"Key Missing Features: Why Are Minimap and Zoom Not Included?"

[Cata]

Will there be a minimap? And a higher zoom level? I don't understand how no one noticed during the development of the game that these are standard features that absolutely belong in a game like this!

[ashbery76]

Why do you need a mini map.High zoom show units and everything well.Seems a dated thing in my view.

[The Cremator]

I do miss the good old minimap as well, maybe createa toggle to turn it off, as it distracts some people.

[Cata]

I need the minimap for orientation. If my automated scouts encounter an event or their movement is blocked, I want to know where on the map this occurs.

[Redeemer]

Minimap would be a nice addition. I wonder why its not a standard feature nowadays and we need to ask for it. If someone doesnt liek it he can turn it off.

[Evil Onion]

Originally posted by ashbery76:

Why do you need a mini map.High zoom show units and everything well.Seems a dated thing in my view.

As for me, I just love maps and seeing how the generated world turns out. Zooming out is fine if it show the whole revealed map, but I usually have to pan the camera to see everything.

[Astasia]

I've never seen the point of a minimap when you can just zoom way out and see all you need to see. Minimaps were relevant in early games where you had a mostly fixed zoomed in view of the world and couldn't orient yourself any other way. If you want to see what a minimap would show you now, just zoom out. It doesn't show the entire world, but even on the largest map you can see most of it and view everything with minimal mouse dragging.

[skunkno1]

Mini map would allow for a global view. Sometimes useful, sometimes just cool. And cool is relevant in a game. Closer zooming would also be nice.

[martinolund]

I don't mind a mini map as an optional toggle in the settings. Put it on the wish list :)

[viksie]

Would love a button somewhere on the UI that sets orientation north! After a while I forget which way I am pointing =)
Minimap would be cool but I can play without it so far without complaints

[foodlord1]

Originally posted by ashbery76:

Why do you need a mini map.High zoom show units and everything well.Seems a dated thing in my view.

Because we are capable of playing the game and wanting to see the world minimap at the same time. "Just zoom out." No, that's a waste of time -- multiple wheel scrolls instead of just looking at one of the corners, then zooming back in to play the game how I was.

[jenwiech]

Yes, minimap would be great - or at least any sort of high-level map. Zooming out is only getting you that far and for a complete strategic overview it would be good. Especially to see directly if other nations spawn a city somewhere.

[Flickmann]

Originally posted by foodlord1:

Originally posted by ashbery76:

Why do you need a mini map.High zoom show units and everything well.Seems a dated thing in my view.

Because we are capable of playing the game and wanting to see the world minimap at the same time. "Just zoom out." No, that's a waste of time -- multiple wheel scrolls instead of just looking at one of the corners, then zooming back in to play the game how I was.

People defending the omission of basic features make my turds boil. They're being obtuse for the sake of being obtuse; they know full well a minimap would provide an easy, at-a-glance view of the current state of play without any extra button inputs or actions. But no, JuSt ZoOm OuT!!

[jcp011c2]

A mini-map is sorely missed and would be greatly appreciated. I'm actually shocked it's not a feature that's in, I thought it was pretty much a core feature for this genre.

[VDmitry]

May be you didn't invent space satellites?

I would expect some troubles undestanding what is North and South.

[Astasia]

Originally posted by Flickmann:

they know full well a minimap would provide an easy, at-a-glance view of the current state of play without any extra button inputs or actions.

No, a minimap just obscures a large corner of the screen for no practical benefit. You can't put anything worthwhile on a minimap because of how small it has to be relative to the world size, it's just basic terrain and maybe territory represented by a few pixels, it's not remotely useful and doesn't tell you anything at a glance that you shouldn't inherently know. Zoom out on the world map once and you have all the information in your head that a minimap would tell you.

Maybe turn up your mouse scroll sensitivity if this seems like "extra button inputs" instead of a natural motion you are probably doing constantly anyway.