Author Topic: [SUGGESTION-UNCUT][#052] UFO chasing, is it above the sea or above the land?  (Read 11154 times)

Offline Unknown Hero

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Display a specific icon when the UFO is located above the land, and located above the sea.



As usual, the images are for explanation only.

Offline Hythlodaeus

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You know, this is kind of a good idea.

Offline Solarius Scorch

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Yes, it is. Especially when dealing with multiple UFOs in various parts of the globe, so when it suddenly jumps to air combat somewhere, you have no idea where it is.

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simple yet efficient. +1

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tweaked the source code here and there - it works :)
see image
perhaps some day i will make a PR or find the time to make abetter sea/land icon

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@ Falko

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tweaked the source code here and there - it works :)

Nice.  :)

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perhaps some day i will make a PR or find the time to make abetter sea/land icon

As you said.  :P

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+1

Simple and useful.

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Good  :D

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Clicking that icon could minimize the window until it's on land.

Offline Yankes

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Or maybe small "window" that show zoom on ufo blip with ground texture like on ground.

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very cool... hey, maybe we could come up with simple but understandable icons for every type of terrain there is? not just water/land, but also mountain/desert/farm/jungle/arctic/...

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my current implementation is 15x11 pixel dont know if thats enough space for all types to be clearly distinguishable