Mini Map

[Gerfand]

one thing that SupCom Vannilla had and PA will have now is a PIP MiniMap

but there a way to put this on FAF? would be cool!

[Sulo]

Uhm.. but... there is a minimap in FA already.

[ZLO_RD]

FA minimap is cartographic... i hate it

[Lionhardt]

Who needs a mini map when he has strategic zoom?^^ Mini maps are tools for inferior games with no strat zoom.

[Gerfand]

Uhm.. but... there is a minimap in FA already.

but not a PIP (Picture in Picture) mini-map, w/ zoom and things like that!

FA minimap is cartographic... i hate it

me 2!

Who needs a mini map when he has strategic zoom?^^ Mini maps are tools for inferior games with no strat zoom.

I don't, but a Mini Map where you can track your ACU, would be cool, like the one on SupCom Vannilla, and w/ the size of the FA mini-Map would be double cool!!!

[necxelos]

a) Cartographic map (which I personally like) doesn't work for all the custom maps so we can pretend it's not there at all. So no real minimap there.

b) You can split Your screen in 2 and use one part of it as minimap and the other as Your main game (the option is in the same place minimap is). Also this way You can have it non-cartographic. Dunno how it affects performance though. There is a risk though it will kill CPU double time (and SupCom already is very good at doing so).

c) Generally minimap is usefull (having only strategic zoom doesn't seem superior to me at all). Maybe not on small maps but on bigger ones zooming in and out every 2 seconds isn't really comfortable.

[Gerfand]

a) Cartographic map (which I personally like) doesn't work for all the custom maps so we can pretend it's not there at all. So no real minimap there.

b) You can split Your screen in 2 and use one part of it as minimap and the other as Your main game (the option is in the same place minimap is). Also this way You can have it non-cartographic. Dunno how it affects performance though. There is a risk though it will kill CPU double time (and SupCom already is very good at doing so).

A- at least on Vannilla you can chose between both carto and normal view

B- cool, but is annoying (I already tried this), need some pratice...

[The Mak]

Quick fix, buy a second monitor (or use an old one). Your mini-map won't be so mini.

Personally I use all the features (second monitor, mini-map, and split screen at times). Even if the map does not have a texture for the cartographic view, I still find it useful to see enemy movement, especially when they pop in and out of radar range. The black background provides a nice contrast from the team colors.

[Gerfand]

give me money first...

we already have a mini-map in the game, but I would like to have it w/ all freature from Vannilla

[necxelos]

Whether someone likes cartographic or not I believe that only thing we really NEED is solving the problem with non-official maps having no minimap at all. Should be a way to force game itself to generate minimap base on actual map info. Becaue this is a bug. All other things like PA-style minimap is a nice addition but still only an addition (which most people wont use anyway).