Minimap ball shapes suggestion - reason: colors

Licho · Post by **Licho** » 23 May 2006, 18:18

Ok, I made simple test build which shows enemy units as triangles.. if you want to test it, take it here http://licho.info/download/spring.zip

Licho · Post by **Licho** » 23 May 2006, 18:20

I tried that idea with cross too, but it was not visible in default "zoom" it's not visible. Shapes have to be very different to be visible.

Licho · Post by **Licho** » 23 May 2006, 19:31

I also made second test with borders. http://www.licho.info/download/spring2.zip

In second test aircrafts are triangles, buildings squares and mobile units circles.

If the unit is only visible by radar (no direct LOS) it's circle.

Licho · Post by **Licho** » 23 May 2006, 21:41

This is how it looks with shapes for unit type (square building, circle mobile unit/unknown, triangle aircraft) and borders to dicern enemy from allies.

this is how it looks if enemies are only detected by radar:
http://licho.info/download/screen008.jpg

and this if you have some LOS on them:
http://licho.info/download/screen011.jpg

Minimap has default size on those screenshots, I think that it can be like that - you can easilly tell enemies from allies and unit types..

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 23 May 2006, 21:42

Looks pretty neat!

TradeMark · Post by **TradeMark** » 31 May 2006, 11:04

Couldnt get the .exe work, says some error

Guessmyname · Post by **Guessmyname** » 31 May 2006, 11:53

Would diamonds be useable for ships?

And crosses were used in TA to denote nukes (actually, any weapon with the cruise=1; tag)

Das Bruce · Post by **Das Bruce** » 31 May 2006, 12:05

Should be definable in new gui.

TradeMark · Post by **TradeMark** » 31 May 2006, 12:58

Yeah, that nuke missile thing would be good add!

Didnt remember that in TA we could see incoming nukes in radar :)

Zenka · Post by **Zenka** » 31 May 2006, 13:17

I lived the cross on the minimap. and the big empty circle after it

mongus · Post by **mongus** » 01 Jun 2006, 07:56

nevermind

Rayden · Post by **Rayden** » 01 Jun 2006, 10:21

TradeMark wrote:Yeah, that nuke missile thing would be good add!

Didnt remember that in TA we could see incoming nukes in radar :)

Take a skull for nukes

btw. it's a bit offtopic ... but it would be cool to see stars above the health bar for expirienced units.

1 star >0,25
2 stars >0,5
3 stars >1

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 23 Aug 2006, 19:01

Nice idea!

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 23 Aug 2006, 19:20

Bumping is bad.

Spring RTS Engine

Minimap ball shapes suggestion - reason: colors

Which would be the best shape?