06NOV18 - UIv4 New World Map

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FULL SCREEN WORLD MAP & NAVIGATION

Possibly the largest change with the new UIv4 is the world map as a permanent background in fullscreen.

The existing UIv3 has a limited display area for the map, and it forces users with high-resolution monitors to play Illy with the actual game window significantly reduced into the corner of the screen.  The new UIv4 allows full screen gameplay at any resolution, including 4K! [If you'd like to see what the game looks like with the new UI in 4K resolution, click here!]

The map is also significantly larger; and the enhanced networking and distribution technologies in the background mean that it's also significantly faster to display and navigate.

The map has a number of other features, including:

A new mouse cursor, for a little extra polish!

A 'cloth' background texture

The map is actually viewable even if you aren't logged in (although, obviously, it won't display any data specific to your account, as you aren't logged in!); but this means you can now share map views etc outside of the Illy player environment, if you wish.

Click and Drag to navigate around the map has been significantly improved

You can use the Mouse Wheel to zoom in and out (the zoom anchor point is at the mouse cursor)

Moving units now display with flags unique to unit type:
Faction, Animal, Caravan, Trader, Gather type, Army Race
Flag color represents political standing (Yours, Alliance, NAP, Neutral, War)

Units’ direction and speed now represented by an arrow protruding from the flag.

Length of arrow represents speed
Once the arrow reaches the destination, a countdown timer is displayed at the end of the arrow showing time to arrival.
Width of arrow represents unit size.

Siege camps display unit flags above the camp representing the race of the sieging army. 

Visual representation of a siege in action displayed with arrows originating from the sieging army towards the city under siege with an explosion visual. 

Clicking a map tile brings up tile information and interaction options with the tile. 

If the tile has sovereignty bonuses a red sovereignty icon displays below the tile picture, click the red icon for sov information.

Region borders and names now displayed on map.

There's a new locations dialogue box which we will be allowing you to bookmark specific locations on the map and quickly jump to them simply by selecting the location from the list.

Map Options are available from a dialogue box, allowing you to change the visual appearance of the main map, toggling off and on various graphics, borders and labels.

The Navigation Widget is located in the bottom right hand corner, and behaves as one would expect:

Zoom in and out by clicking on the - and + magnification buttons. 
Zoom displayed and controlled by slider below magnification buttons. 
Prestige account zoom limitation denoted by prestige icon on slider bar. 
Quickly move to coordinates by entering them in the fields below the zoom slider and clicking go. 
Minimap displayed below coordinate search bar shows current location with a red square.
Click on the mini-map to quickly move around the map: