Map, Legend and Mini-Map Improvements in GTA V

[Rockstar20124]

So, I was playing SA and really got frustrated that you can't see all activities on the map. Your Legend with Icons is way too limited and very incomplete. Everbody is talking that SA, even besides the vehicle missions, has much more fun activities then IV yet I can't find them on the Map. Even the stripclubs and casino entrances in Las Venturas can not be found on your Map and Mini-Map when you drive closeby. The Map in IV isn't that great either. So, what can Rockstar do to give use more clearity and guidance for activities, shops, restaurants etc. in GTA V?

 

I found this map on IGN:

 

http://grandtheftauto.ign.com/maps/1/Liberty-City-Map

 

As you can see you can check boxes which give you the option to customize your map. In IV you already have some locations with their Icons visible. But others you had to visist first before they would show up on your Map. Like hotdog venders for some reason would not stay on your map, but Burger Shots lcons would indeed stay on your Map. Besides the obvious restaurants and shops now with the IGN style map you also can see for example where the Police Station, Hospital and Fire Department are located. This would be very handy when you want to steal a Police Car, Ambulance or Fire Truck Wouldn't it be convenient for the locations of stunts ramps, special cars / car dealers and other stuff as well??

 

Also with SA when you go visit a date you sometimes have to wait for hours when she is actually home. The heart symbol should not be on the Map when she isn't at home. With IV you have the Super Star Cafe where you can go with your dates or friends, but when you are alone you can't order anything at all. It is useless. So, that Icon should be off the map too when you are playing solo. Or actually Rockstar just should have made it possible to eat there by yourself as well of course Anyway, no useless Icons on the Map next time please

 

Another thing. In IV when you set a destination marker, you get a dark green route. This is very unclear because of the dark grey colors in your Mini Map already. When you date or hang out with friends and bring them back you automatically get a yellow route which is much more clear So the route color should be more of a light color then dark green. Maybe even a customizable light color you can choose yourself? This is also the case with Health Packs with the dark green cross Icon. The location is not that clear. Weapons in multiplayer also. Maybe these Icons should get bigger and more colorful or something so you know the exact location and not wonder which side of the road you have to go. And also I want to know if a weapon is at the same hight as me right away, not when you are very closeby.

 

I really hope GTA V get a similar map like IGN and gets better route colors and Health Pack and Weapons Icons in multiplayer. What are your thoughts about improving the Map, Legend and Mini Map in GTA V?

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i don't have any trouble distinguishing the green route on the map when i set a waypoint - could be your monitor / TV colour settings - but there are a couple instances in IV when i have a blue route as well as the green route, which was a bit of a pain to tell the difference between. not really hard, but harder than green / yellow.. my preference would be that the blue route be a more robins-egg or sky blue; something a bit brighter, maybe cyan.

 

i like the idea of the customizable legend. there were many things that didn't show up on the map in IV unless you were hanging out with a friend that i would have liked to see at all times.

 

at the same time, i don't want everything on the map. there are a couple of bars, clothing stores and restaurants that were never on the map, and i get a kick out of discovering them and knowing where they are without the aid of the map - you know, it's like niko's little secret hangout =)

but i agree that much was left off the map that should have been there. i guess it clutters things up, but if you could select what to show, that problem's solved.

 

i'd like to be able to put two waypoints on at the same time. there were occasions when i found a stunt jump or a break in a wall where i could get a car into some area, and i waypoint it, and then some mission pops up or a friend calls and i go to get him - i have to choose between keeping the stunt jump etc marked or marking where the friend or mission is. it would help to have two waypoints. being able to set a waypoint was the best part of the IV map!!

 

i'd like to have a subway map in-game without unfolding the big poster. the same subway route map on the poster, with color codes and stops would have been great, so i'd know when to get off the train without taking up the whole coffee table with a poster - the cats complained about me interfering with their routes - but that is other story =p

 

 

[korey_bfc]

What a waste of a topic, Rockstar wouldnt read so much Bullsh*te, al'reet flowerpot

 

In future don't post aload of rubbish thanks. _______King Of Fifa - Since 2011_____

[InversionOff]

What a waste of a topic, Rockstar wouldnt read so much Bullsh*te, al'reet flowerpot

 

In future don't post aload of rubbish thanks. _______King Of Fifa - Since 2011_____

your a waste of a human

[Rockstar20124]

 

What a waste of a topic, Rockstar wouldnt read so much Bullsh*te, al'reet flowerpot

 

In future don't post aload of rubbish thanks. _______King Of Fifa - Since 2011_____

What are you doing here anyway? Go play fifa 11 little boy Epic waste of space and human indeed

[FelipeVinhao]

I'd actually be happy if you could add your own points of interest on the map, and if you could save them. And not just the GPS spot you mark once and it disappears when you reach it.

 

About the subway map, Liberty's system isn't so complex to be confusing (it's actually only 2 lines, separated by 8 names). But if they decide to make one like the actual New York, or London, Paris, Tokyo, then we'd need a more clear map.

[allhailkingryan]

I think this would be a cool addition. I don't get why people complain if there is an option to turn it off

[Magic_Al]

The map and menus are versions of the same "Rockstar interface" and it's not limited to GTA. The starting point for the interface of the next GTA is not GTA IV but more recent Rockstar games. Rockstar New York and Rockstar North were involved in Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire to make the looks and feel consistent while incorporating improvements, and that experience rolls into the next GTA, just like Bully previewed some changes between GTA SA and IV.