[lowfighter]

I can't figure out how to set the minimap to show only friendly icons. Any help much appreciated.
I know I had that setting working some long time ago but now I don't remember how :mrgreen:

[RadPig94]

it's supposed to show enemies by default. must be a bug?
EDIT: bind a key for "Toggle Icon Types" and press the key , there are four options Distance, Dist+Plane Number, Dist+plane name+Plane Number, and off
see if that works

[lowfighter]

I mean MINIMAP icons. The "toggle icon types" works ok but I like to play with no icons, what I want is to have friendly icons showing on the minimap.

it's supposed to show enemies by default. must be a bug?
EDIT: bind a key for "Toggle Icon Types" and press the key , there are four options Distance, Dist+Plane Number, Dist+plane name+Plane Number, and off
see if that works

[RadPig94]

yeah, i know what you meant, just thought'd i'd see if it'd fix it

[lowfighter]

Hm, it's not helping :mrgreen: Any other ideas?
I tried searching the net but no joy

[RadPig94]

Hm, it's not helping :mrgreen: Any other ideas?
I tried searching the net but no joy

what are you doing QMB, FMB, Campaign, or single mission or what?

[lowfighter]

FMB and campaign...

[8FS_Bulau]

Unfortunately, the Difficulty Setting "No Map Icons" turns off ALL icons, both friendly and foe.

I thought there was a setting in the Zuti DSMod for this, but I just checked and found nothing. Even if there was, you would have to open each mission in the FMB and check the setting and save it.

Off hand, I'm not aware of any mod that does this.

[Davis0079]

IF you find a way plz post it. I have asked the question, "How can we have the waypoints without having the planes position show?". Because I like navigating, but I dont want to print out every map in the game and magic marker my coarse every mission. I dont think anyone has had success modding the map interface because there is really alot to be desired.

I also once asked about a mod that "would show the map over your lap or like over the cockpit dash where the gauges are", so I could move my trackir without the map moving with the view. But no anwser there either. If anyone were to do a map interface mod, they could do so many great things. If we got a "map dosent move mod", then make the map bigger with fold lines like a road map. But you could still look out the window. That would be way more cool........oh yeah...I mean "realistic". jk

[lowfighter]

Thanks for discussion M8s! I found this thread which help at least with the idea of having only the waypoints on minimap (and the player icon invisible).
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6500&hilit=minimap+mod
The link inside to fly_zo mod is not working maybe I can find if there's a link on AAS such that you'll be able to have a go at it. Mainly it is changing a certain image (making it transparent).
Hm, maybe I was dreaming that I had the friendly-only enabled on minimap? If you think of it it's such a basic thing :mrgreen:

[fly_zo]

... you can try to set transparency in mat file for enemies but then if you start from opposite side only enemies would be visible

I don't believe there are game settings (icons) only for one side though

reg
Z

[lowfighter]

Thanks Zo, I'll try it! No prob about changing sides, I play offline and I'll have two variants which I'll switch between. Normally I stick to one side for awhile and so switching will not be very often.