Enemy indicator : V

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:29 am

In FO 3 one of my favorite things was the enemy and friend indicator on the bottom of the screen. I can't remember all the times when I'm tryin to sneak up on some bandits in a camp and get a few sneak shots on them. But then i find out they weren't even bandits. And now good people are trying to kill me. Discuss. Please only constructive criticism.

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:01 am

Just use Detect Life, and if you're a good character, identify your targets.

» Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:46 pm

In FO 3 one of my favorite things was the enemy and friend indicator on the bottom of the screen. I can't remember all the times when I'm tryin to sneak up on some bandits in a camp and get a few sneak shots on them. But then i find out they weren't even bandits. And now good people are trying to kill me. Discuss. Please only constructive criticism.

I think thats a terrible idea to be honest being told there are enemies nearby takes away all the surprise.

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:38 am

Just use Detect Life.

This is a good idea, but I think the real problem being addressed here is the inability to differentiate between friend and foe. What I would like to see is a color coder of some kind while using a detect life spell so you could tell allies and enemies apart. What I mean is that the two would glow different colors so we you can know

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:51 am

Just use Detect Life, and if you're a good character, identify your targets.

Oh yeah i forgot about that. Wow I feel stupid

» Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:59 pm

I don't mind enemy indicators in Fallout, but in TES I'd rather not have them.

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:35 am

This is a good idea, but I think the real problem being addressed here is the inability to differentiate between friend and foe. What I would like to see is a color coder of some kind while using a detect life spell so you could tell allies and enemies apart.

Yeah that would be cool if they implemented that

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:13 am

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1171500-will-there-be-an-alert-for-nearby-enemies/page__p__17275535__fromsearch__1#entry17275535

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:07 am

i gotta say.detect life's amazing

» Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:30 pm

^ i think they should replace the compass with the mini-map again (which was more useful, still gave north-south-east-west directions, and easily should have a small arrow on the side for a quest marker) and as such the detect spells could also put a dot on ur map.

» Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:37 am

Oh yeah i forgot about that. Wow I feel stupid

No biggie, there's a lot of stuff to remember in these games. It would be nice if there was a bit more sinister design to a bandit camp to differentiate them from peaceful travelers.

» Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:21 pm

Since people here tend to hate that little green arrow that helped them find certain things without getting frustrated searching for them all around, looking up guides and walktroughs that gives step by step instructions how to find said item, they'll also hate this idea with a passion.

By the way, this indicator in F3, used Perception, so you could say that you've heard, smelled or sensed them. There's no skill or attribute that's like this in TES though...

» Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:36 pm

By the way, this indicator in F3, used Perception, so you could say that you've heard, smelled or sensed them. There's no skill or attribute that's like this in TES though...

Right. It made sense in FO3, because your character literally could be more observant than you (the player).

(It also mattered a bit more, since nearly everyone had powerful ranged weapons. Most likely not the case in Skyrim.

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