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Joint Group Radar

Oct 23, 2006 TRS link
Can you make it so every one in a group in the same sector can have all the radar data joined. That way everyone in the group can see all the radar data from the orion hornet equiped with quad storm radar units.
Oct 23, 2006 Antz link
It is still not clear if they are supposed to stack or if it is a bug...

If they are, it is a valid suggestion and I would welcome the implementation.

If they are not, there is not much point and seems like a lot of developer time wasted.
Oct 25, 2006 toshiro link
Yes, please.

I think it matters little if they are stackable or not, the benefits would still outweigh the costs (time & money), in my opinion.
Oct 25, 2006 Phaserlight link
This is a cool idea, what about making it an s-port addon?

It could be called a 'sensor relay' or something to that effect, when equipped it would share your radar hits with all other members of your group. I think the idea of having one ship tricked out with all the sensor gadgets is awesome; even more role specialization within groups.

One question: since the radar works by varying the 'brightness' of the targets based on range, how would it depict your group-mate's targets? Would they show up as a different color independent of range? Would they appear just as 'bright' as they did on your groupmate's radar? (that may be confusing, but potentially useful) Would it adjust the brightness of all your radar targets so that the maximum distance is that of the furthest detected target?
Oct 25, 2006 FatStrat85 link
Wow, I like this idea. It'll be great once we have more players. An attack group can have a pilot who flies the "radar ship". This would be even more useful if there was an addon that extended radar range in normal space, not just in ion storms. All the pilots in a group could see whats happening in the battle well beyond 5000 meters, as long as they had a pilot flying a radar ship in their group.

This would add another role you can play which will ultimately make the game more dynamic and fun.