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Map markers are created by adding the component MapDescriptorComponent or SCR_MapDescriptorComponent to any entity. If added to a moveable entity then marker will move with entities movement.

If there is no entity at the position where you want to have a map marker at then you can just create a GenericEntity by using the Create-Subwindow of the world editor.

 

I ll create a list with the markers which are currently possible (most of them seem to be placeholders at the moment) with the MapDescriptorComponent here:

 

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Thanks for sharing this! Do you have any idea how to change the size of the text, when entering additional text. No matter what value I change it stays very small.

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This would be a great content for the wiki of Bohemia ๐Ÿ™‚

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Friendly reminder that placing a SlotMarker inside of an Area and Layer allows you to place markers such as the ones placeable on the map by players in-game

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  On 6/30/2022 at 7:32 AM, sarogahtyp said:

Map markers are created by adding the component MapDescriptorComponent or SCR_MapDescriptorComponent to any entity.

 

This approach doesn't consider "action markers" as Blufor position, Unknown position, supplies, vehicles, etc. 

 

To add these kind of markers:

  1. In the World Editor, and through the Resource Browser area, go to ArmaReforger Prefabs ScenarioFramework Components;
  2. Drag and drop somewhere on the map an Area.et;
  3. Drag and drop a Layer.et into the Area created in the Hierarchy tree;
  4. Now, for each faction marker you want to create, do it:
    1. Drag and drop a SlotMarker.et into the Layer recently created and listed in the Hierarchy tree;
    2. Click over that SlotMarker created, go to its properties, and click on SCR_ScenarioFrameworkSlotMarker;
    3. Through the Map Marker area, give the marker a name, and select its icon, and color.

P.S: for some reason, the "Faction Key" field shouldn't be used, otherwise the marker won't be shown for any player, even the configured faction.

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Hi, Thank you for the info, that makes custom markers a lot easier for me. ๐Ÿ˜„

Does anybody know though how i can set a marker of wich the size stays the same when zooming in the map?

I need to mark a Circle on the map with a given radius.

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  On 5/24/2024 at 6:48 PM, unbrauchbaer said:

Hi, Thank you for the info, that makes custom markers a lot easier for me. ๐Ÿ˜„

Does anybody know though how i can set a marker of wich the size stays the same when zooming in the map?

I need to mark a Circle on the map with a given radius.

 

Stupid but quick idea ๐Ÿ™‚ make 20 diferent markers and place them to circle formation. They will change itself size but they will stay on position, so area will be visible on any zoom level ๐Ÿ™‚  

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  On 5/26/2024 at 5:17 PM, miso z said:

 

Stupid but quick idea ๐Ÿ™‚ make 20 diferent markers and place them to circle formation. They will change itself size but they will stay on position, so area will be visible on any zoom level ๐Ÿ™‚  

Nice idea actually, that would probably be the quickest solution ๐Ÿ˜„ but still a real circle would be better.

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  On 5/26/2024 at 8:26 PM, unbrauchbaer said:

Nice idea actually, that would probably be the quickest solution ๐Ÿ˜„ but still a real circle would be better.

Im not sure if we got already other solution.
In Arma 3 was same problem with map markers. One my old never finished ww2 project , i spend over 1000 markers to bring trench network on map ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜„ 

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