Stop Map Loading With Player In Centre ?

[Quack O'Neill 11]

Is there a way to stop the map loading with the player in the centre of the view ?

 

Im making a Orienteering scenario and i cant have the map loading like this and giving the players general position away like that its ruining the fun, is there a way to stop the map loading this way ? Maybe theres a way to have it centre its view around a marker or something  ?

 

 

 

[johnnyboy 3797]

This thread looks like it may have an answer for you.  Good luck!

[_foley 192]

Map is initially centered to where your unit is placed in the editor so one trick you can do is to place units in some unrelated area (i.e. at the edge of the map), and move them with setPos at the beginning of the mission.

[Quack O'Neill 11]

Thanks guys 

[Quack O'Neill 11]

I found that i can get what i want by making them use the Strategic Map. It has a focused area but It also makes it a lot harder lol because there isnt a zoom in and out function, and also there arnt any church symbols, so they have to work together more. Took me ages to find the town i was in. The town labels are tiny also lol 🙂 but i have found a nice abstract way for it to play out.