Option: Rotate Map with Player View Direction

zeep

Can we please have an option to rotate the Map according to the direction i'm facing in-game?

Possibly so that my icon on the map is always facing up, in the middle, and the map turns around me when i turn in-game.
Reason i'm asking this is i always have trouble to quickly read the map and find my bearings. If i could have the Map turn with me i think my brain would like that better, and i would get to places where my team needs me sooner.

Cheers

ezekel

That sounds more disorienting, but perhaps your problem is that your character icon just isn't a specific color, I think having your icon being a more 'bright' color would help you indicate it immediately and be a lot less work than having the entire map rotate as you go along

zeep

I understand your view on it. Finding my character is not the problem for me, i just hit the map button and watch for the white arrow zooming in. I don't miss it often.

But the stationary map always slows me down, it's harder for me to find/plan a route than if the map would turn around me and thus represent EXACTLY what i see in-game.

ezekel

I guess it's preference, it's confusing the first time you're on a new map but once you learn the map that's generally not a problem

But anyway I'll leave it at that, maybe it'll be something that interests several people

2cough

Situation:
Commander asks for support on south side of map. WHERE DO YOU GO?!

Yeah, just doesn't seem like that'd really be helpful, unless it came w/ compass. But seems like a rotatin map on screen would not help performance much. I guess I dont understand exactly what the issue you're having is.

Kalabalana

I'd rather have my mini map change its north orientation, to the direction I am traveling in, as this will prevent mini map chaos/spin when checking hiding spots, and in combat.
Average out your past 10 seconds of travel into one direction, boom, intelligent mini map orientation

meatmachine

I don't think this is necessary, but I DO think it should be an option.

Of course, it wouldn't be hard to write a little mod that would enable this.

maD_maX_

I'd try this... It's like GPS, but with a spastic car.

zeep

I've never heard a commander use cardinal headings, they just name the locations.

Not to enforce a whole new map view on people, just an option to rotate it with player view.

HarmoniusZ

zeep wrote: »

Can we please have an option to rotate the Map according to the direction i'm facing in-game?
Cheers

I miss this feature too. There are maps like Docking or Biodome with easier to remember layout. But even at this maps (not mentioning the rest) when I have to react fast and take a short glance at the map I often finish running west when I should go east or simply chosing wrong corridor. Rotating map would help me a lot - it's just more intuitive.

xen32

"Commander, can you scan here?"
"Where?"
"ʞoolɹǝʌo"

zeep

HarmoniusZ wrote: »

zeep wrote: »

Can we please have an option to rotate the Map according to the direction i'm facing in-game?
Cheers

I miss this feature too. There are maps like Docking or Biodome with easier to remember layout. But even at this maps (not mentioning the rest) when I have to react fast and take a short glance at the map I often finish running west when I should go east or simply chosing wrong corridor. Rotating map would help me a lot - it's just more intuitive.

I get the same thing when i'm rushed to move, i often end up going the wrong way.