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Offline Dobs

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icon-aircraft separation
« 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

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

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




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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2016, 09:47:20 AM »
+1

Very annoying that all the beautiful new graphics are hidden, at times, behind neon signs

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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #2 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)?
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #3 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....
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2016, 02:45:12 PM »
+1

Very annoying that all the beautiful new graphics are hidden, at times, behind neon signs
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2016, 01:36:34 AM »
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #7 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....

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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #8 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?
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2016, 11:07:39 PM »
+1

AH2 icons please
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #10 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.
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #11 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....

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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
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2016, 11:43:52 AM »
it's Alt + i for icons changing.
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #13 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....
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Re: icon-aircraft separation
« Reply #14 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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