Players Map Markers

PLAYERS MAP MARKERS Read your team’s movement at a glance. Players Map Markers adds directional player icons and readable labels to the map, combining vehicle crews into a single marker to keep busy areas easier to understand. CLEAR ICONS AND LABELS • Separate icons for infantry, occupied ground vehicles and occupied aircraft. • A distinct icon for your own player on foot. • Infantry icons follow the character’s direction; vehicle icons follow the vehicle’s heading. • Faction colours and a black outline help icons stand out against map terrain. • Player names and crew labels remain readable as you pan and zoom. ONE VEHICLE, ONE CREW MARKER Players travelling together share a vehicle marker instead of overlapping individual icons. The displayed name is chosen by seat priority: driver or pilot, then gunner, commander and passengers. Additional players appear as a count: M1A2 (Drewmaster) MH-6J (Drewmaster +2) Each vehicles use their available display names. When a player gets out, their separate infantry marker returns. On the normal map, a hostile player sharing the vehicle hides its combined marker from the friendly side. GAME MASTER MAP Players with full Game Master permissions can see player markers from all factions on the GM map, including their faction colours, directions and grouped crew labels. The server checks GM permissions before sending each update. This view also supports a GM without a controlled character or selected faction. The normal player map and limited editor views retain friendly-side filtering. OPTIONAL SLINGLOAD INTEGRATION Compatible game modes or slingload addons can provide carrier-and-cargo links, allowing occupied vehicles travelling together to share a combined label: CH-47 + M1097 (Drewmaster +2) Slingload integration is optional. Players Map Markers works without a slingload addon; it does not add lifting or cargo transport mechanics itself. WHY CHOOSE PLAYERS MAP MARKERS? • Less clutter: crew grouping avoids stacks of pla...