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VidyaBro:
So after a fair deal of searching I found a few posts bringing this up in some old threads but none of them really focused on the issue, so I'm going out on a limb by making one here.

Why are friendly ships' names not displayed in matches? I've been playing this game for a fair bit now and it constantly irritates me that there is no way to easily tell at a glance which ships are your teammates' and where exactly they are. Is there a reason the devs still haven't incorporated this feature into the game as at least an option? It seems to me to be an extremely basic and helpful feature in team-based games, and I don't see any reason why it would be detrimental to this one.

Correct me if I'm missing something, but from what I can tell this feature would only serve to make the game better.

DJ Logicalia:
It's just part of the game, something you got to get used to. You try and spot the ship, if it doesn't spot, it's an ally. If you shoot it and you don't get hit markers, it's an ally. If there are 2 ships spotted, that 3rd one is your ally. Allies are displayed on your map, so all you have to do if you're confused is check.

VidyaBro:

--- Quote from: DJ Logicalia on March 03, 2016, 12:22:27 am ---It's just part of the game, something you got to get used to. You try and spot the ship, if it doesn't spot, it's an ally. If you shoot it and you don't get hit markers, it's an ally. If there are 2 ships spotted, that 3rd one is your ally. Allies are displayed on your map, so all you have to do if you're confused is check.

--- End quote ---

What is the point of not just displaying ally names though? I can only see this benefiting the game.

Checking ally ships with the spyglass isn't very reliable because enemy ships often won't get spotted when you can clearly see them anyway; having allies' names displayed also allows teammates to visually locate each other through terrain or other visual obstacles. The problem with using the map to locate teammates is that it obscures the screen and only shows ally locations in two dimensions, while the compass only shows their horizontal direction relative to you within 180 degrees. The fact that flag colors are so drab also complicates the problem, and the fact that you usually switch from one team color to another frequently between matches only compounds that.

"Because it's always been that way" is not an argument, and I see no reason why the function shouldn't at least be an OPTION for players who for some reason prefer the way things are.

Kamoba:
Default Map button is M.
On the map displays the ally ship location (I think it displays ship names too but the map changed recently and I'm not 100% sure.)

In the top centre of the screen is the ingame compass which will show the ally as the team colour dot and their direction, it also gives an idea if they're high or low.
Increase your map awareness and you will soon realise why this feature is un-needed, it just takes a little practice.

Schwalbe:
Also, you have your allies permanently marked on your compass.

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