On 2010-12-14 10:45, Howlingwind wrote:
Ok so you guys don't have time for this kind of thing. I understand. Are programming staff responsable for moderating forums as well? Cause if they are then i would be happy to take time out of MV to moderate if it meant you guys could build this for us.

On 2011-02-02 11:17, Scorched Soul[+R] wrote:
Although I am not apposed to a minimap I think I can survive without one however in lieu of a minimap I am adamantly petioning for target indicators that reflect the mass/ship class of a target. Instead of everything being the same uniform diamond I want either different shapes or noticably different sizes for a missle as apposed to a scout as apposed to a dread, planet, etc. You could even go far enough as to mark ships as being AI or not although this is no where near as important. I think just this would make your full screen mini map camera combo Idea immeasurably more helpful. Now instead of just knowing that there is probably something happening behind me I know that there is a dread with a supply ship, a scout, a destroyer and a planet aswell as incoming missiles behind me and i should probably relocate myself quickly.

This would not increase lag or take up lacking HUD space or become and extra tool that would go unused. Most of all if you can give missiles and fighters a smaller diamond than ships or planets I cant imagine that the ability to change the size and hopefully the shape of other objects in the metaverse would be that coding intensive. (I'm not any kind of expert at C++ so tell me if im wrong here)

[ This Message was edited by: Scorched Soul[+R] on 2011-02-02 11:30 ]

On 2011-02-02 11:17, Scorched Soul[+R] wrote:
Although I am not apposed to a minimap I think I can survive without one however in lieu of a minimap I am adamantly petioning for target indicators that reflect the mass/ship class of a target. Instead of everything being the same uniform diamond I want either different shapes or noticably different sizes for a missle as apposed to a scout as apposed to a dread, planet, etc. You could even go far enough as to mark ships as being AI or not although this is no where near as important. I think just this would make your full screen mini map camera combo Idea immeasurably more helpful. Now instead of just knowing that there is probably something happening behind me I know that there is a dread with a supply ship, a scout, a destroyer and a planet aswell as incoming missiles behind me and i should probably relocate myself quickly.

This would not increase lag or take up lacking HUD space or become and extra tool that would go unused. Most of all if you can give missiles and fighters a smaller diamond than ships or planets I cant imagine that the ability to change the size and hopefully the shape of other objects in the metaverse would be that coding intensive. (I'm not any kind of expert at C++ so tell me if im wrong here)

[ This Message was edited by: Scorched Soul[+R] on 2011-02-02 11:30 ]

On 2011-02-03 05:23, Gejaheline wrote:
Obviously the second solution requires infinitely less development time.

Also, I note that someone was asking if developers = moderators. The answer can be yes, but there are also moderators who are not developers, and developers who are not moderators. For example, I am a moderator but I do not touch the game's programming.

On 2011-02-03 05:23, Gejaheline wrote:
For example, my main problem is that a lot of the time I fail to realise that everyone else has run away and I'm the only UGTO unit on the field, with the result that I get shot to pieces.

Two solutions: Solution the first: Get a minimap. The huge number of red dots would clue me in that something's gone wrong.
Solution the second: Have someone watching the tactical screen going "Okay, everyone fall back now, don't straggle behind or you'll get shot to pieces." One would think that people flying command ships could take this role.