yeah, looks good, or at least a minimap. as a totaly new player, i am anyway confused of the game already, a minimap could help to have an eye on the map and on the situations.
<!--quoteo(post=1810382:date=Nov 25 2010, 12:47 PM:name=project_demon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (project_demon @ Nov 25 2010, 12:47 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1810382"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->absolutely hideous. How can anyone play like that? normal good old tried and true minimap please (a la SC).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
the map overlay is quite useful, you can't see anything on a regular minimap, whereas a lot of things such as player locations can easily be seen with a map overlay.
Beta definitively needs it, right now as Marine you can get separated from your teammate simply by walking around a corner pretty much, and you can't help someone being attacked since you don't even know where they are. Aliens are better off since they have the Hive-Sight at least.
ns1 has one of the best map systems of all time in anyvideo game. the "c" key which brings up that map in ns1 is awesoem and I always use it while playing alien, It show'd where your teammates were, if they were underattack, where you rt's were, which waty you are facing etc, it had it all.
<!--quoteo(post=1810249:date=Nov 25 2010, 01:43 AM:name=derWalter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (derWalter @ Nov 25 2010, 01:43 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1810249"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->want to have something like this:
<a href="http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3566/tmp0.jpg" target="_blank">http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3566/tmp0.jpg</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Blech! Not for me, thanks. Having a pop-up map available like in NS1 (c key) will be fine.
The pop-up map was great, I don't see why they'd leave it out (unless they don't have time to implant it). It'll give me something to look at while I morph.
<!--quoteo(post=1810676:date=Nov 26 2010, 07:08 AM:name=Warmonger)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Warmonger @ Nov 26 2010, 07:08 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1810676"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Blech! Not for me, thanks. Having a pop-up map available like in NS1 (c key) will be fine.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> toggle option & transparent bg option?
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the map overlay is quite useful, you can't see anything on a regular minimap, whereas a lot of things such as player locations can easily be seen with a map overlay.
but...but...that's for scoreboard :(
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Blech! Not for me, thanks. Having a pop-up map available like in NS1 (c key) will be fine.
toggle option & transparent bg option?
would love >.<!