#BCG - Map Markers Modification

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carmine raven
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BCG - Map Markers Modification

Mod with goal on improving Map Markers in Arma Reforger

Description

BCG - Map Markers Modification (BCG - MMM)
BCG - MMM Is a mod with the aim of making the use of markers on the map in the game better and more advanced.

Mod Roadmap: Soon

v0.0.11

  • Vanilla UI Re-done (added features to know when you have mod enabled) (open menu to create marker and there you will beside new things, you are able see what version of mod is running)
  • Marker Creator Name is not visible anymore
  • "Eye" Icon on Marker is not visible anymore
  • Limit on amount of caracters per marker is boosted from previous maximum of 16 characters , to 500 (text goes boooom) (About this, it goes for now in one straight line, our goal is to make it possible to drop to new line)

v0.0.8

  • Public release on Workshop
  • There is no limit to the number of markers you can place

What's the main goal of mod?

This is just a start of mod, and its light modification of basic vanilla provided scripts

As placing a maximum of 10 markers per person, it greatly restricts the possibilities and freedom in the creation of our missions for the community. We came to the decision to make a mod in which we will modify the current script in general and make that limit non-existent for the beginning.

Our plan for the future is an even better and more complete version of this mod, with which your experience with map elements will be improved to a much higher level. For more detailed information, as time goes on, you will be informed here in this channel.

Collaboration and Ideas

We're always open to new ideas and collaborations, if anyone wants to express something they'd like Arma Reforger to have, feel free to mention it here in the chat. Also, if anyone is interested in collaboration, that is, joining the team for making this mod, feel free to contact me.

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carmine raven
plush cloud
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Thanks so much @carmine raven ! Perfect timing since after the update we don’t have the unlimited map markers from LAB6

carmine raven
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Main reason why, is that most of milsim missions we play, require good planning, a good planning without good Map Marker tools is not a good plan 😄

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It will take time, but if you can think of anything , please feel free to suggest here @plush cloud .

steady doveBOT
carmine raven
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sorry Valky, wrong ping 😉

plush cloud
# carmine raven thank you for using it. We have great plans to develop mod even more

No problem! Can wait to see those great plans unfold.
Yes I agree map markers a nice to have when planing a mission.

I was thinking of a two suggestions I feel would be good and suitable.
That would be to add:

• All markers are deletable by anyone
• Marker author name and
‘eye’ icon removed

These were too features in LAB6’s “Map Mark Unlimited” mod which sadly no longer works after the update.

summer berry
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Something to Add would be the ability to draw lines like The pencil in The regular map

glad ruin
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Theres two things that come to mind if I hear about giving suggestion to a mod like this:

Firstly, the size of the symbols / disabling scaling of symbols. There needs to be a way to modify the way symbols scale. If you want to have a good drawn tactical map, its impossible to do if symbols overlap with each other just because you zoom out. Should be a priority.

2nd, it should have an option to display Name of the Markplacer. Option therefore to also disable it. This way you could have a line tool or a lot of dots to display AO's for example without the name tags while SL's can still have nametags shown in their tactics on the map.

I always use this site for making my military maps: https://www.map.army/ and it has helped me out a lot. What I most like about it, is how you can modify details / additional information to symbols. Would be nice to maybe have a way of doing this in your mod. So that you could define Symbols with custom text above them

Military Map - App to Plan your Mission
Military Map - App to Plan your Mission

App to visualize and plan military exercises and missions. Draw, save, export and exchange military map overlays and common operational pictures (COP).

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and thank you guys for doing something like this! Makes the tactical side of Reforger more fluently if something like this gets improved on.

carmine raven
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to have something like A3 had when it comes to drawing on map.

carmine raven
# glad ruin Theres two things that come to mind if I hear about giving suggestion to a mod l...

About scaling, thats managable to always stay same scale, maybe even have posiblity to customize scale of marker.
2nd thing, option to display names or not to on check box, right now is nearly imposible to be done, it requires whole system to be re-done, and thats gonna take a lot of time.
and about 3rd thing, Currently , looking to create script where you will be able to put your text unlimited, so its not limited to certain amount of letters

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that way we can develop possibility to put up only text, without markers 😉 for more details @glad ruin

glad ruin
carmine raven
carmine raven
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Version v0.0.11 Release

Boys and Girls, new version of BCG - Map Markers Modification is out!

Changelogs (v0.0.11)

  • Vanilla UI Re-done (added features to know when you have mod enabled) (open menu to create marker and there you will beside new things, you are able see what version of mod is running)
  • Marker Creator Name is not visible anymore
  • "Eye" Icon on Marker is not visible anymore
  • Limit on amount of caracters per marker is boosted from previous maximum of 16 caracters , to 500 (text goes boom) (About this, it goes for now in one straight line, our goal is to make it possible to drop to new line)

Feel free to leave feedback, and your ideas here in chat. Also perform tests offline and online to confirm everything works fine, with any issues, feel free to contact me here in chat.

We are still looking for people who are interested to invest their time into production and improvement of this mod.

plush cloud
carmine raven
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feel free to test it out, online, offline, on server. All type of feedback is great

carmine raven
plush cloud
carmine raven
plush cloud
summer berry
plush cloud
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@carmine raven hey man, I remembered you saying if I had any ideas to shoot ‘em your way. Well I got an idea, maybe you could look into being able to set your markers (custom type markers only, so not military type marker) to group only.

So only your group can see it and not the hole faction, would be useful to keep cluder down. As-well as if two teams have different plans for a objective, the markers wont over lap or if helicopter pilots have waypoints they really only they need to see.

You think this is doable or no?

carmine raven
tardy quest
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I have a suggestion as well , can you make it so the markers stay permanent after restarts?? Is that a thing?? :/ also is it possible to make the interface more user friendly so we don’t gotta jump through difffrrnt toggles to choose a marker?? 😭thanks my friend

carmine raven
glad ruin
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take your time 😛 how is work going on scaling markers?

thats one of the feature I mostly anticipate, will make this mod a must use for every server

tardy quest
carmine raven
glad ruin
plush cloud
carmine raven
tardy quest
carmine raven
glad ruin
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I hope this still gets worked on 🙂

a lot of confusion can be averted with good map tools 🤣

plush cloud
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Hey @carmine raven so seems after 1.2 update to stable everytime I load just your mod it dashboards me (Xbox)

viscid vale
carmine raven
carmine raven
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Version v0.0.14 Release

Boys and Girls, new version of BCG - Map Markers Modification is out!

Changelogs (v0.0.11)

  • Military Markers Text Now you can put unlimited text as well on Military Markers as on Custom Markers
  • Military Markers Edit Box cutsomized to fit mod standard

Feel free to leave feedback, and your ideas here in chat. Also perform tests offline and online to confirm everything works fine, with any issues, feel free to contact me here in chat.

We are still looking for people who are interested to invest their time into production and improvement of this mod.

oak rose
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So does it only work on PC or does it only work on KBM? I play on Xbox with a keyboard plugged in. Would it still work?

carmine raven
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Sadly i dont have a way to test on Xbox

main mantle
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Sounds interesting. Will have to download and test. I really don't like the vanilla map marker system. Really miss A3 and ACEs setup

shadow kestrel
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I will testin a few forsure

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Do these markers permanently stay there? Ive been waiting for that 👀

carmine raven
karmic loom
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So currently not home at the moment to check, but what does this mod change UI wise? Does it make it a little more like Arma 3 in terms of ease of use maybe?

vital grail
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Question, if i put markers down for my boys, and then we all leave the server and rejoin will those markers stay?

steel prawn
glad ruin
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Any progress updates? Still awaiting if the scaling can be turned off 😄