A Path Beyond 3.6 News - Objective Markers

[ChopBam]

Today's update is all about something completely new to Red Alert: A Path Beyond. And that is: objective markers!

Objective markers are points of interest or importance that appear overlaid on your screen (including a distance readout) to assist with the objective. Most of the time they are relevant to the player's current character or vehicle class. For example, if your base defenses are damaged, and you are a technician or engineer, it will show a wrench that's color-coded based on how damaged the defense is. See example below:

And here is a video showing the above example and 3 more. One that is NOT shown below, but will be in the game, is the sonar pulse (activated by an Allied Spy entering Sub Pen MCT room) revealing submarines to all Allied players using objective markers.

Special thanks to @ moonsense715  and @ Romanov  for making this feature available to our games.

 

[Gummiel]

Nice, though I would say maybe have the defence repair markers show for Rifles soldiers as well (within a certain distance only maybe), as well if you are chilling in base for whatever reason as a rifle, there is no reason to not grab a tech to repair some defences

[des1206]

Now you guys can set things up for the Spy Plane.

Periodic flyovers that automatically revealed all cloak Allied units and mines with objective markers.

Edited September 24, 2021 by des1206

[Raptor29aa]

Spy plane could finally be of use hmm... Also I could also think of binocular recon working this way too. (That is to give some use to binoculars) 

[Gummiel]

On 9/24/2021 at 10:58 PM, des1206 said:

Now you guys can set things up for the Spy Plane.

Periodic flyovers that automatically revealed all cloak Allied units and mines with objective markers.

Probably via a flare or similar you can deploy for the spyplanes to stay over the area in a period, and then foc the spy could reset the time for next spyplane flare giving a reason for it to go to the airfield too :D

 

On 9/24/2021 at 11:37 PM, Raptor29aa said:

Spy plane could finally be of use hmm... Also I could also think of binocular recon working this way too. (That is to give some use to binoculars) 

hmm Not too sure of that first of all it doesn't really logically make much sense for binoculars to be able to see that sort of stuff, and it also would diminish what is probably the main reason to actually grab and engi and go outside your base

[Mojoman]

Hmm yes, but in order to get the spy plane flare, maybe we need a kill streak of 4...

[Raptor29aa]

On 9/26/2021 at 8:24 AM, GummiBear said:

hmm Not too sure of that first of all it doesn't really logically make much sense for binoculars to be able to see that sort of stuff, and it also would diminish what is probably the main reason to actually grab and engi and go outside your base

Sorry I’ll clarify.

Some units have binoculars, and when using binoculars the message “binocular recon detected” pops up. It would be interesting if a tank icon would temporarily appear when looking at an enemy tank. (Or symbol for boat or aircraft)

It was a suggestion that would parallel the spy plane idea. In no way was I suggesting anything about altering the engineer markers system.