Optional Personal Radar Beacon

[Skyyr]

I'd like the option to enable the ability to appear on a map as a radar blip constantly, regardless of whether you're in a radar ring or not. This would be a optional opt-in setting, like a checkbox.

This should prompt more dogfighting action.

Additional request: Being able to enable your callsign to be displayed so you aren't anonymous. This would be opt-in as well.

[hazmatt]

This is an interesting idea.

In IL2 at max distance, you just see a plane, no idea if it's friendly or enemy. As you close the distance it will show enemy or friendly, closer still it will show plane type and a very close range it will show who the actual pilot is.
I find it very helpful in determining how I'm gonna fight the fight and who I'm going fight first if there are multiple planes. Well that and the aircraft type.

[Eagler]

I think it would make it hard for some to find fights as others would avoid them...

Like most ideas here, way too much coding involved to ever happen

Eagler

[waystin2]

I'd like the option to enable the ability to appear on a map as a radar blip constantly, regardless of whether you're in a radar ring or not. This would be a optional opt-in setting, like a checkbox.

This should prompt more dogfighting action.

Additional request: Being able to enable your callsign to be displayed so you aren't anonymous. This would be opt-in as well.

I can't argue with a here I am come get me request. +1

[JimmyD3]

I can't argue with a here I am come get me request. +1

That could also be used as a "here I am", so they can avoid you.

[GasTeddy]

This is an interesting idea.

In IL2 at max distance, you just see a plane, no idea if it's friendly or enemy. As you close the distance it will show enemy or friendly, closer still it will show plane type and a very close range it will show who the actual pilot is.
I find it very helpful in determining how I'm gonna fight the fight and who I'm going fight first if there are multiple planes. Well that and the aircraft type.

Depending on server, as some have neither icons nor dar dots at all.

[hazmatt]

Depending on server, as some have neither icons nor dar dots at all.

True. I was referring to the official one that has icons and airstarts that to me is the closest to AH3. I have gotten much better at IDing planes now but it's still hard for me to do from dead six until you're really close.

[waystin2]

That could also be used as a "here I am", so they can avoid you.

Hmmm.  True.  I was also thinking last night that it could be turned on and off to be annoying.  So maybe it is not a great idea.

[JimmyD3]

Hmmm.  True.  I was also thinking last night that it could be turned on and off to be annoying.  So maybe it is not a great idea.

IF it was set up like Tracers On/Off it would only take effect on your next sortie.