Drawing Lines on the Map!!!

[Adagio]

I wonder how easy this is to use. Would it be possible to save these layers for later use?

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Adagio
I wonder how easy this is to use. Would it be possible to save these layers for later use?

what do you mean save them?

apparently you can draw them and they still appear while playing....

[conmcb25]

Originally posted by alva
Wait? So this is MP only???

Because the AI hasn't learned to read lines yet?

I would think this could be done somehow in pbem/demogames

[Adagio]

I mean if you draw something now, but decides to wait a few turns to use it. Seeing those lines while playing can be quite annoying, so it would be nice if you can hide what you have drawn, so you can easily show it later without having to redraw the lines...

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Adagio
I mean if you draw something now, but decides to wait a few turns to use it. Seeing those lines while playing can be quite annoying, so it would be nice if you can hide what you have drawn, so you can easily show it later without having to redraw the lines...

Of course here I'm assuming you can use it in SP, like taking notes to yourself for later


Edit: Do'h, was supposed to be edit

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Adagio
I mean if you draw something now, but decides to wait a few turns to use it. Seeing those lines while playing can be quite annoying, so it would be nice if you can hide what you have drawn, so you can easily show it later without having to redraw the lines...

Of course: is it a "layer" and I bet you can remove it and visualize it back at your will.
Maybe it's also one of the feature that require a graphic card good enough.

[LDiCesare]

If that's a layer and you can turn on/off borders and whatnot, it would certainly allow for nice screenshots if you like to do After Action Reports. Or in succession games and other MP games. Plus to remember that unit XXX was supposed to go someplace.
Very nice feature in my opinion.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Adm.Naismith
Of course: is it a "layer" and I bet you can remove it and visualize it back at your will.

I was asking because in all the games I've seen this feature the paint was automaticly deleted after like 10 seconds or so... but of course since this is a TBS there's not much reason for the paint to be removed that fast

[meriadoc]

As enthusiastic as I am about being able to draw lines on the map and even place signs as reminders of what I want to do, I have to admit that I can't for the life of me figure out how to do either. There is no mention of either function in the manual or civilopedia, and I haven't succeeded by just pressing random keys. So, if someone who does know how to do these things could give me a hand, I'd surely appreciate it.

[meriadoc]

Never mind. I figured it out. They sure didn't go out of their way to make it obvious, though.

For those who don't know how to do these things, click on the globe icon to bring the world view. The icons on the minimap will all change, and one of them will be to draw lines, place signs, and erase them.

[FrostyBoy]

Go to World View (scroll back on mouse wheel)

down the bottom right you can see some buttons (one of them is for drawing)

when you zoom back to normal view, you can see the lines again.

[Backpack]

I didn't see anyone post how to get to it... I asked in Chat the other night...

Scroll all the way out to the globe view.... far left button is the 'Strategy Layer'

click it and 4 simple commands pop up in a little menu.

Yes it works in SP - And the lines are visable even after you zoom back into the working view at ground level.

I was Dot-Mapping my cities like a mad man last night

Backpack

-----Edit - DOH!, I started my reply, left came back and I've been top posted.

[Meef]

has somebody figured out, if these lines´n´signs are visible for others in mp games?

e.g. for allies (only)?

[FrostyBoy]

I think I read that they are visible for allies, Meef.