Minimap improvement

Steinhauer

While watching one of the latest NS2HD videos while he was in the comm chair, I realized that the minimap could be greatly improved with a simple feature. Instead of showing a red object when the power node fails in a room, why not have the whole room on the map turn to red (or some other color so you can still see red minimap objects on top of it)? You'd think that since the comm chair seems to be plugged into some kind of network with the other objects of the game that it would be able to detect and display which areas are without power and maybe even warn the commander when power in a room goes out. Thoughts?

whoppaXXL

Blue = Power
Yellow = Power below 50%
Red = Power out

I like it.
Maybe just with an outline around the rooms.

RisingSun

<!--quoteo(post=1868611:date=Aug 12 2011, 11:35 AM:name=whoppaXXL)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (whoppaXXL @ Aug 12 2011, 11:35 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1868611"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Blue = Power
Yellow = Power below 50%
Red = Power out

I like it.
Maybe just with an outline around the rooms.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I like this a lot. As the OP said, the comm should be the most informed of all the team. Outlining would be good so it wouldn't over power the minimap.

+1 to you both.

Feha

Are you sure it was one of his latest vids? I think powernodes stopped showing up on minimap around build 181.

And it would be some difficulties to color a whole area, mainly, how would the code know where the area is located and what shape it has?


I dont think there should be any warnings on minimap when a pn is low on health, the change of lighting is enough, if its on the minimap you would never be able to sneak-kill a powernode.

TrueVeritas

<!--quoteo(post=1868663:date=Aug 12 2011, 04:09 PM:name=Feha)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Feha @ Aug 12 2011, 04:09 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1868663"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Are you sure it was one of his latest vids? I think powernodes stopped showing up on minimap around build 181.

And it would be some difficulties to color a whole area, mainly, how would the code know where the area is located and what shape it has?


I dont think there should be any warnings on minimap when a pn is low on health, the change of lighting is enough, if its on the minimap you would never be able to sneak-kill a powernode.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It's actually a lot easier than it sounds. When creating a map, you create a powered area by basically creating a "zone" encompassing an entire area. Since the minimap already updates powernodes that have been killed, it would be easy to track these "zones" and color in only the actual parts of the minimap (to make it look pretty).

Steinhauer

<!--quoteo(post=1868663:date=Aug 12 2011, 04:09 PM:name=Feha)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Feha @ Aug 12 2011, 04:09 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1868663"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Are you sure it was one of his latest vids? I think powernodes stopped showing up on minimap around build 181.

And it would be some difficulties to color a whole area, mainly, how would the code know where the area is located and what shape it has?


I dont think there should be any warnings on minimap when a pn is low on health, the change of lighting is enough, if its on the minimap you would never be able to sneak-kill a powernode.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I only referenced dead power nodes because I guess I didn't notice they stopped showing up. It WOULD be pretty easy to implement, and I don't want it to show a damaged powernode, just a dead one. A damaged one wouldn't necessarily be able to tell it's damaged, so it wouldn't really make sense.

Volcano

Has anyone else who's played marine comm noticed that aliens don't show up anymore even with a scan? I was escorting 4 arc's and they were under attack and there was no Under attack noise played and they didn't show up on my screen either

Feha

<!--quoteo(post=1868664:date=Aug 12 2011, 10:12 PM:name=TrueVeritas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TrueVeritas @ Aug 12 2011, 10:12 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1868664"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It's actually a lot easier than it sounds. When creating a map, you create a powered area by basically creating a "zone" encompassing an entire area. Since the minimap already updates powernodes that have been killed, it would be easy to track these "zones" and color in only the actual parts of the minimap (to make it look pretty).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But isn't that just a big box(es) (never used powernodes in map editor)? But yeah, you got a point, you can paint big red boxes on the minimap using those zones to know where to paint them. Not really pretty, but it would work.

Zuriki

<!--quoteo(post=1868695:date=Aug 13 2011, 01:31 AM:name=Volcano)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Volcano @ Aug 13 2011, 01:31 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1868695"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Has anyone else who's played marine comm noticed that aliens don't show up anymore even with a scan? I was escorting 4 arc's and they were under attack and there was no Under attack noise played and they didn't show up on my screen either<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes. This is very annoying, I think it's a bug with the shade. Because they show up for awhile, but when things really heat up and you need to see them, nada.