GPS and in-game map markers

[zaphodity (DayZ) 41]

Dearest Uncle Rocket,

 

 

I was just curious to know if (or when) players will have the ability to mark points on maps. Also, when (or if) GPS units will be part of the game ?

 

Someone throw me a bone here.

 

Cheers.

 

 

 

[gray-z@hotmail.co.uk 84]

Define "mark the map".

 

Do you mean set a way point like ArmA 2 (shift+click) or do you mean mark points of interest (double click)??

 

I'm unsure of the plans Rocket and the dev team have for features like this but I hope the way point feature is left out so you actually have to navigate instead of clicking the map and straight line running to your desired destination.

[wild_man 4442]

you mean MAGIC GREEN NUMBER WAYPOINT SYSTEM FOR LAZY ANTI NAVIGATE BITCHES? :D

 

is never happen :P

 

GPS coming though :|

[zaphodity (DayZ) 41]

I mean marking it with a point that also

 

Define "mark the map".

 

Do you mean set a way point like ArmA 2 (shift+click) or do you mean mark points of interest (double click)??

 

I'm unsure of the plans Rocket and the dev team have for features like this but I hope the way point feature is left out so you actually have to navigate instead of clicking the map and straight line running to your desired destination.

 

 

I mean marking a point on a map, that also has GPS point on it. I don't mean fast travel or anything like that.

 

I wanna know where I've hidden my buried treasure (loot). Mayhaps I have been running along DayZ coastlines too long ?

Edited January 13, 2014 by zaphodity

[zaphodity (DayZ) 41]

you mean MAGIC GREEN NUMBER WAYPOINT SYSTEM FOR LAZY ANTI NAVIGATE BITCHES? :D

 

is never happen :P

 

GPS coming though :|

 

 

EXACTLY ! lol

 

Although I just discovered iZurvived. Yet to test it out.

Edited January 13, 2014 by zaphodity

[Gerandar 212]

Not needed, reading a map isn't hard, hell finding your way around without a map isn't hard

[Ineedscoffee 464]

If we were able to interact with a map that way, I would like to see it wear down from folding, unfolding, pressure from pens, etc.

Now personally,mid love to make my own map with the paper and pens we run across.

[gibonez 3633]

Hope it never makes itself back.

 

What should work perfectly fine is simply looking at your gps and getting the coordinates and then manually finding yourself in the map.

[fitzee 248]

Hi.

 

I wouldn't want magic waypoints visible in the world ala the arma series, however, if gps's find their way into the game, I wouldn't see anything wrong with it showing your position on the GPS screen(but not on your map).

 

Even the most basic gps in phones do this.

 

That said, I have no problem navigating chernarus as it is.

 

Regards.

[JD Cuda 19]

Back in the ArmA 2 Mod, I kinda loved and hated the create-a-waypoint mechanic. As a new player it was pretty useful helping to determine what city or town you were currently in without having to "Tab" out of the game to find an Online Map, but eventually it got to the point where I learnt the map well enough to have no need for it.

 

I suppose either way it wouldn't bother me too much if they did re-implement waypoints, but I personally can't see it happening.

[starthealmighty 597]

for new players its great to learn the map

for experienced players map Marking is used as range-finders and Auto-running 

[Space Milk 195]

2 choices: way

Waypoints or tabbing out of game totally ruining immersion....

[Karmaterror 982]

Im against waypoints, the map shrinks loads when ya use those. I would love a working gps (would need battrys), could let us store locations. Then if you die, and provided the shots didn't ruin it, you could find someone's stash lol.  

 

Maybe pen+map aswell to write on it. Also could be looted from ya body, so its a gamble to mark stuff. Or could be used for traps....anything lol

[Lorax 99]

I'm against waypoints as well.

[HIHBGaming 14]

The easy mode WP's from the Mod should never make their way into the SA... Ever!

I removed these when I was running Mod servers as well. They really server no other purpose than to make things easy. Nope not needed.

 

GPS's? Fine by me but obviously need batteries and be ultra rare.

[Space Milk 195]

And waypoints are better than checking the online map?

Thats just terrible.

At least gps doesn't break immersion.