New Radar vs Old Radar - comparison

[oboe]

Buzzsaw terrain, this afternoon.  While I think the shade of the radar areas is still a bit too dark and could stand to be lightened by half, the new radar rings are a huge improvement in readability and decluttering of the clipboard map.  Thank you HiTech.  And thank you for the mouse-over base status info boxes.  I use that feature all the time now.  Well done, sir! 

[Mitsu]

Good improvement! 

[Slate]

   I turned off the radar. I will check it's status from time to time but won't enable it. 

[DaddyAce]

 

[popeye]

I like the way the circles only appear when zoomed in.  I'd go a step further and make the shading disappear when the circles appear.

Also,

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,384466.0.html

[Randy1]

I am trying to get use to the new feature.  One of those, old dog, new trick, things. 

[popeye]

I'd like to see RADAR in the "mouse-over" status box.  On the "old" map it is clear that A14 dar is down, but not so clear on the "new" map.  Also, on the "new" map, a quick glance might give the impression that radar is down at the field in sector 7,11 where the dar shading appears to be blue because of the water near the field.  The "mouse-over" status box would be a definite check.

[Zardoz]

I like it

[Owlblink]

I LOVE the new dar!

I really like the new shading effect that shows the blind spots of the radar area but leaves the areas covered by another radar ring transparent.

I didnt mind the old red color but the blue is better.

[flatiron1]

don't like the blue circle when radar is down, prefer the red.

[captain1ma]

at the office, with the computer we use, theres a switch to shut off wireless. I have a ditty for people to remember to check it.

"if its red, its dead".


I feel that applies to radar also! just my opinion!

[The Fugitive]

I dont keep the dar up, but flick it on and off to check when I "need" to, and I agree that the red circle for dar down would be much better. Also the "down dar" circles I think should be on top of the "up dar" circles.  There are times that when the circles over lap that a "down dar" circle is almost completely obscured by the "up dar" circles making it hard to spot.

[100Coogn]

Why not make the down-dar transparent?
Since it's not working, it isn't there.

Coogan

[BowHTR]

I dont keep the dar up, but flick it on and off to check when I "need" to, and I agree that the red circle for dar down would be much better. Also the "down dar" circles I think should be on top of the "up dar" circles.  There are times that when the circles over lap that a "down dar" circle is almost completely obscured by the "up dar" circles making it hard to spot.

As it is now, you can tell exactly where there is no radar, even when there is overlapping. If it was the other way around, it would be difficult to tell where active radar started or stopped.

[The Fugitive]

Why not make the down-dar transparent?
Since it's not working, it isn't there.

Coogan

I think that would just make it harder to see/spot.


 

As it is now, you can tell exactly where there is no radar, even when there is overlapping. If it was the other way around, it would be difficult to tell where active radar started or stopped.

Yesterday there were times when the dar was down at a base, and the bases around were not and only a very small portion of the "lt blue" circle showed as the grey/green/ of the "up" dar over layed most of the circle. Maybe it was due to the zoom level I was at on the map, but a quick scan and I almost missed that dar was down at that base.