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gameshoes
03-30-2012, 05:59 PM
I have totally forgotten to post about this during Phase 1 but I'll post it now.
So everybody has a minimap in the lower left corner of their screen.
The default minimap is a top-down view. You can however expand the map slightly into a 3D view.

I will say this: The 3D view sucks.
Any tall structures horribly distort the map and not only that, the perspective really stinks when it comes down to properly locating players.
I would like to suggest that the enlarged minimap should be left as a top-down view.

That is all.

ADDED:
I forgot about this one too.
Please fix the colors of the minimap so that it doesn't wash out with bright backgrounds or just make it a solid box.

Daveedojr
03-30-2012, 06:09 PM
Also the visibility of the minimap is difficult in certain positions.
I remember how I couldn't make out anything on the minimap multiple times and it was very annoying to have to aim over a dark , smooth color surface

gameshoes
03-30-2012, 06:30 PM
Also the visibility of the minimap is difficult in certain positions.
I remember how I couldn't make out anything on the minimap multiple times and it was very annoying to have to aim over a dark , smooth color surface

Ah yes, I forgot about this issue too.
I mainly have troubles with bright walls and floors. The light blue color of the minimap would just blend in with that.
I'll add that into my first post.

JDCAce
03-30-2012, 06:41 PM
I like the 3D view, but it definitely needs to be improved. As it is, the 2D view is far superior. Unfortunately, I don't know how to improve it.

Creepermoss
03-30-2012, 08:36 PM
Adding a darker color behind the minimap would help, I think. You can't really see through it anyways, so having it block your screen and be hard to view half the time seems like it could use some work.

Johnrare
03-31-2012, 03:08 AM
the mini map is just to bright cant even see the map clearly