Minimap as alien
Citronas
Join Date: 2012-08-18 Member: 155742Members
Join Date: 2012-08-18 Member: 155742Members
I'd like to have a minimap as alien, just like the one the marines have. I often get lost in the maps and pressing 'C' to get the full map overview takes too much visual place. I know I'd be much better navigatin through vents if i'd had a minimap ;)
Or is this feature still implemented and I'm too stupid to activate it?
Or is this feature still implemented and I'm too stupid to activate it?
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But now that i think about it, the aliens are one with the hive - so they should have some kind of organic minimap whereever there is infestation and alien structures.
Just take the existing minimap and Kharaa-fy it.
What a compelling argument.
Aliens need better hive sight like they had in NS1. A minimap over my teeth wouldn't be as cool. Also, you didn't exactly bring any compelling arguments as to why aliens would have a minimpa.
Because aliens have to spend the entire time playing like this?
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I wasn't aware aliens had the technology to deduce their health status to a numeric format either.
But now that i think about it, the aliens are one with the hive - so they should have some kind of organic minimap whereever there is infestation and alien structures.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--quoteo(post=2005978:date=Nov 2 2012, 02:56 AM:name=OscarTheCouch)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (OscarTheCouch @ Nov 2 2012, 02:56 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2005978"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Marines have a HUD on their helm that displays the minimap, I dont think the aliens have developed the technology to have a HUD. Maybe when an alien kills a marine they can pick up that dead marines helm and wear it?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And what exactly in their current HUD <i>would</i> they have? And why is it different from having a full map? I'm already running around with the full map on all the time... The only difference is I wouldn't be half-blind, frustrated, and oblivious.
There's a point where you have to say screw reality, this is a game, let's make it fun. If we want pure reality, we have life.
Like posters before me have said, you have access to the map at all times, it would simply make the game much easier to play and would allow for more focus on the actual game. As aliens you really do have to spend half the game with your map open, and as a newer player its extremely frustrating as I don't find myself learning the lay of the land and what corridor goes where because nine times out of ten my map is open covering the more subtle details that would differentiate one path from another.
Aliens get no minimap and heat vision.
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<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Marines get a minimap and a flashlight.
Aliens get no minimap and heat vision.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
you're just listing two separate things that are different for lore and gameplay purposes. lore: you could argue thermal vision for marines, but iirc the old wiki had lore that said the aliens were able to mask their body temperature (? not positive on this). for gameplay, the devs have decided that vision obscuring will be a large part of gameplay in NS, as shown by the power node system. there would be no advantage to fighting in the dark if you have lambert skulks.
having no alien HUD is different <i>for the sake of being different</i>. it is a hindrance to gameplay, confusing to newbies, and just silly all around. it wouldn't be such a problem, except I feel that a lot of things in NS are like this.
Seriously, it has to stop with the whole realism, Gameplay and fun comes above realism. If people have a problem with aliens getting a minimap go play Call of duty or something.
It freaking annoying have to run with that big ass map covering the entire screen. and having to bring it up all the time, its a lot harder to run on walls and the ceiling and havnig to toggle map constantly.
Something you cannot take a way, that would be like in Starcraft 2, no cannot have minimap NO THAT DOESNT MAKE SENSE!. dafaq? what? are you crazy?.
Somethings both teams needs to have a balanced and fun game, like it or not.
NS2 has one of the most crazy learning curves of any FPS game in the past 10 years. no point it making it harder.
Only this that will end up happening, is that after 1-3 months after the hype has died down, then suddenly there is few players left, and then they will start mass dumbing down the game like many other companies in desperation to keep the game alive. Then i ask you, wouldn it be better to improve stuff now?, instead of mass dumbing down later?.
most times playing aliens i dont even look at where i am going, i keep c pressed and play it like im playing "pacman" to go where i want.
since i havent memorized everymap yet.
and thats probably an interface flaw, since one shouldnt be expected to memorize everything in order to play it properly.