Small radar enhancement thought

The Purple Panzer · Post by **The Purple Panzer** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:55 pm

It would be nice to have the tanks on radar (currently small colored squares) rotate to indicate what the real tanks are doing, and perhaps have a one-pixel or so addition to indicate barrel direction.

Of course, perhaps the limitations in the current display are right for game balance, but it seems a fairly minor thing, one which would make radar slightly more useful in cases where visibility is, for whatever reason, effectively zero.

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:04 pm

i say good idea! and mabye in GUI make a 'radar barrel size' option or at least a 'radar barrel: yes/no' option. if this is implemented of course

Workaphobia · Post by **Workaphobia** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:11 pm

I like to make use of the fact that you can't tell if a stopped tank is turning on radar when I'm trying to fake a person out of a stalemate. If they see my radar blip isn't moving, they might wonder if I'm sleeping or not, and take a risk.

I'm thinking this could be a flag feature, but since it's far too minor to be an independent flag, it could fit under Seer.

oblomov · Post by **oblomov** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:01 pm

Like workaphobia, I think that not seeing where the tank is heading can be an important part in the strategy, in some cases. It should stay this way.

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:24 pm

ok yes i agree but an eddition to SEar would be good and, maby just maby; you could have a server setting for if there was or not

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:24 pm

ok yes i agree but an eddition to SEar would be good and, maby just maby; you could have a server setting for if there is without SEar or not

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:25 pm

oops please delete the post 2 posts before this. it was a mess up.

bamf. · Post by **bamf.** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:25 pm

Knowing where the barrel takes the fun away from it. There is a certain strategy in "guessing". I think it is part of the core of bzflag.

[dmp] · Post by **[dmp]** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:56 pm

Same here. Often if see the situation where a tank is hiding on one side of a building (eg north) .. on the east and west side, two enemies are approaching. If they can see his direction - he will be helpless. But they cant, so he got a chance - as long as they dont know who he is ready to shoot

The Red Baron · Post by **The Red Baron** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:57 pm

Bamf is right. others havve opted to show where the barrel is, but its shot down as it would change the gameplay way too much...