That most dreaded enemy...

**Akka** · 03-14-2006, 16:00

Originally Posted by screwtype

The green arrows were ugly, but even after modding them out, I hated the way selected units would still light up like fluorescent bulbs. In fact, I'm suprised more people didn't complain about it. I thought it made the game look damn silly - cartoonish.

Actually, I was very pleased with the lighting.
It wasn't that unsubtle, it was in fact quite discreet, and still allowed to clearly see which units (and even which individual soldiers in a mélée) were selected.

I'm all for the lighting.

**ivoignob** · 03-14-2006, 16:45

I had no problem with the bouncing flags in MTW. It is a good option between green arrows and lighting up. I am for bouncing flags!!! Why don't we make a poll for this?

**Akka** · 03-14-2006, 17:50

Originally Posted by ivoignob

I had no problem with the bouncing flags in MTW. It is a good option between green arrows and lighting up. I am for bouncing flags!!! Why don't we make a poll for this?

Bouncing flags don't let you know which man belong to which unit.
They aren't nearly as good.

**screwtype** · 03-15-2006, 04:21

Originally Posted by Akka

Actually, I was very pleased with the lighting.
It wasn't that unsubtle, it was in fact quite discreet, and still allowed to clearly see which units (and even which individual soldiers in a mélée) were selected.

I'm all for the lighting.

Look, I readily concede the lightbulb soldiers were practical. They were also just plain frickin' stoopid!

And ugly. AND immersion busting.

If you children really MUST have your lightbulb men, so be it. All I'm arguing for is an option to turn the lightbulb men OFF, just like the green arrows, so that hardcore realism buffs like me can also have their druthers.

**Orda Khan** · 03-15-2006, 13:28

I think we could do with a poll for this question. So far we have possibly three suggestions....
Green arrows
Illuminated units
Banner movement
So far I would prefer to go back to the original banner movement, whether it bobs or is waved, it seems far more realistic

.......Orda

**Vlad The Impala** · 03-15-2006, 13:38

How about something like the green arrows, but more subtle, both is colour and in shape/size? Grey(ish) triangles or something? Or they should give you the option to choose between three types of markers (and 'no marker') and the colour you want it to be...

**caravel** · 03-15-2006, 14:06

Hopefully all the feedback markers will be easy to disable from the display or gameplay options and there should be an option "turn on the classic bouncing flags".

**Kraxis** · 03-15-2006, 14:19

Originally Posted by Caravellini

Hopefully all the feedback markers will be easy to disable from the display or gameplay options and there should be an option "turn on the classic bouncing flags".

Which would demand that the banner doesn't vanish when you get close.

**screwtype** · 03-18-2006, 17:48

Originally Posted by Vlad The Impala

How about something like the green arrows, but more subtle, both is colour and in shape/size? Grey(ish) triangles or something? Or they should give you the option to choose between three types of markers (and 'no marker') and the colour you want it to be...

I don't really see why you *should* be able to spot every man in a unit anyhow. It's part of the fog of war that units get a bit messed up sometimes and you can't tell one from the other.

I mean, it's not as though real commanders in the field had a switch that would make all the men in their unit glow so they could tell where they were at.

Yeah, I agree with Orda. What's wrong with a waving or bouncing banner? Works for me.

**Vlad The Impala** · 03-23-2006, 14:30

Originally Posted by screwtype

I mean, it's not as though real commanders in the field had a switch that would make all the men in their unit glow so they could tell where they were at.

True, but they probably had lieutenants (sp?) who at least knew where all the men in their unit were. ;-)

**Akka** · 03-23-2006, 13:43

Originally Posted by screwtype

Look, I readily concede the lightbulb soldiers were practical. They were also just plain frickin' stoopid!

And ugly. AND immersion busting.

No, no and no.
Maybe you hate them, but as for me, I saw them just a bit highlighted, which didn't bothered me the slightest.

If you children really MUST have your lightbulb men, so be it. All I'm arguing for is an option to turn the lightbulb men OFF, just like the green arrows, so that hardcore realism buffs like me can also have their druthers.

Fair point about being able to turn it off in the preference. Options are great to chose what you like and don't like.
But I don't want to let CA think that there is only people not liking the highlighting, and as such they CAN keep it for MTW2.

On the "children" point, you look much more immature with such calling that the ones it's directed at.
And being called a "child" at 27 is somewhat funny