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Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:57 pm
by Texashawk
For example, if I wanted to only show air radars, or just airports, or just surface ships. This seems like it would be extremely handy (for example, when planning SEAD missions) but I can't seem to find a way to filter the view this way. Any help would be appreciated - I'm sure I'm missing something basic!
-Steve
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:12 am
by Parel803
I see the advantages for having more view-filter possibilities, especially with large number of different tracks.
with regards
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:05 am
by Rory Noonan
How would this work UI-wise? I am imagining a huge tickbox option screen and I don't know if that's a great thing to have.
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:26 am
by Parel803
I'm not sur if there is already a filter function in the game. Might be a operator on my side. If there lots of contacts on the screen and I wanna do a single warfare it might be nice to view-filter out the other environment tracks. No big thing just nice for me.
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:36 pm
by Texashawk
So I'm going to assume based on these answers that there is no map filtering currently.
What I would do (I'm a professional game designer and programmer) to make this functionality simple is this:
Add a new section on the unit tooltip with 5 options:
-Show only this unit type
-Show only this unit class
-Do not show this unit type
-Do not show this unit class
-Reset all filters
It's not perfect and obviously you can't have too many filters but I think most people would just use it for target and mission planning. It probably actually belongs on the wishlist but here it is. Thanks!
-Steve
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:10 pm
by Rory Noonan
Great feedback, feature request added.
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RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:52 pm
by marksdoran
ORIGINAL: apache85
How would this work UI-wise? I am imagining a huge tickbox option screen and I don't know if that's a great thing to have.
How about...
To the right of the "hide short cut bar" there's a big giant space...I can imagine moving the blue arrow to the right far enough to accommodate a set of buttons each of which has the icon for a type of unit on it...those could be highlighted or greyed out to reflect what's displayed. Or if that's too busy perhaps a single button there that brings up a pane with an array of buttons that you can pick and mix from. Bonus for making the symbol images follow the NTIDS preference selection.
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:20 am
by Texashawk
ORIGINAL: apache85
Great feedback, feature request added.
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Awesome, thanks! I feel like a lot of people will use this feature, especially with more complex scenarios where the map fills up fast!
-Steve
RE: Is there a way to filter the map view by unit class/type?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:05 am
by Parel803
Thank you, sounds nice.
with regards