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For ‘Accessibility’ reasons it’d be helpful, and maybe there will be. Do we have confirmation that the released game won’t? We don’t need one by default, but it could be an Accessibility option

I proposed long ago ways to provide visual indications for attacks, as an Accessibility option. The same could be used for scout’s whistling in AoE4. Similar to what FPS games do by having the border/edge of your viewport briefly highlight in red (or some color) to show the direction of whistle.

Where am I being attacked?

One way would be like how in FPs games, the border of your screen or view briefly highlights in red to show the direction of attack. I wouldn’t personally want it at all for AoE so I’m hesitant to mention it, especially if it hasn’t been proposee before… but I could see it being a useful option (yes, “option”) for people to enable, especially hearing-impaired players. What happens when battles are going on all around your view, particularly in late game? Well, that might get to be a little muc…

Other ways I’ve mentioned in years past for Accessibility reasons, and/or to reduce the # of times the loud and incessant battle-horn/-alarm sounds in AoE2: an icon in corner that pulses red for a moment. Or a thin red line that displays along the top-border of the lower UI panel. Some subtle visual cue, yet noticeable and not in-your-face.