Kharaa wallhack

Well

What I find most annoying in the NS1, is a group attack on an infantryman by Kharaa (when you play for Kharra). I hear in a voice chat about this attack, but I can't to understand what happens with other team members. I open the map to see the position of other players, but this is very distracting and wasting time.
My suggestion - make visible Kharaa team players like in "left for dead" in NS2 for better synchronized attack.

spellman23

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See, I almost always run around with the map open....

Would be interesting feature though, and really help coordinate Aliens.

Donner & Blitzen

This already exists in NS1, albeit as weird smudgy, hard-to-see indicators. I agree that if there are friendly indicators in NS2, they should be easy to see and instantly let you know the health and class of that player, like Left 4 Dead's outlines.

Good suggestion.

Well

I'm glad that you think like me. It remains to await the views of developers.

celewign

this is actually a really good idea but it shouldn't be too distracting


maybe just a fuzzy outline thats a bit faint.

brownymaster

The main problem with the NS markers were that they updated every second, not constantly. I understood for marine since motion tracking "pings" every few intervals, but for aliens it should be constant. And instead of pure wallhacks I'd still prefer the uncertain marker so that you can't be sure what weapons they're packing unless you scout or engage.

NeoSniper

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I think the faint outline idea was suggested just between Khaara players. You seem to be thinking about parasite or Scent of fear (too much detail on those could indeed be too much).


But it would make sense for Khaara to be able to see exactly where each other (including health and orientation) because of the hive mind connection.

brownymaster

Yeah I just realize I was reading something else, but yeah I think it'd be interesting for team wallhacks. I think a silhouette that fades in color depending on HP/AP would do great (I don't think we need to see the exact HP of every ally unless it's an extra option, it just becomes cluttered info imo)

Voyager I

L4D-style outlines would be pretty nice, actually.

Maybe even for Marines as well; I'm sure they have the technology to justify it, and it might make teamwork a bit easier.

Only thing is that they would probably have to be lower-key than the L4D outlines and perhaps only apply up to a certain range, because seeing outlines for a giant pub full of players could get distracting pretty quickly.