It seems the 'tick' marks that appeared on the HUD compass have changed from Fallout 3/NV to Fallout 4. Friendly NPCs no longer show up as green ticks, and it seems enemies only show up as red squares if you are in the Caution or Danger status while sneaking (as in, you've already been discovered).
I have a couple questions on this…
- Are the old style compass tick marks truly out of the game? There's not a display/HUD setting I'm missing, correct?
- Is there a better way to "find" people (and determine if they are friend or foe from a distance) other than using V.A.T.S.? In the previous games, when entering new towns, settlements, places of interest, etc., I'd typically look down at the compass to try to see which direction any NPCs were. Now, I find myself immediately hitting the button for V.A.T.S. to see who is in the vicinity.
Best Answer
1)For the most part yes the old tick marks are gone which is very annoying I liked the old tick marks so much for both finding enemies and for finding where a friendly npc wondered off to.
2)Not really you can use the recon scope or power armor helmet upgrade to tag them so you can see where they are going and stuff but that requires having them in your sights to tag them. As for now VATS appears to be the best way to see who is near by which is a shame.