Draw your tactical plan

[imported_bör 0]

I saw Empire Earth 2 at my friend's. I don't really like it, but there's one thing that could also be used by ofp2: The possibility to draw your war plans.

Here's an image, searched for a while.

[mg]http://pcmedia.gamespy.com/pc/image/article/606/606973/empire-earth-ii-20050422051558006.jpg[/img]>100kb

Especially in multiplayer it would be helpful to send your team a plan on what you're going to do.

If the system also worked with the AI in singleplayer it would be even more awesome.

[Goeth 0]

Suggested before but still something that must be included in BIS´s new game.

[imported_bör 0]

@ May 30 2005,18:55)]Suggested before but still something that must be included in BIS´s new game.

I've been reading the forums for quite some time but haven't stumbled across this idea, so I thought I'd be first.

thx@placebo for editing.

[Goeth 0]

Heh i found atleast 5 topics concerning this issue, here´s one.

[Fork122 0]

It's a cool idea, but it could be abused, people could draw really random stuff on the map.  Much like how some people spam map markers in MP.  Maybe if you hovered over a drawing with your mouse you could see who drew it?  Then the admin could kick people who weren't using it for good causes.

EDIT:

Just realized in the other thread GranQ suggested same thing I did:

Quote[/b] ]well you can chat "abuse" too. I think it would be nice that if you keep the mouse arrow over a marker it said who placed it. Since sometimes some people just flood the map. And you don't know who to kick.

[Cyphus 0]

Planetside has this, but its a commander-only ability, and you have earn it by gaining XP as the commander.

First you only get waypoints, but you then progress onto freehand drawings and text. They're pretty damned useful, even if some commanders use them to draw xmas trees and stick figures. As only the commander can use this feature, it doesn't really suffer from abuse.

[PainDealer 0]

Planetside has this, but its a commander-only ability, and you have earn it by gaining XP as the commander.

First you only get waypoints, but you then progress onto freehand drawings and text. They're pretty damned useful, even if some commanders use them to draw xmas trees and stick figures. As only the commander can use this feature, it doesn't really suffer from abuse.

I like that. plannin belongs to the officer in charge of things.

maybe the group leaders could recieve plan from a platoon leader and then make their own plans.

like:

Platoon leader: 1st squad, this thick blue line, 2nd squad this thick red line, 3rd squad...

and then:

Squad leader: Jackson, Johnson; this thin blue line... etc.

no supposed to be exactly like that. it's only a short idea for it.

[4 IN 1 0]

in OFP1 you could put markings on the map to show a plan, but with this ppl always putting useless words and markings on the map resulting map lag and map spaming, would be good if there is a half open way such as only server admin, squad leader and the one who have permissions to make marking/drawings on the map.

[FatNinjaKid 0]

Why only drawing on the map? Why not a real in-game mission editor? What would be cool.

It would make co-ordinating AI units very easy.

[G-Capo 0]

Very cool idea and would be useful for clan battles.