Make hidden objects appear on F10 map

[Guest]

Hi there,

does anyone know if it is possible make an object (that is hidden on map in ME) become visible on the map during the mission, say when a unit flies over it?  I have experimented with 'Fog of War' but the units remain hidden on the map despite flying over them in daylight hours.

I have made a trigger/zone so that when a unit flies into it, it leaves a mark on the map, but it's not quite the same.

Thanks in advance of any help you can give.

'52

[cfrag]

I did not try this, but it may be worth a shot: instead of making objects hidden on the map, simply make them 'late activate', and then, when a unit flies into the trigger zone, activate the group. At that point it should appear on the map.

[Guest]

Cheers- I'll give that a go tonight

[104th_Money]

@Gunslinger52 Sorry for late reply, was searching something else and happened upon this post. With Fog of War and Visual Recon Mode enabled, if you go into Visual Recon Mode and click when you are looking at the targets from your aircraft, it gives a bullseye call and then shows the units on F10 map. If there are alot of units to view, you may need to click in the target vicinity multiple times to recon all targets, only the first recon gives a bullseye coordinate.

Other than that, if you are not specifically trying to use Fog of War/Visual Recon mode then what cfrag said as far as late activation with aircraft in trigger zone to spawn would be the easiest way.

[Guest]

Thanks 104th_Money- I'll give that a go too.

 

[PravusJSB]

Only AI sensors can paint onto F10, human sensors don't sadly. If you want to cheat and allow a reveal of the FoW in certain area's I posted up my simple and very cheaty method for doing that on someones similar post a few months back. I think maybe I included code, idk.