Minimap

[ljenk]

Would it be possible to create a HUD minimap with a blip that represents and moves with the player? If you're like me and forget where you're going a lot, constantly bringing up the pip-boy to look at the local map can get...tiresome. The best place for it would probably be top left of the screen. It would need a toggle function, or work with Gopher's iHUD / oHUD as it could get in the way at times. I'm not bothered about lots of detail, just a small version of the basic pip-boy map would do fine.

Edited November 11, 2014 by ljenk

[Ladez]

Radar HUD

 

Granted, it doesn't work as a map overlay, but it's the closest there is.

Edited November 11, 2014 by Ladez

[ljenk]

That does look pretty cool, I will try it at some point. It doesn't help with navigation though, which is my problem. I'm guessing it's not easily do-able, as it's such an obvious idea and nobody has made it. Still, thought I'd throw it out there just in case.

[Ladez]

It might be possible to take the world map and overlay the radar hud over the portion of the map where the player is.

 

I doubt it would be possible for the local map, since that is generated by the game engine at run-time and doesn't rely on external assets.

[DoctorSamanth]

if it helps the in game sun rises in the east and sets in the west. i have played the game to the point i know where everything is, but i used the sun to find my bearing all the time.

[ljenk]

Yeah, I'm pretty good with the world map, I just get confused in maze-like interiors like Hoover Dam & the vaults. Thanks anyway.

[Ladez]

Yeah, nothing that can be done about that, I'm afraid. The local map for interiors are overwhelmingly bad anyways. Any location that has floors overlapping is a complete mess.

[DoctorSamanth]

oh god the maps for the interiors are incredibly bad. took me forever to figure out the layouts of all the places in the game.