Map (as in item) changes

[thefriendlydutchman 160]

// lets forget that noone uses the map except me for the moment

 

So in the beginning you had to collect 4 parts of the tourist map in DayZ SA which was pure BS so im glad they changed this to a full piece, However:

 

1. WHY ARE THERE NO NAMES OF CITIES ON THE MAP, WITHOUT NAMES WHATS THE POINT

sorry for the full caps (im suddenly unable to change it while typing I swear :p) but seriously I use the map constantly and this is kinda frustrating simply because theres zero logic behind it.

 

2. Either add the yellow ''I am Here'' marker on every server or on no servers at all ,

its quite annoying to have to find a good server simply so I can use the map

 

Hell even a better solution would be to combine the map and the compass creating the ability to use the marker!

 

3. change the yellow colour of the player marker

yellow =/= good colour for a almost completely white map.

needs no explanation, look up colour schemes.

 

4. never add the shift click thing arma has

Because that would ruin the survival aspect of DayZ Honestly plus we already have the yellow marker.

 

5. Markers shouldnt be based on players but based on the map itself.

atm if  I place markers on the map like (heres a v3s, I dropped my backpack here etc.) the markers are connected to the steam ID/Player etc.

in other words.. if i pick up another map the same markers will be on that map aswell, but if a player picks up my map he/she wont be able to see my markers

I want other players to see my markers simply because 1. if you kill someone you can find peoples base, would create some cool quests!

2. to show friends what I mean.

 

Thanks for the read

[samydog12 13]

nope, the yellow "I am here" would be overpowered

[thefriendlydutchman 160]

17 hours ago, samydog12 said:

nope, the yellow "I am here" would be overpowered

thats already in game dude....

 

[samydog12 13]

2 hours ago, thefriendlydutchman said:

thats already in game dude....

 

What?.. Then again I don't play this trash anymore.. Still overpowered, which is why it was removed from the mod

[pilgrim* 3514]

  I never had an "I Am Here" marker following me around in real life - that would be really weird!

[thefriendlydutchman 160]

2 hours ago, pilgrim* said:

  I never had an "I Am Here" marker following me around in real life - that would be really weird!

again thats already in game

my point is not whether that marker exists or not but that it exists only in certain servers, so they either should remove it completely from the game or put it on every server.

and add names for cities because its a freaking map like come on

[pilgrim* 3514]

On 17/04/2016 at 4:49 PM, thefriendlydutchman said:

2. Either add the yellow ''I am Here'' marker on every server or on no servers at all ,

its quite annoying to have to find a good server simply so I can use the map

Hi - I just meant that REAL paper maps never have a marker that follows you around. So when you say  you "have to find a good server so I can use the map" you are wrong there. You can use a map anywhere - use them the way maps are made to be used, like everyone uses them  in real life.
I didn't even know there are servers that still mark your position, I thought that had all gone YEARS ago. So use the map for what a Real Map is made for. You can do that on any server - screw the "yellow dots" , those are for the WEAK.. (so let's agree to get rid of them on all servers, OK?)    Take them away. !! 

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BUT ( 5 ) YES - you are completely RIGHT unfriendlydutchman - Good Idea - You should be able to write on your map with a pen the same way as you write on a piece of paper. That would be GOOD as long as it was writing on one copy of the rmap - only the one you write on - BeanZ for that!

ATM the maps aren't real 'instances'.. the folded up map in your pocket IS an instance (a single loot object in your pocket) but the unfolded map on your screen is not, it is one general 'screen' map  for everyone -  so what you see when you look at it, is not a unique instance.. Still, with some Dev thought that could be dealt with without making loads of different instances of the same screen map? (Hey BI ?)   - Maybe by using an overlay connected to your personal folded map instance, and NOT connected to "you"  so that you (or anyone) can see what you marked with a pen on the general unfolded map only when you use that one single folded map loot object that you have ? (just an idea ? there must be a way to change that without driving the Devs crazy)
Either way - I agree that to be able to write info on one single map that you keep in your gear, and if you lose that map you loose the markings -  would be seriously great. That is one GOOD idea.
[edit] Need a way to rub out the markings too, so players don't just write a mess all over maps and leave them around for fun.

xxP

Edited April 19, 2016 by pilgrim*