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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0004460Valley 1Gameplay IdeaMar 19, 2012 4:51 pm
ReporterToll Assigned To 
Status strongly consideringResolutionopen 
Product Version0.511 
Summary0004460: Make a minimap for the world map
DescriptionRight now, my world map is 50 squares wide, and it will only get wider and wider. A minimap would help to get an overview of it; where unerected windshelters are, where undefeated overlords/lieutenants are, perhaps a colorcoded overlay of comparative levels (like the circles around spells), etc.
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Internal WeightFeature Suggestion

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has duplicate 0004906 closed Overview for the world map 
related to 0004305 closed Add minimap for strategy map 
related to 0006709 considering Which continent am I on? 

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wyvern83

Oct 8, 2011 5:27 pm

reporter   ~0016266

I think it would be great if this minimap was interactive in the sense that you could click on it to recenter the main point of view on where you clicked. Dragging of the point of view would be nice too but would probably demand more time to implement.

tigersfan

Jan 27, 2012 1:36 pm

reporter   ~0018248

I think this might still have some value, even with the new continents system. But, it's not a big priority.

Toll

Jan 27, 2012 1:48 pm

reporter   ~0018249

Yeah, I was contemplating poking for it to be closed. But it's actually a bit more relevant than before, in some cases; you can no longer see the shape of the world, if you forget where the continents are; the best you can do is sail around and hope you find something. With a minimap, you'd be able to see where the continents are.

Toll

Mar 19, 2012 4:47 pm

reporter   ~0021043

I decided to poke this a bit harder. While you're on a continent, everything is within viewing distance, sure; however, once the Overlord has been killed and the new continent is generated, you have to sail around to try to find it. For the first two or so Overlords, that isn't so bad, but for the fifth? Tenth? There'll be lots of possible positions for the new continent, and sailing around just to find the next continent would quickly become a bore (It took me several minutes of sailing to find the third Overlord on my MP map after someone killed the second).

Toll

Mar 19, 2012 4:48 pm

reporter   ~0021044

And if not a minimap, then at least some kind of arrow pointing to the newest continent.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Oct 1, 2011 2:46 pm Toll New Issue
Oct 3, 2011 9:18 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Feature Suggestion
Oct 3, 2011 9:18 am tigersfan Status new => strongly considering
Oct 8, 2011 5:13 pm wyvern83 Relationship added related to 0004305
Oct 8, 2011 5:27 pm wyvern83 Note Added: 0016266
Oct 18, 2011 10:10 am wyvern83 Relationship added related to 0004906
Jan 27, 2012 1:35 pm tigersfan Relationship replaced has duplicate 0004906
Jan 27, 2012 1:36 pm tigersfan Note Added: 0018248
Jan 27, 2012 1:48 pm Toll Note Added: 0018249
Mar 19, 2012 4:47 pm Toll Note Added: 0021043
Mar 19, 2012 4:48 pm Toll Note Added: 0021044
Mar 19, 2012 4:51 pm Toll Relationship added related to 0006709
Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Suggestion - Gameplay => Gameplay Idea