Next gen SoW needs next gen Icons!

[Schallmoser]

Winny, IL2 Does. if the padlocked a/c disapears for a couple of seconds behind a cocpit bar or somewhere else it gets unlocked.

cheers
Schallmoser

[winny]

Originally Posted by Schallmoser

Winny, IL2 Does. if the padlocked a/c disapears for a couple of seconds behind a cocpit bar or somewhere else it gets unlocked.

cheers
Schallmoser

Lol.. as with most good ideas.. Someone already thought of it.. I'll be quiet.

[Aviar]

Some people may not be aware, but IL-2 already has a custom icons feature that can be set by the server (online) or by the player (offline). I've been using custom icons in my coops for many years.
Here is a simple tutorial on how to do it:


http://www.il2-fullmissionbuilder.co...b2cef688e074ae


Also:

ECV56_Lancelot stated--->

"Maybe, just as an idea, a good option would be that you have to press a key to see the icons, and keep it pressed to keep the icons on. When you release the key the icons fade away."

IL-2 already has the 'Toggle Icon Types' command, which basically does exactly that, except it is a 4-stage toggle. The player can toggle 3 stages of icon visibility or totally disable them. That pretty much achieves what Lancelot was requesting. *If you have some sort of joystick mapping software, like CH Manager, you could easily set up a macro command that does EXACTLY what Lancelot was requesting.....


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[Skoshi Tiger]

If you still want the functionality of icons but with less impact on your imersion, how about only showing the icons when the aircraft is in the center of your vision - so you need to be actually looking and concentrating at the aircraft to identify it.
You could even have it so the icons for the plane in the center of vison are only shown when your holding down a mapped a key?


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[Thunderbolt56]

I'm not a purist, but I don't like icons of any kind.

Let the user turn them on, turn them off or adjust them in stages, I don't care as long as I can turn them off and force them off on a hosted server I'll be cool.

IFF is important and not knowing profiles or markings is inexcusable IMO.

[Xilon_x]

ICON only optional in the game .
i real ww2 i noot loock the icons i loock the instrumentation in real ww2 airplane i not have gps i have the chart map i real ww2 airplane i not have the electronic instrumentation.
the real ww2 is all meccanic structure not eletronic.
in real ww2 airplane i not have the airplane prexurizaction and i not have the perfect orietation.

distinguishing planes at distance was near impossible in il2 due to the highly pixelated low res textures, and planes being nothing more than a small dot or a large dot at distance,... SOW will support much higher res, up to 2560 x 1600 id imagine and planes will be more detailed, not to mention less types of them, i think it will be alot easier to id planes than in il2

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt56

I'm not a purist, but I don't like icons of any kind.

Let the user turn them on, turn them off or adjust them in stages, I don't care as long as I can turn them off and force them off on a hosted server I'll be cool.

IFF is important and not knowing profiles or markings is inexcusable IMO.

So many of the online player public haven't a clue what the difference between different markings are. Even in servers where historical markings are enforced we have Dutch A6Ms and Slovakian P-39s and German Corsairs. They will come around but don't give them too much credit

Options are always good. Icons on if you want them. Icons off if you don't. Configurable settings to setup how the Icons work if you do want them. Keeps everyone happy!