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Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 12:41:08 AM

Pax25

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Just upgraded to TOAW IV. Is it still possible to display a units firing range circle? Can't figure out how to do it. Thanks.

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 12:47:16 AM

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Yes with the I hotkey. You can select the range to be displayed as a circle or as an hexagon in the "DBR colors editor" (page 2 of play-player options)
Also with this button:

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 12:56:02 AM

Pax25

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Thanks. I'll check it out. Thought I'd tried everything.

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 10:19:16 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Pax25

Thanks. I'll check it out. Thought I'd tried everything.

Before you proceed further, make sure the latest beta has been installed:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4385645

Furthermore, I explained the range circles in Tutorial '45.

Tutorial '41: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4382552
Tutorial '42: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4387818
Tutorial '42 - Editor: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4401098
Tutorial '43: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4390285
Tutorial '43 - Combat: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4394374
Tutorial '44: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4397183
Tutorial '45: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4412329

All other stuff being explained in most of the other tutorial slides.

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 4:24:19 PM

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Is that only useful for artillery？

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 4:27:25 PM

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Also for the air units range.

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 4:51:35 PM

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... as well as showing the command range of HQs.

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/7/2018 9:11:31 PM

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..is there a way to make the range line thicker? I can hardly see it when on.

cheers.

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RE: Displaying Unit's Range - 1/9/2018 8:12:32 PM

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quote:

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..is there a way to make the range line thicker? I can hardly see it when on.

cheers.

AFAIK you can change the colours... if you zoom in, that should do the trick; you know there's no an incremental zoom/un-zoom, aye?

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