Feature Idea - Pinging/Flags

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by eriksh, November 25, 2013.

  1. eriksh

    eriksh New Member

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    Been playing the game for a while but here are some features I would like to see added to the game.

    1. Add pinging to the game, allowing team mates to ping areas of interest for their team to view.
    Currently (especially if their only communication is text chat) its very difficult to point your team mates to trouble locations before its too late.
    2. Flags - basically a ping that stays up until removed by the person. When an enemy base is scouted early in the game its very easy to lose their location (and often from mind too). Adding flags will help team mates point out enemy bases, but also give situation awareness to the team/players. (bonus is their are multiple flag types)
    3. After game chat - It would be nice if we were able to talk to the remaining players after game has ended. Personally, I just think they haven't't gotten around to getting it working atm.
  2. quigibo

    quigibo Member

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    Agreed, the pinging system in TA was amazing for keeping track of what you scouted and getting your teammates focused on key points on the map.
  3. eriksh

    eriksh New Member

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    Anyone else agree?
    I would have thought there would be more people supporting this.
  4. Culverin

    Culverin Post Master General

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    Hi hi,
    Just to let you know, I'm tracking all the community suggested UI features.
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ef3DmBUsW3faaoqqmhZFgZsyO5JUXSETY5JmXLFIPlQ/

    I've got pings logged down here:

    5.8 Communication Panel - Visual
    5.8.1 Persistence: Permanent
    5.8.2 Map marker “Ping” (temporary). Move, Guard, Attack (Similar to F5-57 keys in SupCom)
    5.8.3 Map marker ~ (Persistent with text message). (Similar to F8 key in SupCom)
    5.8.4 Drawing on the map.

    Cheers :)
  5. doctorfiet

    doctorfiet Member

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  6. brianpurkiss

    brianpurkiss Post Master General

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    I see you're new to the forums, and welcome!

    You should do a search before posting in accordance to the forum rules.

    Everything you have brought up has been suggested and will be in the completed game.

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