flag markers

[morgallaala]

Path:
In-Game

Description:
These aren't game breaking bugs, but there are a few problems with flag markers.

On stick markers, when the white flag is chosen, the flag does not have a HUD that appears on the map. I have lost a few locations because of this and had to spend time to refind them and change their colors.

On the log sled, it is impossible to change the flag marker. I don't know if the box was just made smaller or something, but I cannot access the menu to press r and change the color to match the base it is located in. I have tried to change the color while the log holder is empty and full, far away and close, rightside up and upside down, and I have still failed to change the flag marker color. This bugged me so much that I decided to destroy my log sled since I couldn't change the color, alas the log sled is apparently impervious and I cannot destroy it.

I am not sure if this is just my game, but I am 33 days in and these have not fixed themselves.

Expected result:
The white flag should produce a HUD that can be seen across the map, but does not. The flag marker on the log sled should be able to change colors, but cannot.

Repro rate:
Infinity. I am well into the game and I haven't been able to change the color on my sled once and the white flag has never shown up in multiple locations.

Steps to Reproduce:
Stick marker:
1. Place stick marker
2. Change color to white
3. Run a distance away to see no white HUD appearing on the map

Log Sled:
1. Build log sled
2. Look at flag marker and try to change the color

Note:
Both of these features have worked in the past on past versions so I do not know if this is just my version of the game messing up or if it's a problem with everyone.


Computer Specs
OS(and build): Microsoft Windows 10 Home
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Driver: Version 2.1 NVIDIA Build_224
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz, 3801 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Ram: 8 GB

[Gwynlonna]

Having this same problem. We are playing multiplayer. I had a theory that maybe you had to change it before one completed the build, but to no avail. It gets very confusing when we have like fie different log carts, all purple, and i wound up running past the one I had pulled out of the fence with me several times due to a lack of distinctionbetween it and the others.

[Belinda]

They turned off the ability to change the log sled colour with the version 1 update.

"Log sled built now has set flag color that can’t be changed to help identify its location"

I have no idea how that's supposed to help identify its location, unless a massive amount of people were complaining about other players swapping colours on them all the time during multiplayer.


The thing that drives me nuts is they somehow broke the stick marker flag. Used to be that as soon as I built a stick marker, I'd just look up at the flag part and the [R] icon would appear. Now I have to walk around the dang thing a bunch of times just to find a sweet spot. Pretty inconvenient if you're quickly dropping a marker while running away from a hoard of cannibals.

[Gwynlonna]

Originally posted by Belinda:

They turned off the ability to change the log sled colour with the version 1 update.

"Log sled built now has set flag color that can’t be changed to help identify its location"

I have no idea how that's supposed to help identify its location, unless a massive amount of people were complaining about other players swapping colours on them all the time during multiplayer.


There is literally no point to that. That is clearly an arbitrary feature removal. I really hope they change this, as I am constantly running past the carts closest to me since I have no freaking clue which is which. They should not be editing their game to pander to massive dedicated multiplayer servers when it decreases functionality and playability for singleplayer and low-count multiplayer servers.

[morgallaala]

Originally posted by Belinda:

They turned off the ability to change the log sled colour with the version 1 update.

"Log sled built now has set flag color that can’t be changed to help identify its location"

I have no idea how that's supposed to help identify its location, unless a massive amount of people were complaining about other players swapping colours on them all the time during multiplayer.


The thing that drives me nuts is they somehow broke the stick marker flag. Used to be that as soon as I built a stick marker, I'd just look up at the flag part and the [R] icon would appear. Now I have to walk around the dang thing a bunch of times just to find a sweet spot. Pretty inconvenient if you're quickly dropping a marker while running away from a hoard of cannibals.

ahhh, well it makes sense as to why I can't change it anymore, but I also cannot destroy the damn things. I hate the color not changing so much that I want to destroy them after I'm done using them, but I can whack that thing for hours with my weapons. You can throw them off to sea, but the HUD still comes up which is still annoying.

The stick marker though, that should definitely not be happening. Every other color appears when you place the stick marker, but the white flag HUD will not show up at distance. I am also having problems with the stick marker not easily changing colors, though. Sometimes I'll have to circle it for a minute or so and other times I can change the color right away, but I didn't bring it up since I can ultimately change the color after dancing for the stick.

https://i.gyazo.com/222381d7749e47ff259993bab010afd4.mp4
https://i.gyazo.com/e7146f6780884f5cadb0cc35bd9097d3.mp4

I added gifs of my game- the first gif shows a bunch of bases and flag HUDs, the yellow HUD is the filmcrew campsite that I have marked off. After changing the color to white in the second gif and running away, you can see that even as I get closer, the white HUD does not show up and I even run past the stick.

[Andi]

To destroy sleds use the hole cutter from the book. Cant help with the other stuff tho. Unless with white you mean the transparent one? That's meant to be not visisble, so that you can turn off some markers if you have too many of them

[Metamoth741]

Hi there. The white marker is not meant to be visible - it's to help reduce clutter on locations where you may have too many markers.

[Gwynlonna]

Originally posted by Metamoth741:

Hi there. The white marker is not meant to be visible - it's to help reduce clutter on locations where you may have too many markers.

The invisible whit flag makes sense, I actually use that on, but not being able to change the log cart flags has been causing quite the confusion.

[Belinda]

Yeah, my problem is not that flags aren't appearing for the stick marker. It's having the hotspot appear to be able to change the flag colour on the stick marker. Like I said, before the version 1 update, I could build a stick marker, "look" up at the flag bit of the marker, and the [R] icon would readily appear so that I could change the flag from the default yellow. Now I have to dance around the dang thing before that icon pops up.

I wouldn't have brought it up if it was always difficult to use, but it was fine before the V1 update. It broke. Now I have to rub my belly while patting my head while walking backwards just to get the icon to appear so I can change the flag colour. XD

[morgallaala]

Originally posted by Gwynlonna:

Originally posted by Metamoth741:

Hi there. The white marker is not meant to be visible - it's to help reduce clutter on locations where you may have too many markers.

The invisible whit flag makes sense, I actually use that on, but not being able to change the log cart flags has been causing quite the confusion.

I feel like that makes no sense, the only items with color you can change now are stick markers and shelters. If you don't need the stick marker then destroy it to take away the flag. If I place a stick marker, it's because I want that area clearly marked off, not to place a stick marker and hide the marker. Not being able to change the cart is awful, since I have 3 or 4 bases that have log sleds, which means 3 or 4 purple flags on my map in all directions. It would make more sense if the log sleds had a unique color that can't be used on shelters and stick markers, but this is just annoying.

Originally posted by Belinda:

Yeah, my problem is not that flags aren't appearing for the stick marker. It's having the hotspot appear to be able to change the flag colour on the stick marker. Like I said, before the version 1 update, I could build a stick marker, "look" up at the flag bit of the marker, and the [R] icon would readily appear so that I could change the flag from the default yellow. Now I have to dance around the dang thing before that icon pops up.

I wouldn't have brought it up if it was always difficult to use, but it was fine before the V1 update. It broke. Now I have to rub my belly while patting my head while walking backwards just to get the icon to appear so I can change the flag colour. XD

This is also a problem for me, if they're not going to fix the log sleds or remove the white flags, then they should focus on this

[Andi]

Originally posted by morgallaala:

Originally posted by Gwynlonna:

The invisible whit flag makes sense, I actually use that on, but not being able to change the log cart flags has been causing quite the confusion.

I feel like that makes no sense, the only items with color you can change now are stick markers and shelters. If you don't need the stick marker then destroy it to take away the flag. If I place a stick marker, it's because I want that area clearly marked off, not to place a stick marker and hide the marker. Not being able to change the cart is awful, since I have 3 or 4 bases that have log sleds, which means 3 or 4 purple flags on my map in all directions. It would make more sense if the log sleds had a unique color that can't be used on shelters and stick markers, but this is just annoying.

Originally posted by Belinda:

Yeah, my problem is not that flags aren't appearing for the stick marker. It's having the hotspot appear to be able to change the flag colour on the stick marker. Like I said, before the version 1 update, I could build a stick marker, "look" up at the flag bit of the marker, and the [R] icon would readily appear so that I could change the flag from the default yellow. Now I have to dance around the dang thing before that icon pops up.

I wouldn't have brought it up if it was always difficult to use, but it was fine before the V1 update. It broke. Now I have to rub my belly while patting my head while walking backwards just to get the icon to appear so I can change the flag colour. XD

This is also a problem for me, if they're not going to fix the log sleds or remove the white flags, then they should focus on this

You know, back in the days people with a billion little shelters and tree houses or multiple beds on multiplayer were actually crying they want an option to turn them off separately, cause oc they had their screen full of flags. That's what this option was actually made for! Not to turn off stick markers, what wouldn't make any sense actually. Lol! But yea, absolutely agree, they should bring back the changeable colors for the sleds!

[Gwynlonna]

Originally posted by Andi:

Originally posted by morgallaala:

I feel like that makes no sense, the only items with color you can change now are stick markers and shelters. If you don't need the stick marker then destroy it to take away the flag. If I place a stick marker, it's because I want that area clearly marked off, not to place a stick marker and hide the marker. Not being able to change the cart is awful, since I have 3 or 4 bases that have log sleds, which means 3 or 4 purple flags on my map in all directions. It would make more sense if the log sleds had a unique color that can't be used on shelters and stick markers, but this is just annoying.



This is also a problem for me, if they're not going to fix the log sleds or remove the white flags, then they should focus on this

You know, back in the days people with a billion little shelters and tree houses or multiple beds on multiplayer were actually crying they want an option to turn them off separately, cause oc they had their screen full of flags. That's what this option was actually made for! Not to turn off stick markers, what wouldn't make any sense actually. Lol! But yea, absolutely agree, they should bring back the changeable colors for the sleds!

I didn't mean i use the white marker for the sticks, I use it for bases that are too close together. I just don't get why they made that basic system any different for the log cart all of a sudden. I don't think that they should remove the white flag because I think it should be the same flag system across the board.

[Belinda]

Has there been any update from the devs regarding the sudden difficulty in changing the stick marker flag colour?