Minor UI/Feedback Improvements

[[TWB]80hd]

If these would be easy changes/fixes, it would enhance the QoL online a decent bit:

 

1. Can a differentiation be made between friendly fire targets? So players can tell who is most likely griefing and who probably sprayed a couple MG rounds into a friendly bunker as they were drilling the enemy attacker flying over it.

 

Instead of: 

 

Would it be an easy change to have it be "[TWB]80hd fires on a friendly ground unit." or "[TWB]80hd fires on a friendly aircraft." ?

 

2. Can we opt out of the tank chatter on MP servers? It gives no identification other than the map-maker's label of the unit screaming about its track or its engine, so it's of questionable value event to other tankers when there are multiple fronts/tanks.  When there are 7 red tanks getting their lunch money taken by a Tiger over and over again, it's a lot of noise when you're trying to listen for Yuri in your tailgun calling out incoming fighters.

 

In fact, if we could at least segregate tanks with tanks and planes with planes as far as the rando "some 110 is on fire, somewhere", or "KV-1 glove compartment full!" that would be a positive change.

 

3. Any chance we'll ever be able to drag a line/compass/protractor action on the map?  Just for ourselves, sharing would be tatty napples,  but just being able to draw a bearing line would be fantabulous.

 

4. Any way we could get a team breakdown on the server browser for MP?  Blue/Red?  And possibly at the top of the scoreboard screen (tab)?

 

 

 

 

[dbuile]

21 hours ago, [TWB]80hd said:

Can we opt out of the tank chatter on MP servers?

 

A few historical factors could/should even come into play:   

• was the communication over intercom?  If so, no other unit could hear it.
• Can the different unit types even ~hear~ each other's broadcast?  My meagre understanding of German radios is: in some points of time, certain airborne radio sets didn't overlap with those in use by ground units.  Some plane types (like Ju 87) retained sets that ~could~ overlap frequencies.

22 hours ago, [TWB]80hd said:

drag a line/compass/protractor action on the map?

I'd love this, too, ideally as realistic nav tools, like a DR3 Dreieckrechner.

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, dbuile said:

A few historical factors could/should even come into play:   

• was the communication over intercom?  If so, no other unit could hear it.
• Can the different unit types even ~hear~ each other's broadcast?  My meagre understanding of German radios is: in some points of time, certain airborne radio sets didn't overlap with those in use by ground units.  Some plane types (like Ju 87) retained sets that ~could~ overlap frequencies.

 

In very simple terms, about the only ground personnel that an airborne flight would be able to communicate with were the forward air controllers. Armored fighting vehicles were on entirely separate frequencies that would have been inaccessible to aircraft.