HP bars & unit display. Vote topic.

[Kamaze]

Okay, the general consensus seems to be that the MP unit picture should be axed (which is good, as it is a form of cheating IMO).

What would you like to see in its place? The teams flag (coloured)?

Regards, Freddie.

Sexy game girls with colored pants!

[Terminator]

The teams flag (coloured)?

It will be good =)

Sexy game girls with colored pants!

;D very smart

But I'm sad about the HP bars...looks like most ppls realy dont know about it , Anyway  I use it with huge army.

But about binding new botton for HP showing of all units > I think left ALT will suits best (like in Warcraft3)

[psychopompos]

Sexy game girls with colored pants!

that just reminded me of those evil rocket firing cyborg bitches from quake 2

are you seriously talking about axing the bars for displaying a units current health status?
or some other hp bar?

im reading this thread & thinking im missing something...

[Terminator]

are you seriously talking about axing the bars for displaying a units current health status?
or some other hp bar?

No. You confused with two points. : WRP wants to Remove Unit display in MP statistic window.(whan you press num_pad Enter in MP game there is a enemy last built unit picture > so this pic wants to replace with something other)
What about HP bars so WRP wants to remove 2 types of 3 (first default one to leave as is, but also wants to inmpl. button that will shows all units HP on screen like in warcraft)

[psychopompos]

No. You confused with two points. : WRP wants to Remove Unit display in MP statistic window.(whan you press num_pad Enter in MP game there is a enemy last built unit picture > so this pic wants to replace with something other)
What about HP bars so WRP wants to remove 2 types of 3 (first default one to leave as is, but also wants to inmpl. button that will shows all units HP on screen like in warcraft)

ah, i get it now...
it could be replaced with last allied unit built/left blank, if no allies.

[Terminator]

it could be replaced with last allied unit built/left blank, if no allies.

Well I think displaying units in any way is almost the same cheat as currnet, I adviced to place there a color square or circle...something like that.

[Serman]

Yes. Devs should to remove (replace with something other) displaying unit picture in MP statistic window.

Yes, it should definetly be replaced with something else.

It's a very cheap method of finding out what your opponent is doing.
Let's say, you're deciding to build a massive army, and check to see the latest unit your opponent built, and build an army that could slaughter that unit. 

So you'd totally know what to expect everytime you check the MP menu.

This should be replaced with a user chosen icon or avatar perhaps.

[kage]

This should be replaced with a user chosen icon or avatar perhaps.

i agree with this

[Terminator]

This should be replaced with a user chosen icon or avatar perhaps.

Agree too

[Deathguise]

This should be replaced with a user chosen icon or avatar perhaps.

Interesting idea, kind of like how the Project, New Paradigm, Nexus and the Collective have individual icons/emblems, also when an AI/Player is defeated their Icon/avatar could be greyed out or removed to let other players know whos alive or dead.

Im guessing it would be a bit more difficult to implement than the fixed alliance flags/teams flag idea.

[EvilGuru]

I am currently having a go at team flags, will tell you all how it goes.

Regards, Freddie.

[Terminator]

I remember in one of textures were little icons of Project, New Paradigm, Nexus and the Collective.

[doom3r]

I vote to remove the unit image in the statistics menu. Too cheaty... i mean, you can't hide your Uber-Squad you're planning to throw in battle in moment of need [vtols anyone?]

[kage]

Interesting idea, kind of like how the Project, New Paradigm, Nexus and the Collective have individual icons/emblems, also when an AI/Player is defeated their Icon/avatar could be greyed out or removed to let other players know whos alive or dead.

i like the greyed-out idea too.

I vote to remove the unit image in the statistics menu. Too cheaty... i mean, you can't hide your Uber-Squad you're planning to throw in battle in moment of need [vtols anyone?]

if anyone wants to stick with showing units, an alternative could be to let each player pick an available design (from the design menu -- you could add a button under the "trash" icon) to display, which defaults to wheel-viper-truck.  thus, it does not get in the way by making the player choose, but also lets them brag if they want. i also say "design" as opposed to "existing unit" since losing all of the currently showed unit would force it to show something new, and the heurisitcs for picking the least-strategically useful unit to display, while fairly simple, just aren't worth the effort.

in spite of this, i still favor the avatar idea.  i'm thinking that warzone could use redesigned art, and consisently styled comic-book or sketched-style stock portraits could very well fit into the atmosphere.  perhaps we could have a set of bundled avatars, yet still allow user overrides: a server could be restricted to the bundled ones if the admin is having problems with offensive avatars, and each player could choose a default avatar from amongst the bundled ones, as well as (optionally) choosing a custom avatar for use when a server allows it.

[Terminator]

fast work  ;D just for scratch