N-E-S-W markings on top of player and hub symbols (quality off live improvement)

the-moebius · February 4, 2019, 10:07pm

quit annoying i cant see compass direction cause hub and player symbols blocks it from view in compass
so maybe do it different
asking for this exact thing no workarounds please

Aridhol · February 4, 2019, 10:08pm

Agreed, NSEW should be on top of the compass overlay layer, not on bottom!

the-moebius · February 4, 2019, 10:09pm

happens so often i cant tell people what direction to run in in big towns cause its all blocked from view

GreyArt247 · February 4, 2019, 10:12pm

It is annoying, I think you have to look straight look up or down to be able to see them when there’s too many markers on the compass.

Blackmage2015 · February 5, 2019, 1:27am

Same thing with player symbol color and home beacon color when I first started playing I always mixed the two or couldn’t see the home beacon because it was hidden behind other map markings.

On a different note the compass is nice and all but I would prefer an actual live map option instead of the compass.

Biv · February 5, 2019, 1:33am

Live map is the atlas.

Maybe a checklist or dropdown of some sort? Something that lets you select what you want to be “on top”?

Goblinounours · February 5, 2019, 10:27am

Yes! Cardinal points should indeed be on top of the rest of the compass.

The atlas is a TERRIBLE map system.
You can’t zoom properly on it to understand the details of where you are.

Biv · February 5, 2019, 10:29am

That’s on purpose

DKPuncherello · February 5, 2019, 10:29am

NESW would be great!! They’re there on the compass but hard to see with player markers covering them up.

Come visit the Ultima Metro some time, I’m trying to get people thinking about Ultima City using cardinal directions

Goblinounours · February 5, 2019, 10:31am

Yeah, terrible on purpose. They tried to be all clever with the need to craft the atlas, but its use is very reductive.
Which is why we could use something better, easier to use, like every map ever in video-games.

Biv · February 5, 2019, 10:34am

Right. In every other game it’s a crutch.

How many times have you played a game where you ran through the same area over and over and over again, but would be completely lost if it wasn’t for your HUD or map?

Boundless forces you to actually learn the areas that you’re in and recognize where you’re going by landmarks

Goblinounours · February 5, 2019, 10:35am

That’s not fun for everyone, though.
Also, hu, “landmarks”? You mean, player-built landmarks, then.
The worlds themselves don’t really have what I’d call “landmarks”.