second monitor map

RoverRover blargh Join Date: 2003-09-23 Member: 21139Members
in Ideas and Suggestions
While it's just an added bonus and far from something that's necessary, I would like an additional monitor being supported to constantly display the map. You still have to look away, so it wouldn't really be a major advantage, but I'd just like it better. It would, however, make comming more enjoyable (to me, anyway). Having a second monitor be a (clickable) map would be great.
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  • IeptBarakatIeptBarakat The most difficult name to speak ingame. Join Date: 2009-07-10 Member: 68107Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited April 2012
    I would totally love that as I just recently set my 2nd monitor back up.

    I'd put more info in there as well though, maybe current team tech and resources also emptying some of the default hud contents onto it.
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  • RyneRyne Join Date: 2012-02-25 Member: 147408Members, NS2 Map Tester
    I love the idea of a game utilizing my 2nd monitor.

    As a side benefit, very few games do this currently so it would give great bragging rights for UWE.

    Look how small this list is: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_monitors#Games_support" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_monitors#Games_support</a>
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  • TechercizerTechercizer 7th Player Join Date: 2011-06-11 Member: 103832Members
    edited April 2012
    Each monitor should, time/energy permitting, provide realtime information that is both useful and non-gamebreaking, in my opinion.

    1 = game and HUD
    2 = map
    3 = scoreboard
    4 = Gorge of the month Calendar Pin-Up; always the same month.
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  • CemCem Join Date: 2010-02-07 Member: 70472Members
    that is great idea and i m looking for it.

    Go for it UWE, we commanders need it :)
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  • GamerkatzeGamerkatze Join Date: 2012-06-27 Member: 153711Members
    awesome idea for commanding :)
    maybe UWE could add some more notifications or an extra notification tab for the second screen ? im thinking about something like in supreme commander.
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  • ForlornHopeForlornHope Join Date: 2003-08-01 Member: 18675Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold
    I think it's a great improvement idea but it does give an advantage to people with 2 monitors. I think they should be striving to make the game play the same for everyone so there is a level playing field.
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  • TinkerTinker Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14395Members
    edited January 2013
    Yes. Let's not add an awesome feature that has minimal effect on how the game is played because some people can't use it. Some people can't hit 60fps like I can because I'm lucky enough to have a nice computer. Should we cap FPS at oh say 15? That way everyone has the same ####ty experience that the weakest link has.

    Edit:
    Arguably this can be a disadvantage to the multimonitor using person. The map is semitransparent so normal users still see whats happening while the map is open while multimonitor users will be looking away from the main screen to see the map. I'd still use it.
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