBP on July 22, 2013, 06:01:18 PM
ITS STILL HARD TO SEE!  Its very often BLENDS into the color of the map.

I admit, I tried a dozen maps or so to see how hard it was to see. It was easy to see. I might have missed the map you mean. Which map are we talking about?
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Offline BBP

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Re: WHERE IS THE PLANE ON THE MAP?
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2013, 06:10:14 PM »
I have trouble on almost every map. And you can't just go test a map Arlo.  It happens in the heat of battle after playing on it for 4-6 hours. A flashing plane would work great. I'm sure my eye site is part of the issue, but I can't be the only player with this problem.  I wonder how well you could read the map with a black eye Arlo? :D :banana: :banana: :banana: :rofl :rofl :rofl
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