Minimap Changes....

MacguyvokMacguyvok Godlike Fuzzydice Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16162Members
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Out of curiousity.....</div> Well... in looking at the screenshots, I got curious. I've noticed the same old minimap. I figure changes to it have been discussed to death, so I won't post my ideas about it, but being so close to release, are there any changes to it that are planned? Honestly, I'm not asking <i>what</i> changes are going to be made, I'm just curious <i>if</i> any changes are going to be made. Personally, I hope so. I think it would round out the new artwork changes that have been made, and atleast for me, make 2.0 everything I could have ever wanted to change in 1.04.

Then again, we're so close to release, that I dunno if anything could be done this quickly. Perhaps someone like voogru could make a mod/addon for a new one... we'll see.
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  • romanoromano Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4296Members
    Flayra made a comment awhile ago that one of the last things left to be added was a "new marine minimap". What that consists of, I have no idea. As of right now, 2.0y does have the same old marine minimap.
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    i heard that this was going to be something he would put in if he had time

    flayra, stop having a life and program the minimap
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  • MacguyvokMacguyvok Godlike Fuzzydice Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16162Members
    Actually, I'd rather Flay had a life, and someone else did the minimap; Flay's been working way too hard me thinks... hehe. I Suggest flay take a LONG vacation (2 weeks) after release... lolz

    Honestly, though, I coulda sworn there was a "new" minimap that had to be removed b/c of code errors.... is that going to be tried again, or is it doa?
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  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    Well... uh...

    You do know that Flay's success in Life is directly related to NS 2.0 right now, right...?

    Essentially, NS has become Flay's new life. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Ph0enixPh0enix Join Date: 2002-10-08 Member: 1462Members, Constellation
    edited July 2003
    Basically you know the Map-in-a-box view which is available as a spectator ?

    I believe Flayra tried using that as a mini-map. IIRC the performance hit was too big and Flay was spending too much time faffing around with it it so it got binned for the moment.

    I would link to the thread re: it in the beta forum but I can't any more. grrrrr <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MacguyvokMacguyvok Godlike Fuzzydice Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16162Members
    Well, hrm. I don't see what it would be *too* difficult to make a minimap with a dot in the center of the screen, and an arrow above it that points in the direction u're faceing. Then again, it might be. I'm hoping he'll atleast change the background color to black, to eliminate that washed out feeling. Well, we'll just have ot wait and see, huh?
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  • MaxMax Technical Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment Join Date: 2002-03-15 Member: 318Super Administrators, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    edited July 2003
    You just have to wait and see...

    Max
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    There was a new minimap (an incredible one), but it sucked up too much CPU time. Flay is probably dumbing it down a bit. Either way, the map is just polish; 2.0 will do fine with the old one. There's too much other greatness to enjoy.
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  • Iced_EagleIced_Eagle Borg Engineer Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14218Members
    Yea I remember when we first got access to the Beta Forums that there was a new mini-map in progres that showed which way u were facing, which way ur teammates were facing, structures, aliens and their structures if scanned or in LOS... but it took up too much cpu :\ so Max... what surprises do u have instore for us <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin--Max+Jul 24 2003, 03:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Max @ Jul 24 2003, 03:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You just have to wait and see...

    Max <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Blast your tantalizing info!

    /shakes fist and drools at the same time
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  • JammerJammer Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 728Members, Constellation
    The current minimap is just eye candy right now, and its that cheap stuff at the dollar store thats all stale when you open it.

    The new one, as planned, should be actually useful, showing neighboring marines, MTed aliens, etc. Much closer to the commander's minimap.
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  • RabidWeaselRabidWeasel Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5337Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Max+Jul 24 2003, 07:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Max @ Jul 24 2003, 07:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You just have to wait and see...

    Max <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Mysterious, yet sexy.

    I await eagerly.
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