Temporary Suspension Of Iconography

Dev. Query

February 1, 2008 7:33 AM from

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Greetings again.

Barring a terrible memory (my own), I was hoping you might answer this query: will there be a button or hot key combination toggle to suspend rendering of iconography of units/structures so that - like Supreme Commander - you can view space scenes free of symbols?

Again, I can`t recall if I asked this before. Sorry about that.

I think during a major combat event I would appreciate this capability in order to behold a more pristine theatrical moment. Again, just a toggle for those particular times.

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Reply #1 February 1, 2008 7:37 AM from

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As I recall, there will be

Well, there has to be given how most of the posted screenshots are without icons

Unless you mean the ships turning to icons when you zoom out - I don't think that's going to be changing.

Reply #2 February 1, 2008 7:53 AM from

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Yes, totally. In game you can click the cinematic button I like to turn this on and zoom in during massive battles after I set my orders. In the options menu you also have a huge list of UI elements that you can toggle on/off, in case you wanted to keep some cinematic options but not others. Also, you can also use the following keys to hide the UI completely CTRL+Shift+Z. Have fun~!

Reply #3 February 1, 2008 9:36 AM from

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Will there be an option to change the distance at which the icons appear and the ingame models fade away??
I like the icons, but in my opinion they fade in just a bit too soon.
I would really really like a slider! (hint to the devs, hint to the devs)

Reply #4 February 1, 2008 9:53 AM from

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It's not currently an in-game option but you can mod the distances using notepad.

Reply #5 February 1, 2008 10:01 AM from

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Thanks heaps...

('thumbs up' smilie...)

Reply #6 February 1, 2008 10:02 AM from

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Oh really? What is the file called for future reference?

The main reason is because it seems that in order to zoom in far enough to see the figheters engine-tails, you are so far in that you cant control anything, which is a shame

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