The Minimap is a game mechanic in Identity V 
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Overview
The minimap is in the left-hand corner of the screen. It acts as a radar for any notifications that a player may receive.
The minimap will receive a visual "ping" on the screen. The pings vary depending on closeness to the player and the type of action that caused the ping.
Pings
Survivors 
As a Survivor, you will be pinged by the following:
- A Hunter in your line of sight.
- The Hunter, highlighted by Echo.
- The player's puppet.
- The player controlling the puppet.
- Nearby player's messages.
- Faraway player's messages.
- A Survivor being put in a rocket chair.
- Powered exit gates.
Hunters
As a Hunter, you will be pinged by the following:
- A Survivor in your line of sight.
- Dismantled rocket chair.
- A cipher machine being completed.
- A cipher machine calibration being failed.
- A failed healing skill check.
- Powered exit gates.
- A survivor escapes.
