Server Suggestion GPS Nav

[MalekIsWeird]

Suggestion Title: GPS Nav
Suggestion Description: Using the maps app.

Players can pin a location on that map, then see an arrow that leads them to the location.

Additionally, there should be an SMS button to share location through text in the phone.

Why should this be added?:
- helps navigate the world for all players
- makes everyone able to share location
- minimizes confusion
- Quality of Life

What negatives could this have?:
- easier to learn the map, which some people may dislike

What problem would this suggestion solve?: No GPS navigation in maps.

Spoiler: Credit

Yes this was obviously inspired by https://perpheads.com/threads/hud-directions-for-incidents.73564/

 

[AceAbo]

Like GTA 5 maps or Google Maps I like this idea

 

[northnortheast]

I remember making a suggestion about this a few years ago, this would be a good addition:

Add a search - dropdown list to the 'Maps' phone app with a list of all zoned locations. Selecting a location then pressing 'Navigate' will display a red dot on that location on your phone if visible, otherwise will display an arrow pointing in the direction of that location.

 

[northnortheast]

To expand on this suggestion, maybe it would be viable to have actual shortest-path navigation in V6. I can't imagine it's too intensive having a list of nodes at coordinates across the map with known distances between them, and displaying a route to follow on the phone based on the player's closest node and the destination node.



This would also tie in nicely with variable road signs coming in Paralake V3000, perhaps updating the route or excluding a path between nodes if said road is marked as closed. A simple arrow might not be quite helpful enough especially for how large and complex V6 is compared to V5.

 

[TaliaKuznetsova]

Path based navigation for the map would be amazing. I think this would be a great tool for newer plays on the job. They could open up the gps, set a location, and get a path they follow to go there. Would reduce the amount of "WHERE IS EMS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" "I don't know where it is!" or couriers getting lost for 20 minutes.