Live map update feed

[virgin4life]

Hi guys, looked for this using serch but only got map-making posts.

Im trying to find a way to have the live-feed unit positions on the map ( like in the beginning campagin missions ) enabled.

I played a short campaign mission when the units were viewable in real time from the map, then went to fool around in the editor and played a mission and they were updating the units in the map there too.

Is there any way or script to enable it in custom missions? Makes the life of a unit commander so much more easier and realistic in that way.

Thanks alot

[macguba]

Are you just talking about Cadet mode?     I don't think there is any way you can enable it, but you can check to see whether the player is in cadet mode using the command cadetMode.

[bedges]

this is relevant to a question i meant to ask - enemy positions and suchlike are shown in my mapanim. is this because i'm designing in cadet mode? i wanted to get rid of all those extra bits n bobs (like markers showing loons encountered etc.), and clearmapanim didn't work. is this just due to the play mode?

[macguba]

Dunno.    Probably.

Anyway, bin Cadet mode and never touch it again, that's my advice.     All it does is turn off some of OFP's best features, like openness, reality and immersion.

[virgin4life]

Makes sense.. Ill have to check it out.

As for the immersion stuff, i just like to have it own while designing missions to see if everything and everyone is coming together like i hope, otherwise i have  id like to have it off, for realities sake.

Unless your a battalion commander and have one of those nifty real satelite field monitors that looks like a game of C&C with real soldiers:P