Problem with F3 map View

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Lioneon_FA
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Post by Lioneon_FA »

Hi
1st of all I'm new to FA so pardon me if I don't use proper short names, etc...

My problem is that in F3 map view I cant see the object icons for friendly or foe anymore. If i select them specifically it show up. But soon as I select something else it goes away.
What I can see
1) my own ship and Icon
2) alphas
3) asteroids
4) Grid lines on map
5) vertical blue line indicating z axis of the moving ships


What i cant see
1) Friendly or foe ships(icon)
2) Probes or mines icons
3) base Icons
4) power up icons

So basically map doesn't display icons for other than my ship and any other object that was selected at that time. This information is vital to play the game effectively as it gives what time of ships others flaying. Currently all i see is some dots moving. Cant even tell its friendly or enemy without scanning it.

This started to happen after a new game update. But I'm not exactly sure which one. All I can tell is this started to happen few month ago.

Windows Version (and Service Packs): Vista Home SP1 (32bit)
Processor Speed: Core 2 Duo T6400 @ 2GHz
RAM: 4GB
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Make and version of anti-virus: Avira

Hope someone have idea what is wrong.

Than you in advance.
HSharp
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Post by HSharp »

Sounds like the radar views, I believe the default key is "i" so try pressing i to cycle the radar modes to show the icons.

P.S.

This is during the game btw
Last edited by HSharp on Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Lioneon_FA
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Post by Lioneon_FA »

HSharp wrote:QUOTE (HSharp @ Mar 26 2011, 09:43 AM) Sounds like the radar views, I believe the default key is "i" so try pressing i to cycle the radar modes to show the icons.

P.S.

This is during the game btw

Yes it was the radar view. pressing 'i' key fixed my problem.

Thanx a lot.
HSharp
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Post by HSharp »

No problem, closing as solved
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