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Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:34 am
by Rabidursus
I'm not sure how this would work with custom clients though..

One thing that annoy me in this game is that you really dont need to be that aware of your surroundings, as long as you keep an eye on the minimap for those Red squares. You can never sneak up or ambush anyone.

The terrain is great for hiding and sneaking so it could work both defensive and offensive.

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:38 am
by Dallane
Rabidursus wrote:I'm not sure how this would work with custom clients though..

One thing that annoy me in this game is that you really dont need to be that aware of your surroundings, as long as you keep an eye on the minimap for those Red squares. You can never sneak up or ambush anyone.

The terrain is great for hiding and sneaking so it could work both defensive and offensive.


at one time there was no player radar. we fixed the problem pre wipe

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:42 am
by Mereni
Rabidursus wrote:I'm not sure how this would work with custom clients though..

One thing that annoy me in this game is that you really dont need to be that aware of your surroundings, as long as you keep an eye on the minimap for those Red squares. You can never sneak up or ambush anyone.

The terrain is great for hiding and sneaking so it could work both defensive and offensive.


If you're foraging, you'll looking at the minimap. But it's pretty easy to forget about the minimap when just chopping trees or standing around in one's base.

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:21 am
by bmer
Dallane wrote:
Rabidursus wrote:I'm not sure how this would work with custom clients though..

One thing that annoy me in this game is that you really dont need to be that aware of your surroundings, as long as you keep an eye on the minimap for those Red squares. You can never sneak up or ambush anyone.

The terrain is great for hiding and sneaking so it could work both defensive and offensive.


at one time there was no player radar. we fixed the problem pre wipe


While I have no doubt it was a problem, I am curious to know how this was abused.

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:24 pm
by Rabidursus
Hmmm my finger seems to be way off the Salem community pulse.... I guess player radar is a wonderful thing then :|

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:04 pm
by Kandarim
Rabidursus wrote:Hmmm my finger seems to be way off the Salem community pulse.... I guess player radar is a wonderful thing then :|


it was modded in precisely for the reason you mention: in a game where losing your character is just a raider with C&A away, you really don't want people sneaking up on you unnoticed.

Then again, most of us never leave our bases with the important characters anymore :)

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:01 am
by RuneNL
Rabidursus wrote:I'm not sure how this would work with custom clients though..

One thing that annoy me in this game is that you really dont need to be that aware of your surroundings, as long as you keep an eye on the minimap for those Red squares. You can never sneak up or ambush anyone.

The terrain is great for hiding and sneaking so it could work both defensive and offensive.


Understand why you want this but might as wel ask to remove settlements from the maps too.
Bears, rabbits etc etc...

But original client is topdown so no sneaking anyway.

If you zoom in and look from "3rd perspective" you can see players before they show up on the map.

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:47 am
by Dallane
I miss the days when only a couple of us had player radar

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:48 am
by staxjax
Why doesn't the OP just remove players from his own minimap?

Seriously, it takes like 5 seconds to do if that is what you really want.

Re: Removing the player from minimap

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:52 am
by Droj
staxjax wrote:Why doesn't the OP just remove players from his own minimap?

Seriously, it takes like 5 seconds to do if that is what you really want.

This