"Minimap" idea

[LithiumFox]

exactly... besides in real life don't they pat shoulders? Can't do that in pr.... you could... but.. again.. pushing buttons can be annoying...

[Dev1200]

This would be sweet. That way you don't have to keep caps-locking to view your squad. It's a great idea.. and is realistic when you think about it.

[llPANCHOll]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]IronTaxi

i like it...

afaik the Dev community as a whole wants to avoid adding anything to the HUD area. But this is a pretty useful funtion and would increase squad awareness for sure.. could be very useful..

If the minimap is coming back, how about just bringing back the "M" map and set it at 100% Transperancy and Zoomed all the way in all of the time. This would acheive basicly the same purpose, and more importantly would make it "Toggleable" for those of us who do not wish to have the additional clutter on the HUD.

[LithiumFox]

Originally Posted by Dev1200

This would be sweet. That way you don't have to keep caps-locking to view your squad. It's a great idea.. and is realistic when you think about it.

well, if you put it at a certain distance, it would replace A) That FEELING that people are moving around you...

and B) Shoulder Pats

=) per squad only...

No other icons.. only you and up to 5 other squad members..

it wouldn't even tell you which one was the leader..

nor would dead squad members show up..

=D It's my reduced form of the S.O.P. system...

(MGS fans would know)

[=BTB= LoftyB]

Originally Posted by llPANCHOll

If the minimap is coming back, how about just bringing back the "M" map and set it at 100% Transperancy

Nobody would be able to see it

[llPANCHOll]

Originally Posted by llPANCHOll

If the minimap is coming back, how about just bringing back the "M" map and set it at 100% Transperancy and Zoomed all the way in all of the time. This would acheive basicly the same purpose, and more importantly would make it "Toggleable" for those of us who do not wish to have the additional clutter on the HUD.

Originally Posted by =BTB= LoftyB

Nobody would be able to see it

On the contrary, the Transperency setting only effects the background, not the player dots. Or the map grid when zoomed all the way out for that matter.

[Mary.au]

Originally Posted by LithiumFox

ALSO, you can't really tell when people are moving, where as in real life you have this almost sixth sense as to when people are moving around you.. even a change in air can tell you someone is moving...

That's essentially spatial awareness, for those unsure/have no idea.

[LithiumFox]

Originally Posted by Mary.au

That's essentially spatial awareness, for those unsure/have no idea.

sadly i feel a lack of it...

I mean, there are those arrows on our screen that move around in a big circle in front of your gun... but..

I'd at least like a basic idea... maybe like the picture i posted... no map or anything.. jsut a general idea... so you can tell if they are moving or not or something...

[charliegrs]

oh wow this is one of the best ideas ive heard in a while.

i can think of a million times i could have really used something like this. the op is right, its very hard to get the same amount of situational awareness in a game as you can in real life. i dont view this addition as being unrealistic because its basically taking the place of something you would easily be able to do in real life but cant in a game.

[Rudd]

As long as it only can be used to show your own squad, and maybe a vehicle (as you can tell the direction of sound, but it is harder withour surround sound) in a relatively small radius.