Might develop a patch for the Barb compass range Options

[ScrapyardBob]

This goes back to my work from Oct 2004 on the compass range issue in the initial release of CoD:UO:

http://www.iwnation.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=10222

The default value for CoD:UO still seems to be 1024 units for the compass range. You can check this in-game by opening the console and typing ([TAB] means to hit the tab key):

/cg_hud[TAB]

You'll notice that cg_hudCompassMaxRange indicates the radius of your compass. It's read-only so you can only change it by applying server-side mods.

One of the fun things is that if the gametype or map that you're playing does not specifically set the compass_range variable in its GSC files, it will inherit it from the previously played map. This is why some of us noticed that sometimes Ponyri had a good compass while other times the compass was messed up. (It all depended on what map we played previously.)

More in a bit...

[ScrapyardBob]

I watched some people play CNQ on Smolensk last night with a custom compass range. Because the end-points are objective-based rather then zone-based, compass ranges should be a little finer grained in CNQ. The 3000-3172 unit range on a CNQ compass is about the maximum that is reasonable. A setting of 2000 or 2500 would probably be better for CNQ play. (Or for gametypes like S&D/RE on the larger maps.)

For BAS, settings of 4000-6000 are fine because you're dealing with larger scale battles where you need better info as to where your allies are positioned.

CTF - Probably 3000-4000, maybe even a bit larger. The flagpoles are easy to see at a distance. (Unlike the end-point objectives in CNQ, or the bombs / documents in SD/RE.)