Contacts changing shape

[nukkxx5058]

Refering to manual page 20, why do contact symbols change shape when classified "hostile" or "unknown"?

e.g. a square becoming a diamond.

I thought that changing color (becoming red or yellow) would be enough ? This seems redundant information and confusing as we have to learn 2 symbols: one for friendly and one for hostile.

Unless there is a good reason ?

[TonyAAA]

By default the game uses standard NTDS symbology.

NTDS was 1st developed in the 1950s--long before color displays were standard.

The distinct shapes however, work just fine for a B/W monitor (or colorblind people.)

It's a huge improvement over just plain "blips" for everything.

[nukkxx5058]

OK, got it thanks

[snowburn]

Terry Crawley (StalinTC) has developed a set of stylized icons for players uncomfortable with Command’s default NTDS/APP-6 symbols.

How to use: Unzip the file in your Command\Symbols\NTDS folder. (Backup the folder first if you want to be able to revert to the default icons later)

http://www.warfaresims.com/temp/CMANO_S ... ns_005.zip