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Title: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dobs on October 17, 2016, 08:32:22 AM
Would like for the aircraft icon to "never touch/obscure" the other aircraft.  At times it seems the aircraft is buried in the icon and you can't tell aspect/angle off....

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kwhapBgCtYVzdyNXRRWnF3bUk/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kwhapBgCtYVzdyNXRRWnF3bUk/view?usp=sharing)

Other times it seems aircraft is in front of the icon and obscures the icon...


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kwhapBgCtYSWFCVTJwblk1M2M/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kwhapBgCtYSWFCVTJwblk1M2M/view?usp=sharing)

Short video showing icons in front of and then behind aircraft...




Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dawger on October 19, 2016, 09:47:20 AM
+1

Very annoying that all the beautiful new graphics are hidden, at times, behind neon signs
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: bozon on October 19, 2016, 10:21:14 AM
I dont know why this happens. Icons were always clear under the plane in AHII. Perhaps now the icon is shifted by an absolute distance instead of an angle (relative distance)?
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dobs on November 11, 2016, 03:57:31 PM
Obviously not an issue for most.....to me it obscures what the aircraft is doing....and is a pain in the arse to try to figure out aspect before its too late.

Ah well...I'm sure someone thought it would be a great idea to have a dynamic icon which can mask or be masked while maneuvering....
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Scca on November 14, 2016, 02:45:12 PM
+1

Very annoying that all the beautiful new graphics are hidden, at times, behind neon signs
Turn yours off then  :bolt:
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: 100Coogn on November 15, 2016, 01:36:34 AM
Turn yours off then  :bolt:

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Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Greebo on November 15, 2016, 01:56:36 AM
Icons obscuring the aircraft are a pain for me as well, reducing their size and making them less bright hasn't really helped. In AH2 I used to win fights by anticipating the enemy's next move, now I am reacting to his last one and usually too late.
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dobs on November 17, 2016, 09:20:54 AM
Turn yours off then  :bolt:

Can we get a change to the icon toggle through functionality?

So I can one button select Enemy icon off, and back on vs toggle through the options? Would solve the issue....

Dobs

Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: BuckShot on November 17, 2016, 07:00:46 PM
Yes.  Make please make the enemy icon arrangement like it was in ah2.

Also, icons are too translucent when post lighting is on.  Is that because my 750ti sucks?
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: puller on November 17, 2016, 11:07:39 PM
+1

AH2 icons please
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dobs on November 18, 2016, 07:18:39 AM
Yes.  Make please make the enemy icon arrangement like it was in ah2.

Also, icons are too translucent when post lighting is on.  Is that because my 750ti sucks?

I found if you disable AA in game it helps the icons stand out better, and if you go above a certain size it makes them less translucent as well...but then you get into the issue of too big (hiding) vs playability.
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Scca on December 01, 2016, 11:12:48 AM
Can we get a change to the icon toggle through functionality?

So I can one button select Enemy icon off, and back on vs toggle through the options? Would solve the issue....

Dobs
It's already there...  Can't remember which (old man memory), but it's either alt-s or ctrl-S cycles through icons  Off>friendly only>plane type>player
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Kanth on December 01, 2016, 11:43:52 AM
it's Alt + i for icons changing.
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Scca on December 01, 2016, 12:12:22 PM
it's Alt + i for icons changing.
That would be it! (don't get old man....)  Thanks Kanth... 

BTW, you can hook that to a button too....
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dobs on December 10, 2016, 09:40:49 AM
Oh I know about the icon toggle... asking for the option to JUST toggle icon off/on so you don't end up with the wierd one of like friendly only... since I don't see dots outside of icon, and then icons obscure aircraft when manueveribg... it is a source of frustration to me...


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Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: LilMak on December 25, 2016, 10:19:52 PM
Can we fix this? I'm getting tired of the icons obscuring the aircraft.
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Scca on December 26, 2016, 05:55:55 AM
Can we fix this? I'm getting tired of the icons obscuring the aircraft.
I emailed skuzzy and he told me reworking the icons was on the list. Can't happen soon enough for me 
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: save on December 31, 2016, 08:06:40 PM
+1
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: hgtonyvi on January 01, 2017, 03:15:51 PM
Yes please fix. It's like the icon covers up the plane in certain angles. Put it back to AH2 icons.
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: Dobs on January 01, 2017, 11:13:36 PM
Concur....yesterday is not soon enough:)
Title: Re: icon-aircraft separation
Post by: SNO on January 06, 2017, 05:45:41 PM
+1