Would love anterograde/retrograde direction HUD indicator

[Lazarus]

Hi just thought I'd toss it out there that a HUD indicator that shows you what direction you're heading would be really useful. Could use it to aim directly in the reverse of the direction I'm traveling so I could bring myself to a stop more easily/quickly without drifting as much. Thanks :)

[Lazarus]

Strange no responses yet, I'd really thought people would find this useful

[Tyrantosaurex]

Originally posted by Lazarus:

Strange no responses yet, I'd really thought people would find this useful

Honestly it just didn't leave much room for conversation. I'm always for more optional imformation and overlays.

[Yowst]

Yes, I already got that one post about a vector symbol. Same thing we want I guess just different words.

[Lazarus]

Thanks for the reply, I'd just love to get enough traction on the thread for the devs to consider it. Seems like such a crucial feature given how much you have to stop by spinning around and thrusting backward.

[Yowst]

Well, if you post something in my post more attention is being brought. I think there is no universal word for something like this as far as I know so maybe someone else will make another post with another term. :P

[Hazy Hexagon]

Definitely think the devs should look at this. In any 3d space flight game its easy to get disoriented, and i think it would be a helpful feature.

[Undead Clown]

The 2 things that bug me in the game currently are what the OP brought up, can the lack of a 3d radar. Almost every space game has a 3d radar for combat, the icons on the edge of the screen don't help much in combat. There is even a nice big open space in the UI on the lower left for a radar.

[Inzainia]

We need at the least a direction arrow showing your movement vector, and a dang compass would be nice too.

[Yowst]

Originally posted by inzainia:

We need at the least a direction arrow showing your movement vector, and a dang compass would be nice too.

A compas in space? Where is the polar north then? How in the world would that work?

But yeah, I know what you mean.

[Radagar]

There are simple vector markings in the game already. They're not as obvious as an arrow somewhere would be, but they are there. You probably mistook them for starfield effects but they're actually strings of dots that represent the magnitude of your vector and they face the direction you're travelling in. It's not ideal, but it does help me with flight quite a bit.

[Matze]

+1 with this idea. A marker will make the life much more easier. otherwise you are only able to watch the little dots strafing around.

Greetings

Matze

[upuaut]

+1 for this

[Tchey]

Originally posted by Lazarus:

a HUD indicator that shows you what direction you're heading

Yes. Yes, yes, yeeesssssss.

[Rapture]

currently as it is the game is wonderful, feels like your in space because you have no idea where the hell your going lmao, but it would defo make life in space simple if there was a forward marker so when we turn our ass to burn before ramming a station we are doing it properly and not sideways haha

come on devs give us markers

[DiLLiGaF]

I would love a radar. Make it a block you add.